Sioux City, IA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

The front yard, interior side yard, street-side yard, and rear yard setbacks; building height, and building coverage ratio standards for the NC.1, NC. 2, NC. 3, NC.4, and NC.5 sub-districts are set out in Table 25.03.020.3, Existing Neighborhood Lot and Building Standards. Where alternative standards are set out in the table for individual sub-districts (e.g. NC.2, NC.3, NC.4 and NC.5), the lot areas, setbacks, and building coverage ratios that are prevailing in the immediate vicinity of a vacant lot or tract shall determine the applicability of the standards. For the purposes of this provision, "immediate vicinity" refers to properties within the same sub-district that are within a distance of 660 feet from the subject lot or tract. Where different setback standards are specifically shown on an approved, recorded final plat, then standards that are shown on that plat shall supersede the corresponding setback standards in this table.

Sub- Predominant Housing

district

Type

Single-family NC.1 detached dwellings1 Single-family detached NC.2 dwellings5

Table 25.03.020.3 Existing Neighborhood Lot and Building Standards

Minimum Lot Width2

Lot Area Minimum3

Front3

Minimum Setback9, 10

Interior Side4

Street Side

Rear4

120'

1 ac.

35'

20'

20'

35'

60'

7,000 sf.

25'

5' / 10'

20'

25' / 15'

Building Height

Maximum

Building Impervious

Coverage Coverage

Ratio

Ratio

35'

10%

15%

35'

30%