The purpose of this Article is to establish regulations governing lot size, required yards, setbacks, building height, and development density for each zoning district. No building shall be erected, nor shall an existing building be altered, enlarged, or rebuilt, nor shall any open space surrounding any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity with the regulations established for the district in which the building or use is located. A portion of a lot used to comply with the regulations in this Article with respect to one building or use shall not be simultaneously used to comply with the regulations with respect to another building or use.

(Ord. No. 93-553, § 29.01, 2-2-1993)

   All buildings, uses, and parcels of land shall comply with the regulations set forth in the following schedule of regulations and footnotes thereto.

Section 29.02–SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS

 

Footnotes to Section 29.02—Schedule of regulations:

a.   In a one-family residential district the minimum required side and rear setbacks and maximum permitted building height shall be based upon the width of the lot per the table below:

 

b.   For new homes on isolated vacant lots in established neighborhoods, the setback requirement of twenty-five-(25)-foot homes may be adjusted to meet the existing setback for the homes that are in the area.

 

d.   All existing senior citizen housing developments are exempt from height and density requirements.

e.   No setback is required on interior lots but shall be subject to the requirements of the Building Code.

f.   Setback shall be measured from the centerline of the abutting street.

g.   A one-(1)-family dwelling comprising the principal occupancy of a freestanding building may be located on a lot not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area, having minimum width of at least fifty (50) feet per lot; provided, however that in case of lots which are in a plat, recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office on the effective date of this ordinance, each of which lots has an area of at least three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet, such lots may each have erected thereon a one-(1)-family dwelling, provide the requirements for rear and side yards, as specified in the Zoning Ordinance, are complied with, and provided further, that no lot in a recorded plat in the city, which, on the effective date of this ordinance, is less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, shall be divided to permit a single dwelling to be erected on an area less than the whole area of such lot.

h.   Minimum corner lot setback on exterior side yard required.

j.   Many buildings in commercial corridors in Dearborn were built on lots with platted depths of one hundred twenty (120) feet or less. In recognition of the practical difficulty that is presented by those types of lots which are located in the OS, BA, BB or BC zoning district, no variances are required for setbacks as long as each new development has a minimum of one (1) foot setback from each property line. As a trade-off for this leniency, it is the intent of the City of Dearborn to require strict adherence to parking and lot coverage requirements.