Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or converted for any use permitted in the district in which it is located unless it is in conformity with all the minimum regulations herein specified for building site or lot area, lot width, lot depth and front, side and rear yards:

1.

Area:

The minimum area for a residential building site for the various districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule except that a lot having less area than herein required which was an "official lot of record" prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family dwelling district, and no building site or lot existing at the time of passage of the ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirements set forth herein:

In the following zoning districts the minimum area for residential use shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

Schedule minimum site area per dwelling unit

2.

Width:

The minimum width for a building site or lot in the various districts used for residential purposes shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building site or lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in width below the minimum set forth herein:

In the following zoning districts the minimum width for residential uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

a.

Schedule minimum widths—residential districts

3.

Depth:

The minimum building site or lot depth for the various districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building site or lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in depth below the minimum set forth herein:

In the following zoning districts the minimum depth for residential uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

a.

Schedule of minimum depth—residential districts

4.

Front yard:

No building, structure or use shall hereafter be located, erected or altered so as to have a smaller front yard than hereinafter required.

In the following zoning districts the minimum required front yard shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building structure or use shall hereafter be located, erected, or altered so as to have a smaller front yard than hereinafter required:

a.

Schedule minimum front yards—residential districts

b.

Special front yard regulations:

(1)

Where the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is divided by two (2) or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most restrictive district for the entire frontage.

(2)

Where a building line has been established by plat or ordinance approved by the planning and zoning commission or enacted by the city council and such line requires a greater or lesser front yard setback than is prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which the building line is located, the required front yard shall comply with the building line so established by such ordinance or plat.

(3)

The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four (4) feet and subsurface structures may not project into the front yard to a height greater than forty (40) inches.

(4)

Where lots have double frontage, running through from one (1) street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a building line for accessory buildings has been established along one (1) frontage on the plat or by ordinance, in which event only one (1) required front yard need be observed.

(5)

If buildings along the frontage of any street in a residential block have observed an average setback which is greater or lesser in dimension than the minimum front yard established in the district, then the average front yard of all buildings in the block shall establish the minimum front yard; however, this regulation shall not be interpreted as requiring a front yard of more than fifty (50) feet or any building to observe a setback exceeding ten (10) feet greater than that observed on any adjacent lot.

(6)

In the PD district, the following front yards shall be provided:

Commercial or retail development—Sixty (60) feet except drive-in service buildings may have a minimum thirty (30) foot front yard and gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to the front property line.

Housing development—Twenty (20) feet.

Industrial development—Thirty (30) feet.

Office, medical or other development—Twenty-five (25) feet.

(7)

Gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to the front building line.

(8)

In the C, CA and I districts, no front yard is required except that no structure may be erected nearer than twenty-five (25) feet to the centerline of any street upon which such structure fronts, nor may any building in the afore specified be erected ahead of any building line established by ordinance.

(9)

Carports.

Carport means a roofed structure used for vehicle storage only which is not permanently enclosed on at least three (3) sides, and which is constructed over a parking space accessible by a driveway to a public street or alley.

(a)

The use of a structure as a carport, as defined in the carport definition, shall be a permissible use within the "RES" residential district.

(b)

Prior to approval of a building permit for a residential carport, the legibly completed Building Permit Application, Construction Plans and Warranty Deed shall first be submitted to the Building Official for review and approval. Upon approval of the proposed project, applicable project fees owed the City shall first be paid before the building permit can be issued to the property owner or the contractor for commencement of the structure.

(c)

If a carport is constructed within the front yard or if any portion of the carport structure encroaches beyond the front building line of the primary residential structure, no portion of the carport structure may be constructed or may exist within five feet (5') from the property line unless the roof of the carport structure has a gutter diverting rainfall runoff to the sides of the structure and onto the surface of the host property.

(d)

If no portion of the carport structure encroaches beyond the front building line of the primary residential structure and exists entirely within the side or rear yard of the lot, the structure may be built within three feet (3') of the side or ten feet (10') of the rear yard property line, provided that the carport structure has a gutter diverting rainfall runoff to the sides of the structure and onto the surface of the host property.

