Dover City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- ZONING BULK AND PARKING REGULATIONS

The following schedules of regulations applying to the area of lots, the height of buildings, the yards and other open spaces to be provided, off-street parking spaces, minimum floor areas, and all other matters contained therein, as indicated for the various districts established by this ordinance, are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this ordinance.

Section 4.1.- [One-family residence zones.]

Bulk and parking regulations for one-family residence, R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8 and R-7 zones [are as follows] (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

			For Dwellings In:
			R-20	R-15	R-10	R-8	R-7
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		20,000	15,000	10,000	8,000	7,000
	Lot width (ft.)		120	100	80	70	50
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	125	110	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		30	30	25	25	20
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		25	20	15	10	5
	Total both side yards (ft.)		50	40	30	20	10
	Rear yard (ft.)		40	40	30	30	30
	Livable floor area/DU (sq. ft.) 1,200		1,200
	Off-street parking spaces/dwelling units		3	3	2	2	2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2½	2½	2½	2½
		Feet	35	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		20%	25%	30%	35%	40%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.2. - [RG-1 zones].

Bulk and parking regulations for general residence zone (RG-1) are as follows (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

	One-Family Dwellings Detached	Duplex/One-Family Semi-Detached and Other Dwellings	Townhouses/One-Family Attached
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	6,000	5,000	3,000
Lot width (ft.) per dwelling unit	50	25	20
Lot depth (ft.)	100	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	15	15	15
Minimum side yard (ft.)	5	10	10
Rear yard (ft.)	30	30	30
Off-street parking spaces/DU	1	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2½	3
Feet	35	35	35
Lot coverage	45%	50%	60%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. No. 2015-13, 10-12-2015)

Section 4.3. - [RG-2 zone.]

Bulk and parking regulations for general residence zone (RG-2) [are as follows (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	One-Family Multiple Semi-Detached and Other Two-Family Dwellings	Multiple Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirements as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)		1,700
	Lot width (ft.)				100
	Lot depth (ft.)				125
	Front yard (ft.)				30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)				25
	Total both side yards (ft.)				50
	Rear yard (ft.)				30
	Off-street parking spaces				2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories			3
		Feet			40
	Floor area ratio				—
	Lot coverage				60%
	Number of dwelling units in group of attached dwellings or in multiple dwellings				None prescribed

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.4. - [RG-3 zones.].

Bulk and parking regulations for the group housing zone (RG-3) [are as follows]:

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	Group Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirement as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)*	1,800
	Lot width (ft.)			18
	Lot depth (ft.)			100
	Front yard (ft.)			15
	Minimum side yard (ft.)*			15
			(Side yard requirement shall not apply to an interior unit or the attached side of a unit in a row with group dwellings)
	Total both side yards (ft.)			—
	Rear yard (ft.)			30
	Off-street parking spaces			1/DU
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	3	3
		Feet		35
	Building coverage			45%

* See article 5, section 5 for additional requirements which can apply under certain circumstances.

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. of 1-10-1996)

Section 4.5. - [RG-4 zones.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the general residence zone for multi-story apartments (RG-4) [are as follows] (see [also] article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking):

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		600 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/DU
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	10
		Feet	130

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.6 - [RG-5 zones.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the general residence zone for mid-rise (RG-5) [are as follows]:

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		900 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/Du
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	6
		Feet	70

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.7. - [RM-1 zone.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the RM-1 zone [are as follows] (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

			One-Family Detached Dwellings & Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings	Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum requirements for dwelling units:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements for buildings:
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30
	Lot width (ft.)					100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120
Maximum permitted:
	Building Height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	9

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 1; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.8. - [RM-2 zone.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the RM-2 zone [are as follows] (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

			One-Family Det. Dwelg. and Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwelgs.	Duplex Dwellings	Multiple Dwelgs.	Townhouse Dwelgs.	Gdn. Apt. Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
	Lot area							1 acre
	Lot width (ft.					100		100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10	20
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30	40
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30	30
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%	60%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	8	24

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 2; Ord. of 5-14-1990; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.9. - Reserved.

