Setbacks in Royal Oak, MI

Front: the greater of 25 feet or the average setback of the adjacent dwellings, but never more than 50 feet (§ 770-34D(5)(a)).

Sides: on lots 45 feet or wider, 5 feet each and 15 feet combined; on lots under 45 feet, 4 feet each and 12 feet combined (§ 770-34D(6)). One side yard of at least 8 feet must stay open and suitable for a driveway (§ 770-34D(6)(c)).

Rear: 35 feet (§ 770-34D(7)).

Corner lots: the yard along the side street must be at least 10 feet where the adjacent lot does not front the side street, and lots under 50 feet wide may reduce that street side yard to 8 feet (§ 770-34D(5)(b)). The ordinance words this rule as a yard width rather than a setback depth, so confirm your corner-lot setback with the city.

Exceptions (§ 770-21C(5)): at-grade patios need no setback; raised decks in the rear yard may sit 3 feet from rear and side lines; unenclosed porches may project up to 7 feet into the front setback; eaves, chimneys, and bay windows may project up to 24 inches into any setback.

Front: the greater of 25 feet or the average setback of the adjacent dwellings, but never more than 50 feet (§ 770-35D).

Sides: 5 feet each and 15 feet combined. One side yard of at least 8 feet must stay open and suitable for a driveway (§ 770-35D).

Rear: 35 feet (§ 770-35D).

Corner lots: § 770-35D(5)(b) covers the street side yard, but its text differs from the One-Family Residential version, omits that district's narrow-lot 8 foot allowance, and contains an apparent typo. Confirm corner-lot setbacks with the city before relying on a reading.

Exceptions (§ 770-21C(5)): at-grade patios need no setback; raised decks in the rear yard may sit 3 feet from rear and side lines; unenclosed porches may project up to 7 feet into the front setback; eaves, chimneys, and bay windows may project up to 24 inches into any setback.

Front: the greater of 25 feet or the average setback of the adjacent dwellings, but never more than 50 feet (§ 770-36D).

Sides: 5 feet each and 15 feet combined. One side yard of at least 8 feet must stay open and suitable for a driveway (§ 770-36D).

Rear: 35 feet (§ 770-36D).

Exceptions (§ 770-21C(5)): at-grade patios need no setback; raised decks in the rear yard may sit 3 feet from rear and side lines; unenclosed porches may project up to 7 feet into the front setback; eaves, chimneys, and bay windows may project up to 24 inches into any setback.

Buildings sit at least 25 feet from front, side, and rear lot lines, or as the Planning Commission sets in site plan review. Principal buildings on the same site sit at least 20 feet apart (§ 770-37).

The published setbacks are defaults. The Planning Commission can set different ones during site plan review, so confirm your project's setbacks with the city before designing to the defaults.

Front: 25 feet. Side: 10 feet. Rear: 25 feet, which may be reduced to 15 feet with an equal increase to the front setback (§ 770-38D).

Where the property abuts a street and the abutting residential property fronts that street, the side or rear yard measured from that street is the lesser of 25 feet or the average actual setback of the adjacent residences. The Planning Commission may also set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review (§ 770-38D).

No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone or on the same side of a street and block as residential. If a side yard is provided, it must be at least 5 feet. Where the site abuts residential, the front setback must match the residential side of the block, and side and rear yards next to residential must be 25 feet, or 25 feet measured from the centerline of an alley (§ 770-39D). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.

No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone or on the same side of a street and block as residential. If a side yard is provided, it must be at least 5 feet. Where the site abuts residential, the front setback must match the residential side of the block, and side and rear yards next to residential must be 25 feet, or 25 feet measured from the centerline of an alley (§ 770-40D). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.

Where Central Business District property abuts or is adjacent to One-Family Residential, with or without an intervening alley or street, the setback is 25 feet or whatever the Planning Commission determines necessary and advisable. Portions of a building above 40 feet must be set back 15 feet from any right-of-way other than an alley, unless the Planning Commission adjusts that upper-story setback during site plan review (§ 770-42D).

A Regional Business site needs at least 15 acres (§ 770-43D). No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone or on the same side of a street and block as residential. If a side yard is provided, it must be at least 5 feet. Where the site abuts residential, the front setback must match the residential side of the block, and side and rear yards next to residential must be 25 feet, or 25 feet measured from the centerline of an alley. The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review (§ 770-43D).

No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone or on the same side of a street and block as residential. If a side yard is provided, it must be at least 5 feet. Where the site abuts residential, the front setback must match the residential side of the block, and side and rear yards next to residential must be 25 feet, or 25 feet measured from the centerline of an alley (§ 770-41D). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.

No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone or on the same side of a street and block as residential. If a side yard is provided, it must be at least 5 feet. Where the site abuts residential, the front setback must match the residential side of the block, and side and rear yards next to residential must be 25 feet, or 25 feet measured from the centerline of an alley (§ 770-44D). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.

Minimum frontage: 50 feet. No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone, except that multiple-family yard setbacks must be at least 10 feet. Where the site abuts residential: at least 5 feet, with the front setback matching the residential side of the block and 25 feet side and rear (§ 770-45). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.

Minimum frontage: 50 feet. No setbacks are required unless the site is adjacent to a residential zone, except that multiple-family yard setbacks must be at least 10 feet. Where the site abuts residential: at least 5 feet, with the front setback matching the residential side of the block and 25 feet side and rear (§ 770-46). The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks during site plan review.