Setbacks in Royal Oak, MI

Front: greater of 25 feet or adjacent-dwelling average, capped at 50 feet. On a corner, the side-street yard is 10 feet where the adjacent lot does not front that street (8 feet if frontage is under 50 feet); if the adjacent lot fronts that street, the interior-lot front setback applies.

Side: lots at least 45 feet wide at the building line require 5 feet per side and 15 feet combined if no attached accessory building is provided in the side yard. Below 45 feet: 4 feet per side and 12 feet combined if no attached accessory building is provided. The 8-foot open side area suitable for a driveway applies to lots without accessory buildings in the side yard. Rear: 35 feet.

Section 770-21C(5): unroofed, unenclosed structures at grade have no setback; those six inches or more above grade and entirely in the rear yard require 3 feet from rear and side lines. In the side yard, principal-building setbacks apply. Unenclosed porches/steps may project up to 7 feet into the front setback and one story high. Listed architectural features may project up to 24 inches, but projections containing floor area must meet building setbacks.

Front: greater of 25 feet or adjacent-dwelling average, capped at 50 feet. Corner side-street yard: 10 feet if the adjacent lot does not front the street; otherwise the interior-lot front setback applies. This district does not state 1F's narrow-lot 8-foot corner allowance.

Side: 5 feet per side, with 15 feet combined if no attached accessory building is provided in the side yard. An open 8-foot area suitable for a driveway is required in one side yard on all lots under § 770-35D(6)(b). Rear: 35 feet.

Section 770-21C(5): unroofed, unenclosed structures at grade have no setback; those six inches or more above grade and entirely in the rear yard require 3 feet from rear and side lines. In the side yard, principal-building setbacks apply. Unenclosed porches/steps may project up to 7 feet into the front setback and one story high. Listed architectural features may project up to 24 inches, but projections containing floor area must meet building setbacks.

Front: greater of 25 feet or adjacent-dwelling average, capped at 50 feet. Corner side-street yard: 10 feet if the adjacent lot does not front the street; otherwise the interior-lot front setback applies. This district does not state 1F's narrow-lot 8-foot corner allowance.

Side: 5 feet per side, with 15 feet combined if no attached garage is provided. An open 8-foot area suitable for a driveway is required in one side yard on all lots under § 770-36D(6)(b). Rear: 35 feet.Single-family detached dwellings instead follow 1F standards under § 770-36B(1).

Section 770-21C(5): unroofed, unenclosed structures at grade have no setback; those six inches or more above grade and entirely in the rear yard require 3 feet from rear and side lines. In the side yard, principal-building setbacks apply. Unenclosed porches/steps may project up to 7 feet into the front setback and one story high. Listed architectural features may project up to 24 inches, but projections containing floor area must meet building setbacks.

For multiple-family dwellings: 25 feet from front, side and rear lines, or another setback determined necessary and advisable by the Planning Commission at site plan review. Principal buildings must be 20 feet apart, or another distance determined by the Planning Commission. Single-family detached dwellings follow 1F standards; two-family dwellings follow 2F standards (§ 770-37D(1)-(2)).

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 setback is required except where property is adjacent to a residential zone; any setback that is provided must be at least 5 feet. For residential adjacency, the front setback on the same side of the street and same block as residentially zoned property, with or without an alley, equals that required in the residential zone. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet without an intervening alley, or 25 feet from the alley centerline where a public alley adjoins the side/rear lot line. The Planning Commission may establish greater or lesser setbacks through site-plan review under the stated criteria.

No setback is required except where property is adjacent to a residential zone; any setback that is provided must be at least 5 feet. For residential adjacency, the front setback on the same side of the street and same block as residentially zoned property, with or without an alley, equals that required in the residential zone. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet without an intervening alley, or 25 feet from the alley centerline where a public alley adjoins the side/rear lot line. The Planning Commission may establish greater or lesser setbacks through site-plan review under the stated criteria.

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).

No setback is required except where property is adjacent to a residential zone; any setback that is provided must be at least 5 feet. For residential adjacency, the front setback on the same side of the street and same block as residentially zoned property, with or without an alley, equals that required in the residential zone. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet without an intervening alley, or 25 feet from the alley centerline where a public alley adjoins the side/rear lot line. The Planning Commission may establish greater or lesser setbacks through site-plan review under the stated criteria.

No setback is required except where property is adjacent to a residential zone; any setback that is provided must be at least 5 feet. For residential adjacency, the front setback on the same side of the street and same block as residentially zoned property, with or without an alley, equals that required in the residential zone. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet without an intervening alley, or 25 feet from the alley centerline where a public alley adjoins the side/rear lot line. The Planning Commission may establish greater or lesser setbacks through site-plan review under the stated criteria.

No setback is required except where property is adjacent to a residential zone; any setback that is provided must be at least 5 feet. For residential adjacency, the front setback on the same side of the street and same block as residentially zoned property, with or without an alley, equals that required in the residential zone. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet without an intervening alley, or 25 feet from the alley centerline where a public alley adjoins the side/rear lot line. The Planning Commission may establish greater or lesser setbacks through site-plan review under the stated criteria.

The following § 770-45D(3) rules exclude single-family detached and two-family dwellings, which follow their incorporated residential standards. For other uses, no setback is required except for residential adjacency; any voluntarily provided setback must be at least 5 feet. With residential adjacency, the front setback on the same street side and block matches the residential-zone requirement. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet, or 25 feet from an adjoining public alley centerline. Multiple-family yard setbacks have a stated 10-foot minimum. The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks under the section's site-review criteria. Multiple-family buildings on one lot or contiguous commonly owned property must be 20 feet apart, or another distance determined necessary by the Planning Commission.

The following § 770-46D(3) rules exclude single-family detached and two-family dwellings, which follow their incorporated residential standards. For other uses, no setback is required except for residential adjacency; any voluntarily provided setback must be at least 5 feet. With residential adjacency, the front setback on the same street side and block matches the residential-zone requirement. Side/rear setbacks are 25 feet, or 25 feet from an adjoining public alley centerline. Multiple-family yard setbacks have a stated 10-foot minimum. The Planning Commission may set greater or lesser setbacks under the section's site-review criteria. Multiple-family buildings on one lot or contiguous commonly owned property must be 20 feet apart, or another distance determined necessary by the Planning Commission.

There is no single numeric setbacks standard in § 770-47 or Article VIII for every PUD. The approved development agreement and plans must establish the applicable standards. Residential density begins with the pre-PUD district's density; additional density needs the prescribed Planning Commission recommendation and City Commission approval. Section 770-100C permits justified deviations from applicable setbacks and other requirements, and requires a perimeter setback/berming as found necessary, with setback distance set by the Planning Commission. Confirm the approved agreement and plan for the parcel; no default zero or unlimited value is established.

Section 770-48 and § 770-87 do not set a single district-wide numeric setbacks for every Special Redevelopment project. Residential density is determined by the Planning Commission under § 770-87D(1). Nonresidential proposals must meet the district's development design standards, with adequate separation/buffering, subject to justified deviations approved under § 770-87D(2). Applicable setbacks and other requirements may be modified through the specified approval findings. Use the approved project plan and conditions; the absence of a standalone number does not mean zero or unlimited development.