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Lafayette City Zoning Code

TABLE 26-B

SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS

AG RE1 RE2 R0 R1 R2 R3 R4 RSR OTR T1 B1 C1 M1 DR P
Principal Building
Front yard setback
 Arterial 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 25 20 20 45
 Collector 40 40 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 25 20 20 45
 Local 30 30 30 25 25 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 30
Side yard setback 30 15 10 10  5  5  5 15 15 5 15 5  0  0 30
Rear yard setback 30 30 30 30 25 20 20 30 30 20 25 10  0  0 30
Side street setback N/A 10 N/A
Minimum lot area (in 1,000 square feet, unless specifically listed as acres)
Single-family 5.0 ac 40,000 20,000 10,000 7,000 7,000 6,000 6,000 * 7,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 NA
Duplex N/A 7,000 6,000 6,000 * 7,000
Multifamily N/A 2,500 2,000 *
Maximum lot
coverage 		20% 15% 25% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% * 30% 50% 50%
Maximum dwelling unit per acre 0.2 1  2  3  6 10 14 18 * 13 10 10  4  4 NA NA
Building height 27 27 27 27 27 27 35 35 35 27 27 35 35 35 27 35
Accessory Building or Structure
Rear yard setback 30  5  5  5  5  5  5 10 10  5  0  0  0  0 30
Maximum height 27 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 16 20
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Rear yard setback 5  5  5  5  5  5  5 10 N/A  5  0 N/A; # N/A; # N/A 5 5
Maximum height 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 N/A 20 20 N/A; # N/A; # N/A 16 16
1. Commercial/industrial uses must maintain a 20-foot setback from residentially-zoned areas.
2. Heights to 35 feet with special review approval.
3. No part of a building may project into an easement.
4. All spatial requirements for oil and gas development, facilities, and operations are governed by Section 26-22.1 of Chapter 26.
5. Setback requirements for an accessory building or structure and for an accessory dwelling unit are referenced in sections 26-14-6 and 26-14-19.
* To be determined during the special use review, required of all projects.
# For accessory dwelling units that are permitted in the B1 and C1 districts on lots with a legal or legal nonconforming single-family dwelling, the rear yard setback shall be five (5) feet and the maximum height shall be sixteen (16) feet.

 

(Ord. No. 1986-01, § 2, 2-4-86; Ord. No. 1990-4, § 7, 4-17-90; Ord. No. 1993-6, § 19 (Exh. B), 3-2-93; Ord. No. 1994-1, § 4(Exh. B), 4-5-94; Ord. No. 1994-7, § 8, 6-21-94; Ord. No. 1994-22, § 3(Exh. A), 9-6-94; Ord. No. 1998-25, § 13, 8-18-98; Ord. No. 2002-31, § 10, 11-5-02; Ord. No. 2003-05, § 2, 4-15-03; Ord. No. 2014-22, § 4, 1-6-15; Ord. No. 2015-20, § 2, 7-7-15; Ord. No. 2021-21, § 11, 11-1-21; Ord. No. 2023-16, § 2, 9-5-23; Ord. No. 2025-10, § 2, 5-20-25)