Bulk Regulations

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 702.03-A
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1. Lot area - not regulated. 2. Lot width - All lots shall have at least twenty-four (24) feet of frontage on a public street. 3. Lot coverage - The amount of impervious surface permitted for residential structures shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area. The amount of impervious surface permitted for institutional structures shall not exceed sixty-five (65) percent of the lot area. Lot coverage is not regulated for commercial and mixed-use structures. 4. Front yard - Residential and commercial structures shall have a front yard setback of not more than five (5) feet; except where a plaza or courtyard is in the front yard, in which case the maximum setback shall be thirty (30) feet; the plaza or courtyard shall be enclosed on three (3) sides and open to the sidewalk side, but partially enclosed with a combination of landscaping and a small wall or fence, in order to maintain the continuity of the streetscape. Institutional structures shall have a front yard setback of not more than fifteen (15) feet. Accessory building shall have a front yard setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. 5. Side yard- Not regulated. 6. Rear yard- All structures shall have a rear yard setback of at least five (5) feet when adjoining an alley or common drive. If not such alley or common drive exists, the rear yard must be sufficient to allow for such alley or drive, based on a determination of the Site Plan Review Committee. 7. Building height- No principal building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet unless uses are mixed vertically (i.e. ground floor commercial with office or residential in upper floors), in which case the maximum height may be increased to forty- five (45) feet. Accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height. Institutional buildings shall not exceed forty-five (45) feet. First floor elevation shall be at least eighteen (18) inches above finished grade for residential uses. Exceptions to these height regulations shall be made for steeples, cupolas and similar architectural elements.