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<br />ATTY/RESO.0046/PC RESO RECOMMENDING ZONING TEXT & MAP AMENDMENTS – EXHIBIT A <br />REV: 06-02-23 JB <br />Page 14 of 66 <br /> <br />5.7 Setback Requirements. Modified [R-1 and RH]. <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, except SB 9 Projects. See <br />Section 5.10 for setback information for SB 9 Projects. See Article 36 for further <br />information on setbacks for fences, accessory buildings, or other types of improvements. <br />See Article 37 for setback information regarding accessory dwelling units. <br />C. Front. In the R-1 and RH districts, structures shall be set back from the front property line <br />as 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 <br />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 <br />less. Remaining portions of upper stories shall have a minimum setback of one half <br />the height of the building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, whichever is <br />highest. <br />E. Side—R-1 District. Structures shall be set back from the side property line as provided <br />below: <br />1. First Story Interior: A minimum of six (6) feet or one-half (½) the height of the building <br />face, whichever is greater. On lots less than sixty (60) feet wide, the interior side <br />setback may be reduced to ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, but not less than <br />four (4) feet. <br />2. First Story Exterior: A minimum of fifteen (15) feet setback is required wherever a side <br />yard is adjacent to a street. On lots less than sixty (60) feet wide, the exterior side <br />yard setback may be reduced to twenty-five (25) percent of the width of the lot. <br />Garages facing an exterior side yard require a twenty (20) foot setback. <br />3. Upper Stories: For interior setbacks, a minimum of six (6) feet for twenty-five (25) <br />percent of the lot depth or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less. Remaining portions <br />of upper stories shall have a minimum setback of one-half (½) the height of the <br />building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, whichever is highest. For side <br />yards adjacent to a street, the upper story must meet the first story exterior setback <br />requirements.