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<br />ATTY/ORD.408/ZONING ORD AMENDMENT 2ND READING– HILLSIDE <br />REV: 06-12-15 VR-RS <br />Page 7 of 19 <br /> 5.7 Setback Requirements. <br />A. Definitions and Modifications. For further information on how to measure a setback and <br />modifications to setback requirements, see Article 32 (Supplementary Provisions). <br />B. Applicability. Setbacks in this section apply to main buildings. See Article 36 for further <br />information on setbacks for fences, accessory structures, or other types of improvements. <br />C. Front. In the R-1 and RH districts, structures shall be set back from the front property line as <br />provided below or adjusted per Section 5.8D (Parking Front Setback Adjustment): <br />1. RH District. <br />a. Lot area less than 10,000 square feet: 20 feet. <br />b. Lots area of 10,000 square feet or more: 25 feet. <br />2. R-1 District. The minimum setback is 15 feet except as provided below. <br />a. Garages and carports: 20 feet. <br />b. Lots with existing side setbacks (as defined by the existing building footprint) less <br />than normally required: 20 feet. <br />D. Side - RH District. Structures shall be set back from the side property line as provided below: <br />1. First story: 7 feet on one side and total of 15 feet for both sides. <br />2. Upper Stories: 7 feet minimum for 25 percent of the lot depth or 35 feet, whichever is less. <br />Remaining portions of upper stories shall have a minimum setback of one half the height <br />of the building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, whichever is highest. <br />E. Side – R-1 District. Structures shall be set back from the side property line as provided below: <br />1. First Story Interior: A minimum of 6 feet or one-half the height of the building face, <br />whichever is greater. On lots less than 60 feet wide, the interior side setback may be <br />reduced to 10 percent of the width of the lot, but not less than 4 feet. <br />2. First Story Exterior: A minimum of 15 feet setback is required wherever a side yard is <br />adjacent to a street. On lots less than 60 feet wide, the exterior side yard setback may be <br />reduced to 25 percent of the width of the lot. <br />3. Upper Stories: A minimum of 6 feet for 25 percent of the lot depth or 35 feet, whichever <br />is less. Remaining portions of upper stories shall have a minimum setback of one-half the <br />height of the building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, whichever is highest. <br />F. Rear. In the RH and R-1 districts, structures shall be set back from the rear property line as provided <br />below: <br />1. RH District: 25 feet <br />2. R-1 District: 20 feet <br />7.4.A. - Page 9