Davenport's zoning code (Table 17.04-1) sets residential setbacks: 30-foot front yards in R-1 and R-2, 25 feet in R-3, a 7-foot minimum interior side yard, and a 30-foot or 20%-of-lot-depth rear yard.
Section 17.04.030 and Table 17.04-1 of the Davenport Zoning Ordinance set minimum setbacks by district. In the R-1 and R-2 single-family districts, the front setback is 30 feet or the average of adjacent front setbacks, whichever is less; the R-3 district requires 25 feet. The minimum interior side setback is 7 feet in R-1, R-2, and R-3, dropping to 5 feet in the central R-3C and R-4 districts. Corner side setbacks run 25 feet in R-1, 20 feet in R-2, and 15 feet in R-3. The rear setback is 30 feet or 20% of lot depth, whichever is less. Variances go to the Board of Adjustment.
Building within a required setback triggers a stop-work order and correction; no setback may be reduced below code without an approved variance. Encroaching structures may have to be moved or removed at the owner's expense.
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