Editor's note— An ordinance adopted June 10, 1996, repealed § 4.9 of art. 4, app. B, in its entirety. Formerly, said section pertained to bulk and parking regulations and derived from an ordinance adopted Dec. 14, 1992.

Section 4.10. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	One-Family Detached Dwellings	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	7,500	6,000	4,500	4,000
Lot width (ft.)	70	65	40
Lot depth (ft.)	100	90	100
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Front yard (ft.)	15	20	15	30
Minimum side yard (ft.)	8	—	—	10
Total side yards (ft.)	20	30	10	30
Rear yard (ft.)	20	40	20	20
Lot width (ft.)				80
Lot depth (ft.)				80
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2	2½	3
Feet	35	24	35	35
Lot coverage	40%	45%	45%	50%
Number of dwelling units per building	1	1	2	5

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.11. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1 and RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	Patio Houses	Townhouses	Garden Apts.
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Minimum average lot area (sq. ft.)	3,500	2,200	1,800
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	3,000	2,000	1,800
Lot width (ft.)	40	22
Lot depth (ft.)	70	80
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Lot area			1 acre
Lot width (ft.)			100
Lot depth (ft.)			125
Building setback
From street (ft.)	15	20	50
From property line (ft.)	—	10	50
Building spacing	—	30	50
Patio area	60%
Patio dimension (ft.)	20
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Feet	24	35	35
Stories	2	3	2
Lot coverage	60%	75%	60%
Average No. of dwelling units per building	1	8	24

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.12. - Manufactured Housing (MH) zone.

[(a)]

Bulk and parking regulations for the manufactured housing (MH) zone are as follows:

				Manufactured Home Community (≥ 15 home sites per lot)	Individual Single-Wide Unit Lots	Individual Double-Wide Unit Lots	All Other Individual Unit Lots
Minimum required:
	Lot area			15 acres	4,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.	6,000 sq. ft.
	Lot width (ft.)			200	40	55	60
	Front yard (ft.)			40	25	25	25
	Side yard (ft.)			25	8	8	8
	Rear yard (ft.)			25	11	11	11
	Off-street parking space			2	2	2	2
		(a)	Per home/home site	2	2	2	2
		(b)	Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area in permanent management office facility	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories		2	2	2	2
		Feet		30	30	30	30

[(b)]

Special requirements for corner lots with frontage on two streets, public or private, shall be as follows:

Minimum lot width for a single-wide unit lot shall be 54 feet, minimum lot width for a double-wide unit lot shall be 68 feet, and minimum lot width for any other individual unit lot shall be 75 feet.

The minimum setback for any structure from the edge of the cartway of either street shall be 22 feet.

Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of the corner of the lot at the street intersection.

[(c)]

Special requirements for lots accessed by cul de sac streets shall be as follows:

The minimum lot frontage at the edge of the street cartway shall be 16 feet.

The minimum lot width at the building setback and for the full depth of the lot behind the building setback line shall be 40 feet for a single-wide unit lot area and 55 feet for a double-wide unit lot.

(Ord. of 4-28-1986; Ord. No. 2016-16, 8-8-2016)

Section 4.13. - [RG-O zone.]

Bulk and parking regulations for general residence and office zones (RGO) [are as follows] (see also article 12, definitions; article 5, supplementary regulations; and article 6, off-street parking, driveways and loading facilities):

			Office Buildings	One-Family Detached, Duplex, Apts.	Lot Line, Multiplex, Townhouses
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		—	(Same as for RG-1 zone)	(Same as for RM-2 zone)
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		100
	Front yard (ft.)		30
	Side yards (ft.)		15
	Rear yard (ft.)		Equal in width to the height of the highest point of the building within 30 feet of the rear lot line, but in no case less than 20 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces:
		Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1
		Per employee (whichever is greater)	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½
		Feet	35
	Floor area ratio		0.50
	Lot coverage		85%

Section 4.14. - C-1, C-1A, C-2, C-2A zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for neighborhood commercial (C-1), limited commercial (C-1A), central commercial (C-2), and limited commercial (C-2A) zones are as follows:

