HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 24-034ORDINANCE 24-034
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 94, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 3, PERTAINING
TO SECTION 94-395 PROJECTIONS OF PORCHES, DECKS, PLATFORMS AND
CANTILEVERED FLOORS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY of the City of Brookings, South Dakota
that the Zoning Regulations be amended as follows:
Chapter 94 — Zoning
Article VI. — Supplemental Regulations
Division 3 — Yard Requirements
Sec. 94-395. Projections of porches, decks, platforms and cantilevered floors.
(a) Open, unenclosed porches, decks and platforms may project into a required yard
area as follows:
(1) Ground and entry level porches, decks and platforms may project into the front
yard no more than 10 feet and in no case may be closer than 10 feet from the
front lot line.
(2) Porches decks and platforms leading to the second story and above may
project into the front yard no more than six feet and in no case may be closer
than 14 feet from the front lot line.
(3) Attached porches, decks and platforms may project into the side yard setback
no more than four feet. Detached porches, decks and platforms may not
encroach into the side yard setback.
(4) Attached porches, decks and platforms may encroach into the rear yard
setback a distance not greater than 20 percent of the minimum required
setback. Detached porches, decks and platforms may not encroach into the
rear yard setback.
(5) Stairs and ramps leading to an approved porch, deck or platform may exceed
the allowable projections described in Sec. 94-395.(a).
(b) Cantilevered floors and adjoining wall assemblies which are not supported by a
permanent foundation may project into a required yard area as follows:
(1) Cantilevered floors and adjoining wall assemblies may be extended into a
required front or rear yard setback a distance not exceeding two feet, and into
a required side yard setback a distance not exceeding one foot.
(2) The length of a cantilevered floor and adjoining wall assembly shall not exceed
14 feet or 30 percent of the total length of any side of a principal building,
whichever is greater.
(Ord. No. 21-03, 8-26-2003; Ord. No. 13-12, § 1, 6-12-2012)
Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 13-12, § 1, adopted June 12, 2012, changed the title of § 94-
396 from "Projection of porches, decks and platforms" to "Projections of porches,
decks, platforms and cantilevered floors."
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
FIRST READING: September 24, 2024
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION: October 8, 2024
PUBLISHED: October 11, 2024
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