Setbacks in Rochester Hills, MI

Front: 40 feet. Sides: 15 feet each, 30 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet.

Where the mean front setback of existing residences within 200 feet on the same side of the street differs by more than 10 feet from the district requirement, the required front setback SHALL be that average, but not less than 20 feet (§ 138-5.101.B). This is a conditional rule, not an unrestricted option to choose a smaller setback. On a corner lot, the side yard along the street must be at least 25 feet (§ 138-5.101.C).

Front: 40 feet. Sides: 15 feet each, 30 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet.

Where the mean front setback of existing residences within 200 feet on the same side of the street differs by more than 10 feet from the district requirement, the required front setback SHALL be that average, but not less than 20 feet (§ 138-5.101.B). This is a conditional rule, not an unrestricted option to choose a smaller setback. On a corner lot, the side yard along the street must be at least 25 feet (§ 138-5.101.C).

Front: 40 feet. Sides: 15 feet each, 30 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet.

Where the mean front setback of existing residences within 200 feet on the same side of the street differs by more than 10 feet from the district requirement, the required front setback SHALL be that average, but not less than 20 feet (§ 138-5.101.B). This is a conditional rule, not an unrestricted option to choose a smaller setback. On a corner lot, the side yard along the street must be at least 25 feet (§ 138-5.101.C).

Front: 30 feet. Sides: 10 feet each, 20 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet.

Where the mean front setback of existing residences within 200 feet on the same side of the street differs by more than 10 feet from the district requirement, the required front setback SHALL be that average, but not less than 20 feet (§ 138-5.101.B). This is a conditional rule, not an unrestricted option to choose a smaller setback. On a corner lot, the side yard along the street must be at least 15 feet (§ 138-5.101.C). On lots under 60 feet wide, one side yard may drop to 5 feet if the two sides total at least 15 feet and the neighbor's abutting side yard is at least 10 feet (§ 138-5.101.D).

Front: 25 feet. Sides: 10 feet each, 20 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet.

Where the mean front setback of existing residences within 200 feet on the same side of the street differs by more than 10 feet from the district requirement, the required front setback SHALL be that average, but not less than 20 feet (§ 138-5.101.B). This is a conditional rule, not an unrestricted option to choose a smaller setback. On a corner lot, the side yard along the street must be at least 15 feet (§ 138-5.101.C). On lots under 60 feet wide, one side yard may drop to 5 feet if the two sides total at least 15 feet and the neighbor's abutting side yard is at least 10 feet (§ 138-5.101.D).

Front and street-side yards: 15 feet minimum. Interior sides: 5 feet each, 15 feet combined. Rear: 35 feet. Principal buildings must sit at least 15 feet apart.

A nonresidential principal building must be at least 35 feet from a residential district boundary.

For the cluster path: front 25 feet; combined side yards between buildings 20 feet; attached-unit rear yard 35 feet (§ 138-6.202). Along a major thoroughfare with right-of-way at least 120 feet, units must have a side or rear relationship at least 50 feet away (§ 138-6.203.A). The owner may instead elect R-3 development under § 138-6.200; its yard standards are a separate path.

Perimeter front, rear and each side yard: 30 feet. Side yards increase one foot for each 10 feet or fraction of building length beyond 40 along the adjacent plot line; maximum length 180 feet on one face and 250 feet total. Buildings require 50 feet from major thoroughfares and 35 feet adjacent to RE, R-1 through R-5, RCD, RMH and SP. Additional building-to-building separation standards in § 138-6.102 apply.

Buildings and homes require 20 feet from the development boundary and 50 feet from a public street right-of-way. Internal separation requirements include 10 feet from a non-year-round accessory structure; 15 feet for the specified parallel-home relationship; 50 feet from community buildings; 100 feet from a ball field; 25 feet from a swimming-pool fence; 7 feet from roads, parking areas or common sidewalks; and 25 feet from a natural or artificial waterway. Carport pillars require 4 feet from an internal road and 2 feet from a common sidewalk; overhangs require 2 feet from internal roads. Apply the particular site-layout provisions of § 138-6.403 instead of treating the public-right-of-way setback as an internal-road setback.