	C-1	C-1A	C-2	C-2A
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	2,500
Lot width (ft.)		25
Lot depth (ft.)			70	100
Front yard (ft.)	25	25	0	15
Side yard (ft.)	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided
Rear yard (ft.)	15	15	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residential zone (ft.)	15	15	15	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or				1
Per employee (whichever is greater)				1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2	2	10	6
Feet	30	30	125	75
Floor area ratio	1.0	1.5	5.0	4.0

(Ord. of 4-25-1994; Ord. No. 2008-33, 8-25-2008; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2024-01, 3-11-2024)

Section 4.15. - C-3, C-4, R-C, IO, and CPO zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for service commercial (C-3), highway commercial (C-4), recreation and commercial (R-C), institutional and office (IO), and commercial and professional office (C-PO) zones are as follows:

	C-3	C-4	RC	IO	C-PO
Minimum required:
Lot area			5 acres	10,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
Lot width (ft.)	100	150	250	100	50
Lot depth (ft.)	100	150	400	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	20	20	30	10	10
Side yard (ft.)	15	15	50	10	5
Rear yard (ft.)	10	10 or equal to bldg. height	50	15	15
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residence zone (ft.)	30	30	100	30	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or	1	1	1	1	1
Per employee (whichever is greater)	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	6	6	10	10	3
Feet	75	75	130	150	45
Floor area ratio	4.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	2.0
Lot coverage	80%	75%	85%	85%	75%

(Ord. of 9-13-1999; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018)

Section 4.16. - M, IPM zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for industrial zones in M and IPM zones are as follows:

For All Permitted Uses			M	IPM (Conventional Planned)	IPM (Planned Industrial Park)	IPM2 (Business and Technology Center)	IPM3 (Aviation and Aeronautics Center)
	Lot area		½ acre	2½ acres	2½ acres average; 60,000 sq. ft. minimum	10 acres	1 acre
	Lot width (ft.)		100	200	150	100	100
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	300	250	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		40	60	60	60	40
	Side yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Rear yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Side or rear yard which adjoins a residential zone (ft.)		50	100	100	100	50
	Off-street parking space:
		Per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1	1	1	1	1
		Per employee, per largest working shift (if greater than the requirement under the floor area calculation)	1	1	1½	1	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit
		Feet	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	75*
	Floor area ratio		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	Lot coverage		85%	75%	65%	65%	85%

* Building height shall comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense, and Unified Facilities Criteria height restrictions and obstruction marking and lighting standards.

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 7-12-1993, § 1; Ord. of 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 2009-18, 10-12-2009; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 2019-15, 9-9-2019; Ord. No. 2021-19, 11-8-2021)

Dover City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- ZONING BULK AND PARKING REGULATIONS

Section 4.1.- [One-family residence zones.]

			For Dwellings In:
			R-20	R-15	R-10	R-8	R-7
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		20,000	15,000	10,000	8,000	7,000
	Lot width (ft.)		120	100	80	70	50
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	125	110	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		30	30	25	25	20
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		25	20	15	10	5
	Total both side yards (ft.)		50	40	30	20	10
	Rear yard (ft.)		40	40	30	30	30
	Livable floor area/DU (sq. ft.) 1,200		1,200
	Off-street parking spaces/dwelling units		3	3	2	2	2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2½	2½	2½	2½
		Feet	35	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		20%	25%	30%	35%	40%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.2. - [RG-1 zones].

	One-Family Dwellings Detached	Duplex/One-Family Semi-Detached and Other Dwellings	Townhouses/One-Family Attached
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	6,000	5,000	3,000
Lot width (ft.) per dwelling unit	50	25	20
Lot depth (ft.)	100	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	15	15	15
Minimum side yard (ft.)	5	10	10
Rear yard (ft.)	30	30	30
Off-street parking spaces/DU	1	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2½	3
Feet	35	35	35
Lot coverage	45%	50%	60%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. No. 2015-13, 10-12-2015)

Section 4.3. - [RG-2 zone.]

