Fishers measures front, side, and rear setbacks under UDO Sec. 6.16.2, but the minimum distances are set per zoning district in Chapter 3 and vary. Universal rules apply: setbacks run from the existing or proposed right-of-way (whichever is greater), structures stay at least 25 feet from the 100-year floodplain, and commercial uses abutting residential have heightened perimeter yards.
UDO Article 6.16 (Setback Standards) applies to all zoning districts. Sec. 6.16.2 establishes three setback types — front, side, and rear — each measured perpendicular from the corresponding property line, and measured from the edge of the existing or proposed right-of-way (per the Thoroughfare Plan), whichever is greater. The specific minimum setback figures, however, live in Chapter 3 (Zoning Districts) and differ by district, so a single citywide number does not exist; you must identify the parcel's district to get its required front/side/rear setbacks. Several standards in Sec. 6.16.2 apply regardless of district: Other Setbacks (C) require primary and accessory structures to be set back from the top of bank of any watercourse by at least one-quarter the height of the structure plus the width of the eaves plus 5 feet, and to be at least 25 feet from the edge of the 100-year floodplain. Commercial Setbacks (D) impose, where a side or rear yard abuts a residential district, a side yard of at least 30 feet and a rear yard of 50 feet (the rear may hold parking if a 30-foot buffer yard is kept), and require a 50-foot setback for frontage roads or drives paralleling a street. An infill lot in a substantially built-out subdivision may use the average setback as defined in Chapter 12 (Sec. 6.16.2(B)(4)). All structures remain subject to the vision-clearance triangle in Article 6.20.
Building closer to a property line than the district's required setback, or violating the floodplain/top-of-bank or commercial perimeter-yard rules, is a UDO violation enforceable under Chapter 11 and can block a certificate of occupancy. Relief from a setback generally requires a development standards variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals; building first and seeking forgiveness risks an order to remove or relocate the structure.
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