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Sioux Falls City Zoning Code

ADDITIONAL YARD

REGULATIONS

§ 160.505 BASICS OF MEASURING.

   (a)   Separation distance measurements shall have the following start and stop locations. All distances in the Zoning Ordinance that include a standard for separation distances of forms or uses shall be measured from the closest point of the outside wall of the proposed use to the closest point of the property line for the land uses requiring separation.
   (b)   Distances are measured horizontally. When determining distances for setbacks and structure dimensions, all distances are measured along a horizontal plane from the appropriate property line, edge of building, structure, storage area, parking area, or other object. These distances are not measured by following the topography of the land.
   (c)   All numbers shall be rounded to the nearest whole number except for bulk regulations which should be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of an inch.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.506 TRACTS WITH MORE THAN ONE MAIN BUILDING WITH BCF, RE, WM, UT, AND MD FORMS.

   Where a lot or tract includes a BCF, RE, WM, UT, or MD form, more than one main building all with the same form may be located upon the lot or tract but only when the buildings provide reasonable access to each of the buildings and conform to all open space and setback requirements around the lot and between each of the buildings for the form.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016)

§ 160.507 LOCATION OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.

   (a)   Any detached accessory building located closer than ten feet to the main building shall provide the same setbacks as the main building.
   (b)   Detached accessory buildings located ten feet or more from the main building and setback 60 feet from all front property lines may be erected within two feet or more from the side and rear property lines.
   (c)   On corner lots where the 60 feet can only be maintained from one front property line, detached accessory buildings may be located two feet or more from a side property line and five feet or more from a rear property line. For purposes of determining the placement of detached accessory buildings on corner lots, the side property line shall be the property line running perpendicular to the street from which the 60 feet requirement is obtained. Detached accessory buildings less than 15 feet from the rear property line shall provide a front yard as exists for the lot adjacent thereto, provided, however, the depth of the detached accessory building need not be reduced to less than 22 feet.
   (d)   On lots with multiple frontages where the 60 feet can only be maintained from one front property line, detached accessory buildings may be placed in a required front yard abutting an arterial or collector street where:
      (1)   The required front yard abutting an arterial or collector street is not used as the front yard and it does not have direct access onto the street.
      (2)   The detached accessory structure is set back a minimum of five feet from the property line abutting the arterial or collector street and a minimum of two feet from any side property line.
   (e)   In all cases, detached accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the rear yard.
   (f)   A garage which is entered directly from an alley shall not be closer than ten feet to the alley.
   (g)   A residential accessory building may not be located in a buffer yard.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.050) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 44-86, passed 5-19-1986; Ord. 49-09, passed 6-1-2009; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 34-26, passed 5-5-2026)

§ 160.508 FRONT YARD SETBACK AVERAGING.

   In DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, and all AD forms, front yard setbacks may be averaged when adjacent existing structures have a front yard setback that is the same or less than the minimum required setback. In these situations, the required setback may be the average of the existing lot setbacks that are on both sides of the site. (See figure below.) The following rules apply in calculating the average:
   (a)   The front yard setbacks used for the calculations must be for the same type of structure that is being averaged.
   (b)   Only the front yard setbacks on the lots that abut each side of the site and are on the same side of the street may be used. Front yard setbacks across the street or along a different street may not be used.
   (c)   When one abutting lot is vacant or if the lot is a corner lot, then the average is of the front yard setback of the nonvacant lot and the minimum required front yard setback of the forms within the designated zoning district.
 
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.509 ADJUSTMENT TO SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   Any existing buildings with side yard setbacks less than required by this subchapter may have additions erected in line with the existing building and provided further that the addition will be erected no closer to the lot line than the existing building.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.070) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.510 ADJUSTMENT OF YARDS WHEN LOCATED ON AN ALLEY.

   Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.080) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.511 PROJECTIONS FROM BUILDINGS.

   Every part of any required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except:
   (a)   Eaves may project into a front or rear yard 36 inches, exclusive of gutters.
   (b)   Eaves may project into a side yard 24 inches, or two-fifths of the required side yard, whichever projection is greater, exclusive of gutters.
   (c)   Ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, vertical solar screen, and ornamental features which may project 12 inches.
   (d)   Air conditioners may project into a required side or rear yard setback.
   (e)   Solar collectors which are a part of the main building may extend into a required rear yard for a distance not to exceed ten feet.
   (f)   As otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.090) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 89-04, passed 9-7-2004; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.512 CHIMNEY PROJECTION INTO YARDS.

