14-7-105 YARD REQUIREMENTS

A lot or parcel with a single family or two family dwelling shall conform to the minimum setbacks of the R-4 subzone. All other uses, including multi-family and mixed-use, shall meet the following requirements: A. Front and Street Setbacks. 1. Along 100 West and 100 East any building shall have a minimum building setback of 20 feet and a maximum setback of twenty-five (25) feet from any front property line and/or any property line abutting a public street. 2. Along Main Street any building shall be located within ten (10) feet of the street property line. Plazas, outdoor eating areas, and other pedestrian oriented site amenities, including but not limited to, seating, drinking and ornamental fountains, art, trees, and landscaping, for use by pedestrians, shall be considered part of the building for setback purposes, as determined by the approving Land Use Authority. 3. Along 500 South, 400 South, 300 South, 200 South, 100 South, 100 North, 200 North, or 300 North and 400 North any building shall be setback at least ten (10) feet and not more than twenty (20) feet from the street property line. When any building faces Main Street, the street side yard shall be located within ten (10) feet of the street property line. 4. Along Center Street, any building shall be setback at least five (5) feet and not more than ten (10) feet from the street property line. B. Side Yard. Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, each lot or parcel shall have a minimum building setback of ten (10) feet from an interior side property line. Any lot or parcel that fronts onto Main Street shall have no interior side yard setback except as required by the International Building Code. C. Rear Yard. Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, each lot or parcel shall have a minimum building setback of ten (10) feet from a rear property line. D. Yard Abutting Residential Lots. Where property abuts an existing single family residential zone, the minimum building setback shall be ten (10) feet on the abutting side. E. Accessory Structures. An accessory structure shall meet all of the setback requirements of a principal structure. An accessory structure that does not require a building permit, according to the International Building Code (IBC), may be located in a side or rear setback area only if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The accessory structure is not within a front or street yard setback and is located more than ten (10) feet from any main building on the same or adjacent property. 2. The accessory structure has no openings on the side which is contiguous with the property line, and the walls of said building which are adjacent to the property line have a fire retardant rating as specified by the IBC. 3. The accessory structure is designed such that all roof drainage is discharged onto the lot or parcel on which it is erected. F. Residential Uses. It is the requirement of Bountiful City that multiple family developments reflect a sense of proportion. Proportion requires that the development be designed in such a manner that each unit receives a reasonable and approximately proportionate share of the open space, landscaping, and other benefits of the site. Locating units in such a way that benefits of the site fall primarily to one unit or a few units, and not to others, is prohibited. Depending upon topography, property dimensions and site configuration, it is possible that this requirement may affect the number of units that can be physically located on a lot or parcel. The Planning Commission and City Council are granted reasonable discretion in administering the proportionality requirement, and may modify yard setback requirements by up to twenty (20) percent subject to a finding that such modification will benefit all units more equally than would be possible if the standard requirement was applied.