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	One-Family Multiple Semi-Detached and Other Two-Family Dwellings	Multiple Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirements as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)		1,700
	Lot width (ft.)				100
	Lot depth (ft.)				125
	Front yard (ft.)				30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)				25
	Total both side yards (ft.)				50
	Rear yard (ft.)				30
	Off-street parking spaces				2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories			3
		Feet			40
	Floor area ratio				—
	Lot coverage				60%
	Number of dwelling units in group of attached dwellings or in multiple dwellings				None prescribed

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.4. - [RG-3 zones.].

Bulk and parking regulations for the group housing zone (RG-3) [are as follows]:

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	Group Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirement as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)*	1,800
	Lot width (ft.)			18
	Lot depth (ft.)			100
	Front yard (ft.)			15
	Minimum side yard (ft.)*			15
			(Side yard requirement shall not apply to an interior unit or the attached side of a unit in a row with group dwellings)
	Total both side yards (ft.)			—
	Rear yard (ft.)			30
	Off-street parking spaces			1/DU
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	3	3
		Feet		35
	Building coverage			45%

* See article 5, section 5 for additional requirements which can apply under certain circumstances.

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. of 1-10-1996)

Section 4.5. - [RG-4 zones.]

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		600 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/DU
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	10
		Feet	130

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.6 - [RG-5 zones.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the general residence zone for mid-rise (RG-5) [are as follows]:

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		900 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/Du
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	6
		Feet	70

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.7. - [RM-1 zone.]

			One-Family Detached Dwellings & Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings	Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum requirements for dwelling units:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements for buildings:
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30
	Lot width (ft.)					100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120
Maximum permitted:
	Building Height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	9

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 1; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.8. - [RM-2 zone.]

			One-Family Det. Dwelg. and Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwelgs.	Duplex Dwellings	Multiple Dwelgs.	Townhouse Dwelgs.	Gdn. Apt. Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
	Lot area							1 acre
	Lot width (ft.					100		100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10	20
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30	40
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30	30
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%	60%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	8	24

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 2; Ord. of 5-14-1990; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.9. - Reserved.

Section 4.10. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	One-Family Detached Dwellings	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	7,500	6,000	4,500	4,000
Lot width (ft.)	70	65	40
Lot depth (ft.)	100	90	100
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Front yard (ft.)	15	20	15	30
Minimum side yard (ft.)	8	—	—	10
Total side yards (ft.)	20	30	10	30
Rear yard (ft.)	20	40	20	20
Lot width (ft.)				80
Lot depth (ft.)				80
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2	2½	3
Feet	35	24	35	35
Lot coverage	40%	45%	45%	50%
Number of dwelling units per building	1	1	2	5

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.11. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1 and RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	Patio Houses	Townhouses	Garden Apts.
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Minimum average lot area (sq. ft.)	3,500	2,200	1,800
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	3,000	2,000	1,800
Lot width (ft.)	40	22
Lot depth (ft.)	70	80
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Lot area			1 acre
Lot width (ft.)			100
Lot depth (ft.)			125
Building setback
From street (ft.)	15	20	50
From property line (ft.)	—	10	50
Building spacing	—	30	50
Patio area	60%
Patio dimension (ft.)	20
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Feet	24	35	35
Stories	2	3	2
Lot coverage	60%	75%	60%
Average No. of dwelling units per building	1	8	24

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.12. - Manufactured Housing (MH) zone.

[(a)]

Bulk and parking regulations for the manufactured housing (MH) zone are as follows:

				Manufactured Home Community (≥ 15 home sites per lot)	Individual Single-Wide Unit Lots	Individual Double-Wide Unit Lots	All Other Individual Unit Lots
Minimum required:
	Lot area			15 acres	4,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.	6,000 sq. ft.
	Lot width (ft.)			200	40	55	60
	Front yard (ft.)			40	25	25	25
	Side yard (ft.)			25	8	8	8
	Rear yard (ft.)			25	11	11	11
	Off-street parking space			2	2	2	2
		(a)	Per home/home site	2	2	2	2
		(b)	Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area in permanent management office facility	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories		2	2	2	2
		Feet		30	30	30	30

[(b)]

Special requirements for corner lots with frontage on two streets, public or private, shall be as follows:

Minimum lot width for a single-wide unit lot shall be 54 feet, minimum lot width for a double-wide unit lot shall be 68 feet, and minimum lot width for any other individual unit lot shall be 75 feet.

