BULK REGULATIONS.
Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 160.214
in effect§ 160.214 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the NF2 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 25 feet.*, **
Required Side Yard: | 10 feet.
Required Rear Yard: | 10 feet.
Maximum Height: | 35 feet or two stories.
Maximum Size: | NA—comply with building and fire codes.
Required Buffer Yard: | 15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 forms.*** 10 feet total and Level A buffer yard when adjacent to DD5, DD6, DD7, AD1, AD2, AD3, AD4, and GW.***
Buffer Yard Reduction: | Up to a 5-foot reduction is allowed when parking is adjacent to a buffer yard.***
* A reduction to 15 feet (front yard) with approved common open space alternative plan (see §§ 160.594 et seq. (Alternative Site Plans)
** One required front yard on corner lots may be 20 feet.
*** See § 160.488 for more buffer yard standards.
See §§ 160.505 et seq. (Additional Yard Regulations) for more information.
Minimum distance between multiple principal buildings on the same lot: 20 feet.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 22-15, passed 3-3-2015)
Source: City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/siouxfalls/latest/siouxfalls_sd/0-0-0-71231Fetched: 11/8/2026