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Jefferson Parish City Zoning Code

Sec. 40-189

Area regulations.

(a)

Yard.

(1)

Front yard.

a.

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet. Where the average front yard of lots improved with buildings within one hundred (100) feet, measured from the outer corners of the front property line of the subject property on both sides of the property and of the street, within the same zoning district, is less than the minimum required front yard, the front yard on the subject property may be the average of the of the existing yards; however no front yard shall be less than ten (10) feet. The front yard setbacks of the properties within one hundred (100) feet, as measured from the outer corners of the subject property's front property line, shall be provided by the subject property owner or applicant.

b.

On through lots, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

(2)

Side yard.

a.

There shall be two (2) side yards, one (1) on each side of the building having a combined width of not less than twenty (20) percent of the width of the lot provided that in no case shall either side yard be less than five (5) feet and provided further, that the combined width of the two (2) side yards need not exceed ten (10) feet.

b.

On corner lots the side yard on the side of the lot abutting the side streets shall not be less than ten (10) feet except an accessory building which is not part of the main building may locate as near as five (5) feet from the side of the lot abutting the side street provided the lot in the rear of the corner lot does not front the side street.

c.

The required setback of buildings for a nonresidential principal use, except for accessory buildings less than five hundred (500) feet, shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet when abutting residentially zoned property unless a more restrictive use-specific setback applies.

(3)

Rear yard.

a.

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, provided, however, that the depth of such rear yard shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet and need not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.

b.

Lot area.

1.

Lots occupied by single-family dwellings shall contain an area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet, a width of not less than forty (40) feet and a depth of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(VII-F(4)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 24807, § XX, 8-27-14; Ord. No. 26369, § 23, 2-16-22)