BULK REGULATIONS.
Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 160.194
in effect§ 160.194 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the MD3 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 25 feet—*, **
Required Side Yard: | 10 feet*
Required Rear Yard: | 10 feet*
Required Lot Frontage: | 25 feet.
Maximum Height: | No limit; except 45 feet when located within 150 feet of AD and DD forms. *Additional setback is required when the building is above 55 feet in height. In these cases, add 1 additional foot for all setbacks for every 2 additional feet in height up to 20 feet additional feet of setback.
Maximum Size: | No limit—comply with fire and building codes.
Required Buffer Yard: | *30 feet total and Level C buffer yard when adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3 and DD4 forms.*** *15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to DD5, DD6, DD7, AD1, AD2, AD3, AD4. and GW, HW.*** * Parking lots or accessory buildings such as garages may be counted as the HW (Highway) buffer yard.***
Buffer Yard Reduction: | 10-foot reduction is allowed when parking is adjacent to a buffer yard.
* A reduction to 15 feet (front yard), 5 feet (side and rear 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.
Minimum distance between multiple principal buildings on the same lot: 10 feet.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022; Ord. 34-26, passed 5-5-2026)
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/0-0-0-71151Fetched: 11/8/2026