Bossier City, LA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- R-A landscape minimum
- 80% of lot area
- R-E landscape minimum
- 60% of lot area
- R-MD landscape minimum
- 15% of lot area
- R-HD landscape minimum
- 10% of lot area
- Industrial districts
- No minimum landscape surface required
Summary
Bossier City doesn't cap lot coverage with a stated percentage; instead the Unified Development Code sets a minimum landscape surface requirement by zoning district under Section 6.4. R-A lots must keep 80 percent as landscape surface, R-E 60 percent, R-MD 15 percent and R-HD only 10 percent, which functions as the real ceiling on paving and building footprint.
District Lot Width Minimum Bldg. Setback Required Maximum Yard Permitted Minimum Landscape Surface Front Side Rear Front Side R- ... A Residence-Agriculture 100 ft. 25 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. n/a 80% of lot area R-E Residential Estate 70 ft. 40 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. 60% of lot area R-LD Residential, Low Density and R-MHS; Residential Manufactured Housing Subdivision 60 ft. 25 ft. 5 ft. 20 ft. 30% of lot area R-MD Residential, Medium Density 60 ft. 25 ft. 5 ft. 25 ft. 15% of lot area R-HD Residential, High Density 60 ft. 25 ft. 5 ft. 25 ft. 10% of lot area ... B-1 Business, Commercial Office 60 ft. 25 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. n/a 20% of lot area B-2 Limited Business 60 ft. 25 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. 20% of lot area B-3 General Business 60 ft. 35 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. 15% of lot area B- ... 5 Interchange Business 100 ft. 40 ft. 20 ft. 25 ft. 20% of lot area I- ... 1 Light Industrial 100 ft. 25 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. n/a None I-2 Heavy Industrial 100 ft. 25 ft. 10 ft. 25 ft. None
Full Breakdown
UDC Section 6.4, Yard Requirements, requires "all structures... comply with the minimum and maximum yard requirements and unpaved area ('landscape surface') contained in the following table," except where Section 15.4 provides otherwise. Rather than stating a maximum building or impervious coverage percentage directly, the table sets a Minimum Landscape Surface percentage of lot area for each district, which caps how much of the lot can be covered by structures, driveways and paving. The residential range runs wide: R-A Residence-Agriculture requires 80 percent minimum landscape surface, R-E Residential Estate 60 percent, R-LD Low Density and R-MHS Manufactured Housing Subdivision 30 percent, R-MD Medium Density 15 percent, and R-HD High Density only 10 percent, reflecting each district's intended density.
Commercial districts run lower still: B-1 and B-2 require 20 percent, B-3 General Business 15 percent, and B-5 Interchange Business 20 percent, while I-1 and I-2 industrial districts carry no minimum landscape surface requirement at all ("None"), letting those lots be covered edge to edge subject only to setbacks. The percentage is measured against total lot area, so a larger lot in a low-percentage district can still carry more paved or built area than a compliant lot in a high-percentage residential district.
Violations & Fines
Site plans or building permits that don't reserve the required landscape surface percentage are subject to denial by the Metropolitan Planning Commission and, if built anyway, enforcement as a UDC Section 17.7.1 misdemeanor: up to a $500 fine, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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