Setbacks in Rochester, MI

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 5 foot least side yard, 15 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for R-3. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 10 foot least side yard, 30 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for R-4. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 10 foot least side yard, 30 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for R-5. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 5 foot least side yard, 15 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for RT. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

RM-1 yard standards are in the Article 20 schedule and include special street-facing side-yard entries and site-plan-dependent building spacing. Confirm the exact setback line from the schedule and Section 2002 before designing a multifamily site.

RM-2 setbacks vary by building height and street/frontage condition. Section 2003 adds special rules for two-story-or-less buildings and buildings over two stories, so the Article 20 schedule and Section 2003 should be read together before laying out an RM-2 site.

Front yard: ordinance-absent numeric value. The CBD front-yard cell says See following notes and does not state a standalone numeric front-yard setback. The proposed façade location therefore cannot be tested from a single numeric CBD setback.

B-1 front and side setbacks are context-sensitive. Section 2005 starts with a 15 foot minimum front yard and 10 foot minimum side yard, but Planning Commission review can consider established block patterns and adjacent buildings.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 5 foot least side yard, 15 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for R-1. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 5 foot least side yard, 15 foot total side yards, and 35 foot rear yard for R-2. Corner, accessory, and infill conditions can add more specific rules.

Side yard: stated value with condition and exception. No side yards are required along interior lot lines, provided Building Code requirements for fire protection and separation, adequate light, and adequate ventilation are met. If those conditions are not met, zero side yard is not available.

The Article 20 schedule does not contain a P-1 row. Article 12 regulates P-1 as a vehicular parking district and does not state one uniform principal-building setback line; a site must instead apply the parking layout, screening, access, and site-plan provisions relevant to the proposed parking use.

The Article 20 schedule does not contain a POS row, and the reviewed Article 19 Parks and Open Space provisions do not state one uniform numeric yard schedule. Setbacks depend on the allowed public, recreation, conservation, utility, or accessory use and its site review.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 5 foot least side yard, 20 foot total side yards, and 30 foot rear yard for O-1. The schedule footnote also requires at least 30 feet from a residential district.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 10 foot least side yard, 20 foot total side yards, and 30 foot rear yard for O-2. The schedule footnote also requires at least 20 feet from a residential district.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 50 foot front yard, 20 foot least side yard, 40 foot total side yards, and 50 foot rear yard for RP. Section 2006 adds a residential-district separation equal to four times the building roof-height elevation.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 15 foot least side yard, 40 foot total side yards, and 20 foot rear yard for I-1.

The Article 20 schedule lists a 25 foot front yard, 15 foot least side yard, 40 foot total side yards, and 20 foot rear yard for I-2.

The Article 20 schedule does not contain an MHP row. Section 1001 instead supplies the mobile-home-site layout standards, including a 15 foot front yard and 10 foot rear yard plus side-yard spacing requirements. Those site standards, the state-approved park plan, and site-plan review control rather than a missing Article 20 row.

The Article 20 schedule does not contain an RV row, and the reviewed Article 19 River Valley provisions do not state one uniform numeric yard schedule. Setbacks are therefore site-specific to the allowed use, corridor conditions, environmental standards, and site-plan review.

Rear yard: stated value. The CBD schedule lists a 10-foot minimum rear yard.

Build-to / downtown frontage: depends on site dimensions. The ordinance does not state a separate numeric CBD build-to line; the CBD site-plan package must show the proposed building's relationship to existing buildings within 200 feet. The Planning Commission may waive the model, photograph, or video requirement for a modest building addition.