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Setbacks and Building Limits in R -1 Zones <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />less than 7370 <br />45% <br />7370 to 15800 <br />3320 square feet or 30 %, whichever is greater <br />15800 to 34000 <br />4940 square feet or 20 %, whichever is greater <br />Over 34000 <br />6800 square feet or 15 0/0, whichever is greater <br />For an overview on how these limits were decided, read the section on the 2002 <br />Lot Coverage Amendment. <br />No more than 40% of the rear 30 feet of the lot may be covered with <br />any kind of building. <br />Top <br />Examples <br />Typical Lot with Alley <br />Setbacks (required <br />yards) <br />Rear Setback (required <br />;' yard) <br />Property Line <br />Note that detached garages <br />have a different set of <br />setback requirements. See <br />our page on Regulations <br />for Garages, coming soon. <br />A single family residence is <br />limited to only one (1) <br />garage, attached or <br />detached. <br />When the garage is <br />attached, the setback rules <br />for the principle structure <br />apply. <br />When there is an alley, a <br />detached garage MUST be <br />in the rear 30 feet of the <br />lot. <br />When there is no alley, a <br />detached garage is not <br />required to be in the rear <br />30 feet. However, additional <br />requirements must be met: <br />o The 5 -foot side setback <br />DOES apply <br />® Fire code regulations <br />apply if the garage is within 10 feet of the house, <br />ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY <br />STREET RIGHT OF WAY <br />lutp://www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us/zoning/setbacks <br />5/19/2004 <br />