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Lafayette City Zoning Code

§ 13-13G.6

Building Setbacks Minimum.

[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
a. 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
b. 
Side yard: 50 feet.
1. 
A side yard landscaped buffer 25 feet in width and consisting of continuous row of eight-foot to ten-foot tall evergreen trees at the time of planting shall be provided in all rear and side yards. The Land Use Board may waive the required landscaping in the rear and side yard buffer where existing vegetation equivalent to the requirement is provided on site.
c. 
Setback from internal roadways and parking curb line: 16 feet.
1. 
Planting strip between sidewalk and curb (min.): three feet.
2. 
Sidewalk width (min.): four feet.
3. 
Building setback from sidewalk: nine feet.
d. 
Distance Between Residential Buildings: 75 feet, which may be reduced to 50 feet where in the opinion of the Board physical or environmental limitations exist that warrant a reduction in the distance between buildings.
e. 
Building Coverage: 40% (all development on tract).
f. 
Impervious Lot Coverage: 70% (all development on tract).
g. 
Maximum building height: three stories/43 feet.
h. 
The NJ Residential Site Improvement Standards ((R.S.I.S.), (N.J.A.C. 5:26-1 et seq.)) shall apply to the residential development portion(s) of the site.