Delaware City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICTS
Sec. 46-31.- Dimensional requirements by districts.
The following are the dimensional requirements by districts:
| Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Yard Depth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District |
Area
(sq ft) |
Frontage
(ft) |
Front Setback
(ft) |
Rear
(ft) |
One Side
(ft) |
Both Sides
(ft) |
Minimum
Square Feet Per Family (sq ft) |
Maximum
Lot Coverage by Buildings (percent) |
Maximum
Height (stories/ft) |
| R-1 (Single-Family, Residential) | |||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 6,000 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 6,000 | 30 | 2½/35 |
| R-2 (Single-Family and Two-Family, Residential) | |||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 6,000 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 6,000 | 30 | 2½/35 |
| One-family, Semi-detached | 3,000 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 7½ | NA | 3,000 | 35 | 2½/35 |
| One-family, Attached | 2,000 | 20 | 20 | 25 | NA | NA | 2,000 | 35 | 2½/35 |
| Two-family, Detached | 6,000 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 3,000 | 40 | 2½/35 |
| Two-family, Semi-detached | 4,000 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 10 | NA | 2,000 | 40 | 2½/35 |
| Two-family, Attached | 3,500 | 30 | 23 | 25 | NA | NA | 1,750 | 50 | 2½/35 |
| R-3 (Multifamily Residential) | |||||||||
| See the above for one and two-family detached, semi-detached and attached residential requirements. | |||||||||
| R-MM District | |||||||||
| See Article V, Section d of this Chapter | |||||||||
| C-1 (Central Commercial) | 5,000 | 50 | 15 | 20 | - + | - + | - | - | 3/ |
| C-1M (Commercial Marine) | 5,000 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 15 # | - | - | 35% | 3/ |
| C-1L (Commercial Low Impact | 5,000 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 5 # | - | - | 35% | 3/ |
| C-2 (General Commercial) | 5,000* | 35 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | - | - | 3/ |
| OS-R (Open Space and Recreation | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| OS-BA (Open Space and Buffer Area) | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| M-1 (Light Industrial) | Not Applicable | ||||||||
Footnotes:
+ No side yard is required in the C-1 District except along a side lot that forms a boundary line between such districts and a Residence District. A side yard shall be required to conform to the residential districts that it abuts as indicated above.
* In case of shopping center type of commercial center, minimum lot size is 30,000 square feet.
# When abutting a Residential District.
The following are the dimensional requirements for the HPR District:
| HPR Dimensional Requirements |
Area
Sq ft |
Frontage
ft |
Front Setback
ft |
Rear Primary
ft |
Rear Accessory
ft |
One Side
ft |
Both Sides
ft |
Min sf/family
Sq ft |
Max lot coverage by Building
% | Max Height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stories | Height | ||||||||||
| District | |||||||||||
| Canal District | |||||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 6000 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6000 | 50 | 2.5 | 45 |
| One-family, Attached* | 1760 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1760 | 60 | 3 | 45 |
| Officers Row | |||||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 7500 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 6000 | 35 | 3 | 45 |
| Two-family, Attached* | 7500 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 3000 | 40 | 3 | 45 |
| Marina Village | |||||||||||
| Multifamily and Commercial Mixed Use | 5000 | 50 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | 65 |
| Theater District | |||||||||||
| Commercial | 5000 | 35 | 10 | 20 | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | 45 |
| Quartermaster Place District | |||||||||||
| Two-family, Attached* | 4000 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 2000 | 60 | 3 | 45 |
| Multifamily and Commercial Mixed Use | 5000 | 35 | 10 | 20 | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.5 | 45 |
| Barracks District | |||||||||||
| Two-family, Attached* | 4000 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2000 | 60 | 3 | 45 |
| Multifamily and Commercial Mixed Use | 5000 | 50 | 10 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | 45 |
| Battery Row District | |||||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 6000 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6000 | 50 | 2.5 | 45 |
| Two-family, Attached* | 4000 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 2000 | 60 | 3 | 45 |
| Commercial | 5000 | 35 | 10 | 20 | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | 45 |
| Reeves Farm District | |||||||||||
| One-family, Detached | 6000 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6000 | 50 | 2.5 | 45 |
| Two-family, Attached* | 4000 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 2000 | 60 | 3 | 45 |
| Multifamily and Commercial Mixed Use | 5000 | 50 | 10 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | 45 |
|
Footnotes:
* For "Attached" dwellings, the interior buildings shall have a zero (0) setback. | |||||||||||
(Ord. No. 17-0227-03, 3-20-2017; Ord. No. 19-0520-01, 6-17-2019)