Sioux City, IA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

2. Standards. The dimensions set out in the tables in 25.03.030.3, Lot and Building Standards, include:

A. Minimum lot area and width;

B. Minimum front yard, interior side yard, street side yard, and rear yard setbacks;

C. Maximum building height; and

D. Impervious coverage ratio.

c. Height and Area Exceptions. Set out in Section 25.03.050, Height and Area Exceptions, are the height and area

exceptions and allowable encroachments in the residential and nonresidential and mixed use districts.

d. Accessory and Supplemental Standards. Set out in Subchapter 25.03-B, Accessory and Supplemental Standards, are the standards for accessory buildings and structures and accessory uses for all uses, residential uses, and nonresidential and mixed uses, respectively.

Subsection 25.03.030.1 Development Standards 742/1110

1. Generally. The minimum lot size, minimum open space ratio (OSR), maximum gross density, minimum area of

development, and utility requirements for each residential district and neighborhood type are as set out in Table 25.03.030.1, Residential Development Standards.

2. Application. These standards apply to:

a. All subdivisions that meet the minimum area of development, as applicable;

b. Re-subdivisions of property that create two or more buildable lots; or