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ATTY/ORD.0006/CC ORD ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE – EXHIBIT A <br />REV: 07-08-26 MI <br />Page 6 of 103 <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 modifications to setback <br />requirements, see Article 32 (Supplementary Provisions). <br />B. Applicability. Setbacks in this Section apply to main buildings, except SB 9 Projects and Accessory Dwelling Units. <br />See Section 5.10 for setback information for SB 9 Projects. See Article 36 for further information on setbacks <br />for fences, accessory buildings, or other types of improvements. See Article 37 for setback information <br />regarding accessory dwelling units. <br />C. Front. In the R-1 and RH districts, structures shall be set back from the front property line as provided below or <br />adjusted per Section 5.8D (Parking Front Setback Adjustment): <br />1. RH District. <br />a. Lot area less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet: Twenty (20) feet. <br />b. Lots area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more: Twenty-five (25) feet. <br />2. R-1 District. The minimum setback is fifteen (15) feet except as provided below. <br />a. Garages and carports: Twenty (20) feet. <br />b. Lots with existing side setbacks (as defined by the existing building footprint) less than normally <br />required: Twenty (20) feet. <br />D. Side—RH District. Structures shall be set back from the side property line as provided below: <br />1. First story: Seven (7) feet on one side and total of fifteen (15) feet for both sides. <br />2. Upper Stories: Seven (7) feet minimum for twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot depth or thirty-five (35) <br />feet, whichever 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 />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 six (6) feet or one-half (½) the height of the building face, whichever <br />is greater. On lots less than sixty (60) feet wide, the interior side setback may be reduced to ten percent <br />(10%) of the width of the lot, but not less than four (4) feet. <br />2. First Story Exterior: A minimum of fifteen (15) feet setback is required wherever a side yard is adjacent <br />to a street. On lots less than sixty (60) feet wide, the exterior side yard setback may be reduced to twenty- <br />five percent (25%) of the width of the lot. In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than <br />twelve and one-half (12.5) feet or more than fifteen (15) feet. Garages and carports facing an exterior <br />side yard require a twenty-foot setback. <br />3. Upper Stories: For interior setbacks, a minimum of six (6) feet for twenty-five (25) percent of the lot <br />depth or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less. Remaining portions of upper stories shall have a minimum <br />setback of one-half (½) the height of the building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, <br />whichever is highest. For side yards adjacent to a street, the upper story must meet the first story exterior <br />setback requirements. <br />F. Rear. In the RH and R-1 districts, structures shall be set back from the rear property line as provided below: <br />1. RH District: Twenty-five (25) feet. <br />2. R-1 District: Twenty (20) feet. <br />8.B. - Page 28 of 212 <br />343