The minimum setback for any structure from the edge of the cartway of either street shall be 22 feet.

Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of the corner of the lot at the street intersection.

[(c)]

Special requirements for lots accessed by cul de sac streets shall be as follows:

The minimum lot frontage at the edge of the street cartway shall be 16 feet.

(Ord. of 4-28-1986; Ord. No. 2016-16, 8-8-2016)

Section 4.13. - [RG-O zone.]

			Office Buildings	One-Family Detached, Duplex, Apts.	Lot Line, Multiplex, Townhouses
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		—	(Same as for RG-1 zone)	(Same as for RM-2 zone)
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		100
	Front yard (ft.)		30
	Side yards (ft.)		15
	Rear yard (ft.)		Equal in width to the height of the highest point of the building within 30 feet of the rear lot line, but in no case less than 20 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces:
		Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1
		Per employee (whichever is greater)	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½
		Feet	35
	Floor area ratio		0.50
	Lot coverage		85%

Section 4.14. - C-1, C-1A, C-2, C-2A zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for neighborhood commercial (C-1), limited commercial (C-1A), central commercial (C-2), and limited commercial (C-2A) zones are as follows:

	C-1	C-1A	C-2	C-2A
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	2,500
Lot width (ft.)		25
Lot depth (ft.)			70	100
Front yard (ft.)	25	25	0	15
Side yard (ft.)	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided
Rear yard (ft.)	15	15	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residential zone (ft.)	15	15	15	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or				1
Per employee (whichever is greater)				1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2	2	10	6
Feet	30	30	125	75
Floor area ratio	1.0	1.5	5.0	4.0

(Ord. of 4-25-1994; Ord. No. 2008-33, 8-25-2008; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2024-01, 3-11-2024)

Section 4.15. - C-3, C-4, R-C, IO, and CPO zones.

	C-3	C-4	RC	IO	C-PO
Minimum required:
Lot area			5 acres	10,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
Lot width (ft.)	100	150	250	100	50
Lot depth (ft.)	100	150	400	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	20	20	30	10	10
Side yard (ft.)	15	15	50	10	5
Rear yard (ft.)	10	10 or equal to bldg. height	50	15	15
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residence zone (ft.)	30	30	100	30	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or	1	1	1	1	1
Per employee (whichever is greater)	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	6	6	10	10	3
Feet	75	75	130	150	45
Floor area ratio	4.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	2.0
Lot coverage	80%	75%	85%	85%	75%

(Ord. of 9-13-1999; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018)

Section 4.16. - M, IPM zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for industrial zones in M and IPM zones are as follows:

For All Permitted Uses			M	IPM (Conventional Planned)	IPM (Planned Industrial Park)	IPM2 (Business and Technology Center)	IPM3 (Aviation and Aeronautics Center)
	Lot area		½ acre	2½ acres	2½ acres average; 60,000 sq. ft. minimum	10 acres	1 acre
	Lot width (ft.)		100	200	150	100	100
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	300	250	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		40	60	60	60	40
	Side yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Rear yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Side or rear yard which adjoins a residential zone (ft.)		50	100	100	100	50
	Off-street parking space:
		Per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1	1	1	1	1
		Per employee, per largest working shift (if greater than the requirement under the floor area calculation)	1	1	1½	1	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit
		Feet	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	75*
	Floor area ratio		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	Lot coverage		85%	75%	65%	65%	85%

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 7-12-1993, § 1; Ord. of 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 2009-18, 10-12-2009; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 2019-15, 9-9-2019; Ord. No. 2021-19, 11-8-2021)

Dover City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- ZONING BULK AND PARKING REGULATIONS

Section 4.1.- [One-family residence zones.]

