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AR Adaptive Reuse
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists; 10 feet otherwise.
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 5 feet
Building height, minimum 30 feet
Building separation, minimum 5 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-22. The context sensitive design standards have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Adaptive Reuse (AR) District.
ARSCO Adaptive Reuse with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists; 10 feet otherwise.
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 5 feet
Building separation, minimum 5 feet
Build-To Line 0 to 10 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-22. The context sensitive design standards have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.
BE Business and Entertainment District
Building height, maximum 125, an additional 15 feet in height is permitted at street intersections
Building height, minimum 50
Build-To Line 0
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in § 595-21.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Setback, rear yard, minimum 0
Setback, side yard, minimum 0
CH College Hill
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-22. The context sensitive design standards have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 50%
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the College Hill (CH) District.
CH/INS-1 T College Hill/Institutional 1 Transition Zone
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 55 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Build-To Line 0 feet and 5 feet except for the development of public plazas and/or common areas in the front or between buildings to allow and encourage these amenities.
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-12 and § 595-13. The context sensitive design standards have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Lot area, minimum 12,000 square feet
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the College Hill/Institutional 1 Transitional Zone (CH/INS-1 T) District.
CHSCO College Hill with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 55 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Build-To Line 0 to 5 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-13. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.
DD Downtown
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists; six feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, minimum 30 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-112. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Downtown District (DD).
DDSCO Downtown with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists; six feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, minimum 30 feet
Build-To Line 0 feet/sidewalk
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-128. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.
ET Expressway Transitional
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists; 10 feet otherwise
Building height, minimum 20 feet
Building separation, minimum 5 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-121.6. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Expressway Transitional (ET) District.
INS-1 Institutional 1
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 10 feet from any property line
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 10 feet from any property line
Building height, maximum A Blocks: 60 feet; B&C Blocks: 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 6 feet
Build-To Line A Blocks: 25 feet; B Blocks: 10; C Blocks: 0-5 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-98. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 50%
Lot area, minimum A Blocks: 10,000 feet; B Blocks: 3,000; C Blocks: 2,000 feet
Lot width, minimum A Blocks: 100 feet; B Blocks: 30; C Blocks: 20 feet
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Institutional-1 (INS-1) District.
INS-2 Institutional 2
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 10 feet from any property line
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 10 feet from any property line
Building separation, minimum 6 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-105. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Institutional-2 (INS-2) District.
RC River Corridor
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 10 feet
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 10 feet
Building height, maximum 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 6 feet
Build-To Line A Blocks: 30 feet; B Blocks: 25 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-92. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 40%
Lot area, minimum A Blocks: 8,000 sq. feet; B Blocks: 5,000 sq. feet
Lot width, minimum A Blocks: 80 feet; B Blocks: 50 feet
Setback, rear yard, minimum A Blocks: 40 feet; B Blocks: 30 feet
Setback, side yard, minimum A Blocks: 12 feet; B Blocks: 10 feet
RCSCO River Corridor with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 10 feet
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 10 feet
Building height, maximum 55 feet
Building separation, minimum 6 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-128. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.
SS South Side
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-72. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 50%
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the South Side (SS) District.
SSIO South Side with Innovation Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet where no vehicular access exists and 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 60 feet
Build-To Line 20 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-135. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 75%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Innovation Overlay (IO) District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying SS district.
Setback, rear yard, minimum 20 feet
Setback, side yard, minimum 20 feet
SSSCO South Side with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 4 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 4 feet
Building height, maximum 55 feet
Build-To Line 0 to 5 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-128. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.
WW West Ward
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 3 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 3 feet
Building height, maximum 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-15. The context sensitive design standards of Article have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 50%
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the West Ward (WW) District.
WW/INS-2 T West Ward/Institutional 2 Transitional Zone
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 3 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise.
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 3 feet
Building height, maximum 40 feet
Building separation, minimum 4 feet
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-85. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 50%
Other Dimensional Criteria Other dimensional criteria varies by land use and block. Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the West Ward/Institutional 2 Transitional Zone (WW/INS-2 T) District.
WWSCO West Ward with Street Corridor Overlay
Accessory building height, maximum 15 feet
Accessory building setback, rear yard, minimum 3 feet from the rear lot line, where no vehicular access exists; 6 feet otherwise
Accessory building setback, side yard, minimum 3 feet
Building height, maximum 70 feet within 1,000 feet of the boundary of the Downtown District (DD); 70 feet at street intersections; 55 feet midblock
Build-To Line 0 to 5
Design Standards Additional design standards for this district can be found in §595-128. The context sensitive design standards of Article XXXV have been included in the General Requirements section of these site for your convenience.
Impervious surface, maximum 100%
Other Dimensional Criteria Please refer to the Table of Dimensional Criteria for the Street Corridor Enhancement (SC) Overlay District. Unless noted in this table, dimensions shall comply with the regulations for the underlying district.
Overlay District Notes Additional development requirements in this overlay district can be found in § 595-128: Development and design standards.