BULK REGULATIONS.
Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 160.304
in effect§ 160.304 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the RE5 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 15 feet.
Required Side Yard: | 0 feet.
Required Rear Yard: | 0 feet.
Maximum Height: | Unlimited; except a maximum of 3 stories and no more than 45 feet adjacent to DD, AD 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 limitation.
Required Buffer Yard: | *45 feet total and Level D buffer yard when adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 forms. *30 feet total and Level C buffer yard when adjacent to DD5, AD1, AD2, AD3, GW forms. *15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to MD1 and MD2 forms.
Buffer Yard Reduction: | 10-foot reduction is allowed when parking is adjacent to a buffer yard.
* 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: 0 feet.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
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/0-0-0-71800Fetched: 11/8/2026