			For Dwellings In:
			R-20	R-15	R-10	R-8	R-7
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		20,000	15,000	10,000	8,000	7,000
	Lot width (ft.)		120	100	80	70	50
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	125	110	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		30	30	25	25	20
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		25	20	15	10	5
	Total both side yards (ft.)		50	40	30	20	10
	Rear yard (ft.)		40	40	30	30	30
	Livable floor area/DU (sq. ft.) 1,200		1,200
	Off-street parking spaces/dwelling units		3	3	2	2	2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2½	2½	2½	2½
		Feet	35	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		20%	25%	30%	35%	40%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.2. - [RG-1 zones].

	One-Family Dwellings Detached	Duplex/One-Family Semi-Detached and Other Dwellings	Townhouses/One-Family Attached
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	6,000	5,000	3,000
Lot width (ft.) per dwelling unit	50	25	20
Lot depth (ft.)	100	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	15	15	15
Minimum side yard (ft.)	5	10	10
Rear yard (ft.)	30	30	30
Off-street parking spaces/DU	1	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2½	3
Feet	35	35	35
Lot coverage	45%	50%	60%

(Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. No. 2015-13, 10-12-2015)

Section 4.3. - [RG-2 zone.]

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	One-Family Multiple Semi-Detached and Other Two-Family Dwellings	Multiple Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirements as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)		1,700
	Lot width (ft.)				100
	Lot depth (ft.)				125
	Front yard (ft.)				30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)				25
	Total both side yards (ft.)				50
	Rear yard (ft.)				30
	Off-street parking spaces				2
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories			3
		Feet			40
	Floor area ratio				—
	Lot coverage				60%
	Number of dwelling units in group of attached dwellings or in multiple dwellings				None prescribed

(Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.4. - [RG-3 zones.].

Bulk and parking regulations for the group housing zone (RG-3) [are as follows]:

			One-Family Dwellings Detached	Group Dwellings
Minimum required:
	Lot area/DU (sq. ft.)		(Same requirement as for dwellings in RG-1 zone)*	1,800
	Lot width (ft.)			18
	Lot depth (ft.)			100
	Front yard (ft.)			15
	Minimum side yard (ft.)*			15
			(Side yard requirement shall not apply to an interior unit or the attached side of a unit in a row with group dwellings)
	Total both side yards (ft.)			—
	Rear yard (ft.)			30
	Off-street parking spaces			1/DU
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	3	3
		Feet		35
	Building coverage			45%

* See article 5, section 5 for additional requirements which can apply under certain circumstances.

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 12-14-1992; Ord. of 1-10-1996)

Section 4.5. - [RG-4 zones.]

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		600 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/DU
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	10
		Feet	130

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.6 - [RG-5 zones.]

Bulk and parking regulations for the general residence zone for mid-rise (RG-5) [are as follows]:

			For Multiple Dwellings:
Minimum required:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		900 per dwelling unit
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25
	Side yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the side of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Rear yard (ft.)		At the ground level or at any setback level, one-sixth of the height of the nearest outside wall of the building measured in each case from the average level of the finished grade along the rear of the building, but in no case less than 25 feet.
	Off-street parking spaces		2/Du
	Accessory commercial uses parking spaces		1 per employee or 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater.
	Open space		25% of the lot area shall be devoted to open area, not including parking areas.
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	6
		Feet	70

For one-family and two-family detached dwellings, the requirements shall be the same as in the RG-1 zone.

Section 4.7. - [RM-1 zone.]

			One-Family Detached Dwellings & Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings	Townhouse Dwellings
Minimum requirements for dwelling units:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements for buildings:
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30
	Lot width (ft.)					100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120
Maximum permitted:
	Building Height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	9

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 1; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.8. - [RM-2 zone.]