   Chimneys, flues, and fireplaces may project into any required yard for a distance of not more than 2 feet where the same or are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.100) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
Cross-reference:
   Fire protection and prevention, see ch. 91

§ 160.513 PORCHES AND TERRACES IN FRONT YARDS.

   An open, unenclosed deck may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 10 feet unless the front yard setback is 10 feet. Balconies, pergolas, and paved terraces may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 6 feet. An enclosed vestibule containing not more than 40 square feet may project into a required front yard for a distance not to exceed 4 feet.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.110) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)

§ 160.514 PROJECTION OF TERRACES, UNCOVERED PORCHES, PLATFORMS, DECKS AND ORNAMENTAL FEATURES.

   Terraces, uncovered porches, platforms, pergolas, decks, and ornamental features which do not extend above the level of ground (first) floor may project into a required yard, provided these projections be distances at least 2 feet from the adjacent side or rear lot line.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.120) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 39-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 135-96, passed 12-2-1996; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)

§ 160.515 FRONT YARD; DRIVEWAYS.

   Required driveways may be permitted to pass through a front yard at a perpendicular angle to the street to reach parking, loading and stacking spaces in the side or rear yards.
   (a)   Where residential driveway access is onto a principal arterial or minor arterial street, as designated on the city's functional classification street map, a turnaround with a maximum area of 240 square feet for a one-stall garage; 205 square feet for a two-stall garage; and 168 square feet for a three-stall garage may be located adjacent to the driveway. However, it shall not be used as a parking space.
   (b)   Where residential driveway access is onto a public or private street, a circular driveway may be permitted subject to:
      (1)   The lot's minimum street frontage is 74 feet.
      (2)   One of the entrances is utilized as a common driveway to the garage, except where the garage access is from another street.
      (3)   The inside curve radius of the driveway meets the required front yard setback.
      (4)   The maximum driveway width is 15 feet.
      (5)   The minimum driveway width is 12 feet.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.140) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 60-94, passed 7-5-1994; Ord. 82-94, passed 9-6-1994; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.516 FUTURE STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

   Where an official line has been established for the future widening or opening of the street or major thoroughfare upon which a lot abuts, then no building shall be erected with a street wall nearer the street right-of-way than the official line.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.160) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)

§ 160.517 INTERSECTION VISION CLEARANCE AREA.

   (a)   No monument style sign or other sign with its face less than eight feet above grade in all DD forms and 12 feet above grade in all other forms or any fence, wall, shrub, evergreen or coniferous tree, or other obstruction to vision exceeding three feet in height above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between the lines of the intersection streets and a straight line connecting them at points 30 feet distant from the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
   (b)   Exception: In the DTPUD, POPUD, or S-2 zoning districts, where the traffic engineer deems that the potential for a traffic hazard is minimal, the requirement for the intersection vision clearance area may be waived.
   (c)   This section does not authorize or prohibit parking strip plantings or landscaping or require the City Engineer to issue any parking strip permits inconsistent with § 96.010.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.170) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 100-94, passed 11-7-1994; Ord. 45-00, passed 5-1-2000; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 22-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 61-16, passed 6-7-2016; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022)

§ 160.518 DRIVEWAY VISION CLEARANCE AREA.

   (a)   No monument style sign or other sign with its face less eight feet above grade in all DD forms and than ten feet above grade for all other forms or any fence, wall, shrub, evergreen or coniferous tree or other obstruction to vision exceeding three feet in height above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area from the curb line to ten feet behind the curb line.
   (b)   Exception: In the DTPUD zoning district, where the traffic engineer deems that the potential for a traffic hazard is minimal, the requirement for the intersection vision clearance area may be waived.
   (c)   This section does not authorize or prohibit any parking strip plantings or landscaping or require the City Engineer to issue any parking strip permits inconsistent with § 96.010.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.171) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 29-87, passed 5-4-1987; Ord. 100-94, passed 11-7-1994; Ord. 45-00, passed 5-1-2000; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 22-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 61-16, passed 6-7-2016; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022)