Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 18 — ZONING›Division IV — USES, YARDS, HEIGHTS, PARKING, LOADING, RIDESHARING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS
Lincoln Municipal Code Ch. 18.38 Area and Yard Regulations
Lincoln Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lincoln
Cite as: Lincoln Municipal Code Chapter 18.38 · Text as of 2026-10-04
18.38.010 - Applicability.¶
The area, yard and other regulations specified in this title in the various districts are subject to the general regulations in this chapter.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.000, 1979)
18.38.020 - Substandard residential lots.¶
In any "R" district, a single-family dwelling may be erected on any lawfully created parcel of land, the area of which meets the requirements of this title. No structure shall be erected on any substandard lot if the parcel was acquired from the owner of record of contiguous property, or his transferee, after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter. The width of yards for single-family dwellings constructed pursuant to this section may be reduced to ten percent of the width of the lot but in no instance less than three feet.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.010, 1979)
18.38.030 - Distances between and around buildings.¶
Dwelling groups shall be constructed so that the following minimum distances are provided between buildings and between buildings and lot lines:
(1) The sum of the height of any two adjacent buildings, divided by two, but in no case less than 15 feet, shall be maintained between main buildings.
(2) A minimum of 15 feet shall be maintained between a side yard line and the access side of a single row of dwelling groups.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.020, 1979)
18.38.040 - Garage or carport entrance orientation.¶
Except in the case of a single-family dwelling, any garage or carport required by the provisions of this division, or required by the conditions of any conditional use permit, shall be constructed so that no entrance or open side faces, or opens onto, a street contiguous to any lot or parcel, unless such entrance or open side can be closed by means of a door, or doors, or similar device, or is screened by a fence, hedge, wall or similar structure which is not more than 50 percent transparent.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.030, 1979)
18.38.050 - Projection of porches, landings and stairways into yards.¶
Open, uncovered, raised porches, landing places or outside stairways may not project into any required side, front or rear yards.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.040, 1979)
18.38.060 - Projection of architectural features into yards.¶
Architectural features on the main building, such as cornices, eaves, canopies and sills, may not extend more than two feet into any side yard or side street yard. Eaves and canopies may extend a maximum of three feet into the required front or rear yard.
(Ord. 357B § 4.03.050, 1979)
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