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Article 5 — Nonresidential Zoning Districts, Chapter 5-8 — NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TABLES

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§ 5-8-1

Nonresidential Zoning District Dimensional Requirements

Table 5-1: Dimensional Requirements for Nonresidential Zoning Districts
StandardO-IN-BC-BR-BG-BL-IH-I
BUILDING AND SITE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum site area to rezone to this district (square feet except as shown)15,00015,000None4 acres15,00015,00015,000
Minimum lot size, all permitted uses (square feet)15,00015,000None15,00015,00015,00015,000
Maximum building coverage (percent of lot area)50%50%None50%60%70%70%
Maximum impervious surface coverage (percent of lot area)75%75%None80%80%85%85%
Minimum landscaped open space for residential uses (percent of lot area)20%20%None20%20%15%15%
Minimum road frontage (feet)40404040404040
Minimum lot width, all uses (feet)7575None100100100100
Maximum residential density for residential uses (dwellings per acre)12.012.018.0*----
HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Maximum height (feet)6060120757575120
Maximum height (number of stories)4485555
BUILDING SETBACKS AND BUFFERS
Front setback, all streets, minimum (feet)3030None30303030
Side or rear setback, minimum (feet)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Street side setback, minimum (feet)1515None15151515
Side or rear setback abutting railroad or alley, minimum (feet)1515None15NoneNoneNone
Side or rear landscaped buffer and building setback when abutting R-I-A, R-I, N-C, R-II or R-O districts** (feet)252510253550100
Frontage landscape strip width (feet)1010None10101010
Corps of Engineers property line (unless otherwise specified) (feet)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

in Chapter 13-1.

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