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Sec. 6.12.1450. Area, height, lot width, setback, and yard requirements. <br />(a) The following minimum requirements shall be observed: <br />(1) Dimensional requirements: <br />Lot area (minimum): 1.0 acre. <br />Lot width (minimum): 140 feet. <br />(2) Height: maximum 30 feet defined height; accessory buildings may not exceed the height of the <br />principal building. <br />Setbacks <br />Street/Front <br />Interior Side <br />Side Street <br />Rear/Street <br />OHWL'(feet) <br />Wetland <br />(feet) <br />(feet) <br />(feet) <br />(feet) <br />(feet) <br />Principal building <br />35 <br />10 <br />20 <br />30 <br />75/100/150 <br />25 or <br />+ALS <br />MCWD <br />buffer <br />Accessory building <br />35 <br />10 <br />20 <br />10 <br />75/100/150 <br />25 or <br />(AB) <1,000 sf <br />+ALS <br />MCWD <br />buffer <br />Oversize accessory <br />35 <br />10 <br />20 <br />30 <br />75/100/150 <br />25 or <br />building (OAB) <br />+ALS <br />MCWD <br />>1,000 sf <br />buffer <br />Accessory <br />17.5 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />75/100/150 <br />25 or <br />structures (AS) <br />+ALS <br />MCWD <br />buffer <br />1 OHWL setback is determined by the classification of the lake as defined in section 6.12.5970 and the <br />applied minimum setback from the OHWL as outlined in section 6.12.6240. <br />(b) Exceptions: <br />(1) Side yard setback. For lots that are nonconforming as to their width, the interior side yard setback for <br />the principal building, and accessory buildings less than 1,000 square feet, shall be the lesser of ten <br />feet or equal to ten percent of the lot width as defined. However, in no case shall the side yard setback <br />be less than 7.5 feet. <br />(2) Side yards adjacent to unimproved rights -of -way. In any residential district, the setback for side yards <br />adjacent to unimproved rights -of -way shall be the same as the applicable interior side yard setback. <br />Unimproved in this section shall be interpreted to mean not improved or maintained by the city or <br />county for vehicular travel. <br />(3) Front yard setback. For lots that are nonconforming with respect to area the minimum front yard <br />setback for the principal building, and accessory buildings less than 1,000 square feet, shall be equal to <br />the average depth of the existing front yards on the adjacent lots on each side of the nonconforming <br />lot fronting on the same street. However, the depth of such front yard shall not be less than ten feet. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.24(5); Code 2003, § 78-330; Ord. No. 18(3rd series), § 3, 9-27-2004; Ord. No. 173(3rd series), § 5, <br />6-27-2016; Ord. No. 199(3rd series), § 3, 6-12-2017; Ord. No. 222(3rd series), § 9, 12-10-2018; Ord. No. 299(3rd <br />series), § 5, 3-11-2024) <br />(Supp. No. 2, Update 1) <br />Created: 2026-02-18 14:00:50 [EST] <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />171 <br />