			One-Family Det. Dwelg. and Rooming Houses	One-Family Lot Line Dwelgs.	Duplex Dwellings	Multiple Dwelgs.	Townhouse Dwelgs.	Gdn. Apt. Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		8,000	7,000	5,000	3,000	3,000	3,000
	Lot width (ft.)		70	65	40		22
	Lot depth (ft.)		100	90	100		110
	Off-street parking spaces		2	2	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
	Lot area							1 acre
	Lot width (ft.					100		100
	Lot depth (ft.)					120		125
	Front yard (ft.)		25	20	25	30	30	30
	Minimum side yard (ft.)		10	—	15	10	10	20
	Total side yards (ft.)		20	30	30	30	30	40
	Rear yard (ft.)		30	30	30	20	30	30
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½	2	2½	3	3	3
		Feet	35	24	35	35	35	35
	Lot coverage		35%	35%	35%	35%	50%	60%
	Number of dwelling units per building		1	1	2	5	8	24

(Ord. of 1-8-1979, § 2; Ord. of 5-14-1990; Ord. of 12-14-1992)

Section 4.9. - Reserved.

Section 4.10. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	One-Family Detached Dwellings	One-Family Lot Line Dwellings	Duplex Dwellings	Multiplex Dwellings
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	7,500	6,000	4,500	4,000
Lot width (ft.)	70	65	40
Lot depth (ft.)	100	90	100
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Front yard (ft.)	15	20	15	30
Minimum side yard (ft.)	8	—	—	10
Total side yards (ft.)	20	30	10	30
Rear yard (ft.)	20	40	20	20
Lot width (ft.)				80
Lot depth (ft.)				80
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2½	2	2½	3
Feet	35	24	35	35
Lot coverage	40%	45%	45%	50%
Number of dwelling units per building	1	1	2	5

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.11. - R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1, RM-2 planned neighborhood design option and recreation and open space zone (ROS).

Bulk and parking standards for PND within the following zones: R-20, R-15, R-10, R-8, RM-1 and RM-2, as well as Bulk and Parking Standards for the ROS zone are as follows:

	Patio Houses	Townhouses	Garden Apts.
Minimum requirements per dwelling unit:
Minimum average lot area (sq. ft.)	3,500	2,200	1,800
Minimum lot area (sq. ft.)	3,000	2,000	1,800
Lot width (ft.)	40	22
Lot depth (ft.)	70	80
Off-street parking spaces	2	2	2
Minimum requirements per building:
Lot area			1 acre
Lot width (ft.)			100
Lot depth (ft.)			125
Building setback
From street (ft.)	15	20	50
From property line (ft.)	—	10	50
Building spacing	—	30	50
Patio area	60%
Patio dimension (ft.)	20
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Feet	24	35	35
Stories	2	3	2
Lot coverage	60%	75%	60%
Average No. of dwelling units per building	1	8	24

(Ord. of 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 2010-12, 6-4-2010; Ord. No. 2014-18, 10-27-2014)

Section 4.12. - Manufactured Housing (MH) zone.

[(a)]

Bulk and parking regulations for the manufactured housing (MH) zone are as follows:

				Manufactured Home Community (≥ 15 home sites per lot)	Individual Single-Wide Unit Lots	Individual Double-Wide Unit Lots	All Other Individual Unit Lots
Minimum required:
	Lot area			15 acres	4,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.	6,000 sq. ft.
	Lot width (ft.)			200	40	55	60
	Front yard (ft.)			40	25	25	25
	Side yard (ft.)			25	8	8	8
	Rear yard (ft.)			25	11	11	11
	Off-street parking space			2	2	2	2
		(a)	Per home/home site	2	2	2	2
		(b)	Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area in permanent management office facility	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories		2	2	2	2
		Feet		30	30	30	30

[(b)]

Special requirements for corner lots with frontage on two streets, public or private, shall be as follows:

Minimum lot width for a single-wide unit lot shall be 54 feet, minimum lot width for a double-wide unit lot shall be 68 feet, and minimum lot width for any other individual unit lot shall be 75 feet.

The minimum setback for any structure from the edge of the cartway of either street shall be 22 feet.

Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of the corner of the lot at the street intersection.

[(c)]

Special requirements for lots accessed by cul de sac streets shall be as follows:

The minimum lot frontage at the edge of the street cartway shall be 16 feet.

