What are the setbacks for a house in Canton Township?

By district, for a conventional single-family lot (Section 26.02):

• RA, RR, RE: front 50 feet, rear 50, sides 25 least and 50 total
• R-1: front 40, rear 50, sides 20 least and 40 total
• R-2: front 40, rear 50, sides 15 least and 35 total
• R-3: front 30, rear 40, sides 10 least and 20 total
• R-4 and R-5: front 25, rear 35, sides 5 least and 15 total, with at least one 10 foot side

Approved detached-condominium projects use slightly tighter schedule rows, and side-entry garage developments in R-2 and R-3 can run a 5 foot side yard under recorded restrictions (Section 26.02, footnotes m, n).

Three adjustments to check: on a block where more than 60 percent of the houses on your side of the street sit closer than the required front setback, your front setback becomes the average of the existing ones (footnote i); corner lots owe a front yard along each street (footnote g); and eaves and bay windows may project only 24 inches into front and rear yards (Section 2.09.A.3). Decks may occupy the rear yard if 25 feet of it stays open and the deck floor stays within 4 feet of grade (Section 2.09.A.3.b). Wetland lots add a 25 foot no-build strip (Section 2.24). Use the address lookup above to confirm your district first.