Perimeter yards, detached homes: front 30 feet, street-side 35, other side 15, rear 60. Perimeter yards, attached units: front 20, street-side 40, other side 25, rear 60. Interior yards, detached homes: front 20, one side at least 5 with combined sides 15, rear 35. Interior yards, attached units: front 15, one side at least 10 with combined sides 20, rear 35. An unenclosed roofed porch at least 80 square feet may encroach 8 feet into the front yard.

Front 50 feet; sides may be zero individually but must total 50 feet; rear 50 feet. A side abutting R, RCD, RM-1 or RMH must be at least 50 feet. Corner/exterior-district side yard minimum 25 feet. Front averaging under footnote R considers the specified existing business frontage within 300 feet. Rear may reduce to 10 feet against nonresidential zoning only with the Planning Commission determination in footnote H. Applicable commercial building separation is 25 feet (K).

Front 75 feet, applying on every street frontage and adjacent non-CB parcel. Sides 25 feet each, 50 combined; rear 75. Side yards against R, RCD, RM-1, RMH, SP or BD require 75. Rear against R, RCD, RM-1 or RMH requires 100, possibly reduced to 50 through the public-hearing approval in footnote G. Rear against nonresidential zoning may reduce to 10 only with the footnote H determination. Front averaging is governed by R. Side yards below 25 require the adjacent NB/CB/HB and combined landscaped-yard conditions of U, retaining 50 feet combined. Applicable building separation is 25 feet (K).

Front: 25 feet. Sides: 25 feet each, 50 feet combined. Rear: 30 feet. Lot size is set by the yards (§ 138-5.101.E).

Rear may reduce to 10 feet against nonresidential zoning only with the Planning Commission determination under footnote H. Applicable commercial building separation is 25 feet under footnote K.

Front: 15 feet minimum and 70 maximum, with at least 40% of building frontage in the build-to area. Interior sides/rear: no minimum. Perimeter side: 25 feet; perimeter rear: 50 feet. Residential adjacency requires 50 feet for buildings up to 2 stories. Buildings over 2 stories require any yard adjacent to multifamily residential to be at least 75 feet, and any yard adjacent to single-family zoning to be at least three times building height. Apply all relevant conditions and the distinction between interior and perimeter boundaries.

The front facade must meet the build-to line, with up to 10 feet of flexibility; deeper variations require at least 80% of the frontage at the build-to line. Side yards are generally not required, but require 20 feet against residential zoning plus one additional foot for each foot of building height above 30. Rear setback is 10 feet on an alley; otherwise 30 feet, including a paved access drive at least 20 feet wide.

Front 35 feet; sides may be zero individually but must total 50 feet; rear 35 feet. Side minimum is 30 feet against R, RCD, RM-1 or RMH; corner/exterior-district side minimum 25 feet. Taller buildings trigger the residential-adjacency yard increases in footnote Q. Applicable building separation is 25 feet (K).

Front 50 feet, reducible to 30 on internal industrial-subdivision streets only where no front-yard parking is provided (I). Sides 50 feet each/100 combined and rear 50. Footnote J permits an interior-side reduction to 15 feet for walls without openings other than required egress, or 25 feet where other openings occur. Building separation is 25 feet (K). The specific Leach Road side-yard provision is 15 feet (S).

Front: 50 feet. Sides: 50 feet each, 100 feet combined. Rear: 50 feet.

Front 25 feet; sides 25 feet each/50 combined; rear 30 feet. A side abutting R, RCD, RM-1, RMH, SP or BD requires 75 feet (F). Building separation is 25 feet (K). Taller buildings carry the residential-adjacency yard increases in Q. Where a building is rebuilt or expanded with front setback below 30 feet, footnote T requires the frontage sidewalk.