(Ord. of 4-28-1986; Ord. No. 2016-16, 8-8-2016)

Section 4.13. - [RG-O zone.]

			Office Buildings	One-Family Detached, Duplex, Apts.	Lot Line, Multiplex, Townhouses
	Lot area (sq. ft.)		—	(Same as for RG-1 zone)	(Same as for RM-2 zone)
	Lot width (ft.)		100
	Lot depth (ft.)		100
	Front yard (ft.)		30
	Side yards (ft.)		15
	Rear yard (ft.)		Equal in width to the height of the highest point of the building within 30 feet of the rear lot line, but in no case less than 20 ft.
	Off-street parking spaces:
		Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1
		Per employee (whichever is greater)	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	2½
		Feet	35
	Floor area ratio		0.50
	Lot coverage		85%

Section 4.14. - C-1, C-1A, C-2, C-2A zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for neighborhood commercial (C-1), limited commercial (C-1A), central commercial (C-2), and limited commercial (C-2A) zones are as follows:

	C-1	C-1A	C-2	C-2A
Minimum required:
Lot area (sq. ft.)	2,500
Lot width (ft.)		25
Lot depth (ft.)			70	100
Front yard (ft.)	25	25	0	15
Side yard (ft.)	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided	None required, but 5 feet min. if provided
Rear yard (ft.)	15	15	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required	20 above ground floor. At ground floor, 5 ft. required
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residential zone (ft.)	15	15	15	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or				1
Per employee (whichever is greater)				1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	2	2	10	6
Feet	30	30	125	75
Floor area ratio	1.0	1.5	5.0	4.0

(Ord. of 4-25-1994; Ord. No. 2008-33, 8-25-2008; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2024-01, 3-11-2024)

Section 4.15. - C-3, C-4, R-C, IO, and CPO zones.

	C-3	C-4	RC	IO	C-PO
Minimum required:
Lot area			5 acres	10,000 sq. ft.	5,000 sq. ft.
Lot width (ft.)	100	150	250	100	50
Lot depth (ft.)	100	150	400	100	100
Front yard (ft.)	20	20	30	10	10
Side yard (ft.)	15	15	50	10	5
Rear yard (ft.)	10	10 or equal to bldg. height	50	15	15
Side or rear yards which adjoin a residence zone (ft.)	30	30	100	30	25
Off-street parking
Per 300 sq. ft. floor area or	1	1	1	1	1
Per employee (whichever is greater)	1	1
Maximum permitted:
Building height
Stories	6	6	10	10	3
Feet	75	75	130	150	45
Floor area ratio	4.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	2.0
Lot coverage	80%	75%	85%	85%	75%

(Ord. of 9-13-1999; Ord. No. 2014-08, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018)

Section 4.16. - M, IPM zones.

Bulk and parking regulations for industrial zones in M and IPM zones are as follows:

For All Permitted Uses			M	IPM (Conventional Planned)	IPM (Planned Industrial Park)	IPM2 (Business and Technology Center)	IPM3 (Aviation and Aeronautics Center)
	Lot area		½ acre	2½ acres	2½ acres average; 60,000 sq. ft. minimum	10 acres	1 acre
	Lot width (ft.)		100	200	150	100	100
	Lot depth (ft.)		150	300	250	100	100
	Front yard (ft.)		40	60	60	60	40
	Side yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Rear yard (ft.)		20	40	40	40	20
	Side or rear yard which adjoins a residential zone (ft.)		50	100	100	100	50
	Off-street parking space:
		Per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1	1	1	1	1
		Per employee, per largest working shift (if greater than the requirement under the floor area calculation)	1	1	1½	1	1
Maximum permitted:
	Building height
		Stories	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit	Not limit
		Feet	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	60	Equal to distance to nearest lot line	75*
	Floor area ratio		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	Lot coverage		85%	75%	65%	65%	85%

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 7-12-1993, § 1; Ord. of 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 2009-18, 10-12-2009; Ord. No. 2018-06, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 2019-15, 9-9-2019; Ord. No. 2021-19, 11-8-2021)