(e)

A carport shall be connected to the house with the same roof line. The carport cannot be a freestanding structure. The front and at least two (2) sides of the carport structure shall not be enclosed. No storage of any type other than vehicular storage is permitted within a carport structure. The carport surface and driveway shall be concrete.

(f)

The roof of a carport shall be constructed of material that is of equal or greater value and strength plus must be alike in color to the existing roof of the house.

(g)

Carports may be constructed in both front and rear driveway areas.

5.

Side yard:

In the following zoning districts the minimum required side yard shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building, structure or use shall hereafter be located so as to have a smaller side yard on each side of such building than herein required.

a.

Schedule minimum side yards—residential districts

b.

Special side yard regulations:

(1)

Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for accessory buildings as permitted herein, and the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and other architectural features projecting not to exceed twelve (12) inches into the required side yard, and roof eaves projecting not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches into the required side yard.

(2)

Multiple-family dwellings shall provide a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet between any building wall containing openings for windows, light and air and any side lot line except that any such building face or wall not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in width may provide a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet. Where a building wall contains no openings for windows, light or air, a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet shall be provided between such wall and the side lot line.

(3)

On a corner lot a side yard adjacent to a street for a multiple-family dwelling shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet and no balcony or porch, or any portion of the building may extend into such required side yard, except that a roof may overhang such side yard not to exceed four (4) feet.

(4)

On a corner lot used for one-family or two-family dwellings, both street exposures shall be treated as front yards on all lots platted after the effective date of this ordinance, except that where one (1) street exposure is designated as a side yard by a building line shown on a plat approved by the planning and zoning commission containing a side yard of ten (10) feet or more, the building line provisions on the plat shall be observed. On lots which were official lots of record prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the minimum side yard adjacent to a side street shall comply with the required side yard for the respective districts as specified in 5a, schedule of minimum side yards.

(5)

A one-family attached dwelling shall provide a minimum required side yard adjacent to a side street of ten (10) feet and no complex of attached one-family dwellings shall exceed two hundred (200) feet in length. A minimum required side yard of five (5) feet shall be provided at the end of each one-family attached dwelling complex so that the end of any two (2) adjacent building complexes shall be at least ten (10) feet apart.

(6)

The minimum side yard requirements in a planned development district shall be established on the site plan which shall be made a part of the amending ordinance. In a planned development district, one (1) side yard of residential lots may be reduced to a zero dimension when provisions are made for separation between structures. This separation shall be a distance equal to the combined normal side yard requirement for each lot.

(7)

No side yard is specified for nonresidential use in the O, NS, R, C, CA, and I districts except where a commercial, retail or industrial or other nonresidential use abuts upon a district boundary line dividing such districts from a residential district in which event a minimum ten (10) foot side yard shall be provided on the side adjacent to such residential district.

6.

Rear yard:

No building or structure shall hereafter be located, erected or altered to have a rear yard smaller than herein required.

a.

In the A, SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, SF-4, or MF districts, no main residential building may be constructed nearer than ten (10) feet to the rear property line. The main residential building and all accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of that portion of the lot lying to the rear of a line erected joining the midpoint on one (1) side lot line with the midpoint of the opposite side lot line. For accessory building standards, see Section 12.

b.

In the O, NS, R, C, CA and I districts, no rear yard is specified for nonresidential use except where retail, commercial or industrial uses back upon a common district line, whether separated by an alley or not, dividing the district from any of the residential districts listed herein, a minimum rear yard of ten (10) feet shall be provided.

c.

The minimum rear yard in a PD district shall be established on the site plan or by the amending ordinance in accordance with Section 7, subsection 17a.

(Ord. No. 10-125, 1-11-11; Ord. No. 16-115, 10-11-16; Ord. No. 18-126, 7-24-18; Ord. No. 21-113, 8-24-21)