Appendix A. SUMMARY OF AREA, YARD, AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum Lot Area Minimum Building Area Minimum Setback and Yard Requirements Zoning
Districts
Total of Area
(Square Feet)
Area per
Family
(Square Feet)
Lot Width
at Setback
Line
(Feet)
Total
Building Area
(Square Feet)
Area per
Family
(Square Feet)
First Floor
Area
(Square Feet)
Front
Setback
(Feet)
Side
Setback
(Feet)
Rear
Yard
(Feet)
Maximum
Building
Height
(Feet) a
RS-1 Single-Family Residential District 9,000 9,000 75 1,400 1,400 Bi-level:
1,000
Tri-level:
400
25 10 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RS-2 Single-Family Residential District 7,200 7,200 60 1,100 1,100 Bi-level:
800
Tri-level:
400
25 5 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RS-3 Manufactured Home Residential District 7,200 7,200 60 720 720 NA 25 5 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RD-1 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential District 9,000 4,500 75 Varies:
See Section
44-169
Varies:
See
Section
44-169
NA 25 10 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RD-2 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential District 7,200 3,500 60 Varies:
See Section
44-201
Varies:
See Section
44-201
NA 25 5 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 >Shed: 10 RM-1 Multifamily Residential District 9,000 Varies:
See Section
44-234
75 Varies:
See Section
44-235
Varies:
See Section
44-235
NA 25 10 25 Dwelling: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RM-2 Multifamily Residential District 9,000 Varies:
See Section
44-272
75 Varies:
See Section
44-273
Varies:
See Section
44-273
NA 25 10 25 Dwelling: 60 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 RM-3 Multifamily Residential District 5 acres 1,000 300 NA Varies:
See Section
44-304
NA 25 10 25 Principal: 149 B-1 Neighbor-
hood Business DistrictShopping Center: 2 acres Indiv. Sites: Sufficient Area NA Shopping Center: 200 NA NA NA 25 10 25 Principal: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 B-2 Community Business District Shopping Center: 4 acres Indiv. Sites: Sufficient Area NA Shopping Center: 400 NA NA NA 40 25 25 Principal: 40 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 B-3 Central Business District Sufficient
Area
NA Sufficient
Area
NA NA NA Build-to Line See Section 44-409 See Section 44-12(4) 25 Principal: 45 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 B-4 Office and Professional Business District 9,000 NA 75 NA NA NA 50 25 25 Principal: 60 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 B-5 Highway Business District 9,000 NA 75 NA NA NA 25 10 25 Principal: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 M-1 Limited Manufactur-
ing District9,000 NA 75 NA NA NA 25 15 25 Principal: 60 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 M-2 General Manufactur-
ing District9,000 NA 75 NA NA NA 60 25 25 Principal: 60 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 TUC-1 Transporta-
tion and
Utility
Corridor
District— b NA — b — b NA NA — b — b — b — a I-1 Institutional District 9,000 NA 75 NA NA NA 25 10 25 Principal: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 P-1 Park District NA NA NA NA NA NA 40 40 40 Principal: 35 Garage: 15 Shed: 10 C-1 Lowland Conservancy District NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA FWO Floodway Overlay District — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c FFO Floodplain Fringe Overlay District — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c HPD Historic Preservation Overlay District — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c — c APO Airport Overlay District — c NA — c NA NA NA — c — c — c See Section 17.0343 PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
See
article II,
division 23
LKC Lakeside Commons Overlay District See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
See
article II,
division 24
a Subject to airport height restrictions established by Milwaukee County.
b As determined by the city common council.
c As per underlying basic use district requirements, if not in conflict with overlay regulations. In the case of conflict, the strictest regulation shall apply.
(Code 2004, ch. 17, app. A)