[Amended 10-23-1997 by Ch. No. 2470; 6-23-1999 by Ch. No. 2531; 3-22-2001 by Ch. No. 2592; 12-19-2003 by Ch. No. 2709; 8-25-2004 by Ch. No. 2739; 9-21-2006 by Ch. No. 2825; 11-21-2007 by Ch. No. 2881; 8-20-2009 by Ch. No. 2928; 2-25-2010 by Ch. No. 2934; 10-6-2011 by Ch. No. 2981; 8-9-2012 by Ch. No. 3007; 5-10-2018 by Ch. No. 3154; 2-25-2021 by Ch. No. 3237; 12-20-2023 by Ch. No. 3287]
Except as provided in Article VII, Supplementary Regulations, Article VIII, Nonconformance, and Article XI, Administration and Enforcement, the minimum and maximum dimensional regulations shown on the following tables shall be applied to each class of structure or use within each zone:
Zone and Use
Minimum Lot Size
(square feet)
Minimum Lot Frontage
(feet)
Maximum Lot Coverage
(percent)
Minimum Yard Setback Line
Maximum Height of Structures
Front
(feet)
Side
(feet)
Rear
feet)
Main*
(feet)
Accessory
(feet)
Residential Limited Zone
One-family dwelling
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 9,000
90
30%
25
15
25
30
15
Residential Single-Family Zone
One-family dwelling
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
30%
18
8
25
30
15
Other residential use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 7,500
75
30%
18
8
25
30
15
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 10,000
100
30%
18
8
25
30
15
Residential Two-Family Zone Residential Use
One-family dwelling
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
30%
15
8
25
30
15
Two-family dwelling
7,500
75
30%
15
8
25
30
15
Other residential use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 7,500
75
30%
15
8
25
30
15
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 10,000
100
30%
15
8
25
30
15
Residential Multifamily Zone
Residential use
One-family dwelling
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
30%
10
8
25
30
15
Two-family dwelling
7,500
75
30%
10
8
25
35
15
Three-family dwelling
10,000
100
30%
10
10
25
35
15
Multifamily dwelling, per dwelling unit
Existing lots: 0**; new lots: 3,000
100
30%
10
10
25
35
15
Other permitted residential use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 10,000
100
30%
10
10
25
35
15
Other permitted use
Existing lots 0; New lots: 10,000
100
30%
10
10
25
35
15
Residential Elevator Zone Residential use
Multifamily dwelling
First 4 dwellings, per dwelling unit
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 2,000
75
30%
20
20
20
30
15
Dwelling unit after first 4, per dwelling unit
1,600
75
30%
20
20
20
105
15
Other residential use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 7,500
75
50%
20
20
20
40
15
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 10,000
100
50%
20
20
20
40
15
Commercial Local Zone
Residential use
(Same dimensional regulations as for residential uses in RM Zones)
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
50%
0
0
10
25
15
Commercial General Zone
Residential use
(Same dimensional regulations as for residential uses in Residential Multifamily Zones)
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
50%
0
0
10
40
15
Commercial Downtown Zone
Existing lots 0; New lots: 2,500
25
100%
0***
0
0
65
15
Commercial Mixed Use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 45,000
50
50%
Main structures between 46 and 100 feet
10
20****
10
100
Main structures up to 45 feet
0
0
5
45
Accessory structures
0
0
5
45
Industrial Open Zone
Residential (minimum 5 units)
(Same dimensional regulations as for Residential Multifamily Zones)
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 20,000
100
60%
20
20
20
40
15
Industrial Built-Up Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 10,000
75
80%
0
0
0
40
15
Public Open Zone
Uses listed
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 100,000
100
25%
25
25
25
35
15
Other permitted use
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 100,000
100
5%
25
25
25
35
15
Public Cemetery Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 100,000
100
5%
25
25
25
25
15
Riverfront Development - Public Open Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 20,000
100
25%
25
25
25
35
15
Riverfront Development - Industrial Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 20,000
100
60%
20
20
20
40
15
Riverfront Development Mixed-Use Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
60%
See § 410-14.5C(7)
40
15
Riverfront Commons Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 2,500
25
100%
0
0
0
85
15
Riverfront Tidewater Zone
Existing lots: 0; new lots: 5,000
50
100%
0
0
0
120
15
NOTES:
*
Building height is measured as defined in § 410-132.
**
Only applies to the existing number of units. Any additional units shall meet the requirement for a new lot.
***
Maximum front yard setbacks apply within the Commercial Downtown Zone, as prescribed in § 410-44.2.
****
Minimum side yard setback requirement when directly abutting residential zoning districts only; minimum side yard setback of 10 feet applies when abutting commercial or industrial zoning districts or properties with established commercial or industrial use. Minimum side yard setback of zero feet applies for contiguous parcels under the same ownership.
A. 
In no instance shall the distance between an existing primary building on a separate lot in the same zoning district as the subject lot and a newly constructed building on the subject lot be less than twice the side yard setback for the subject lot.
[Added 9-21-2006 by Ch. No. 2825]
Newly created buildable lots must conform to the following requirements for lot width: No part of the lot that lies between the street line and the minimum required rear yard setback for the district in which the lot is located shall be narrower in width than the lot's frontage.
[Added 10-6-2011 by Ch. No. 2981]
The maximum front yard setback within the CD District is 40 feet. Design of the front yard setback shall preclude parking spaces and travel lanes and shall be dedicated exclusively for pedestrian and/or bicycle activity.