Zoning Requirements

The follow tables represent Lafayette County General Zoning requirements. View the Lafayette County Zoning Ordinance for all regulations.

Remember to contact the Planning and Zoning Department before planning a new land division.

FRONT YARD SETBACKS

HIGHWAY CLASSIFICATION	HIGHWAY IDENTIFICATION	SETBACK FROM R/W	SETBACK FROM CENTERLINE
Class - A - Highways	State & Federal Highways	50 ft	110 ft
Class - B - Highways	County Trunk Highways	42 ft	75 ft
Class - C - Highways	Town Roads and Public Streets	30 ft	63 ft
Private Roads	Recorded Access Easement	30 FT from Easement Boundaries	60 FT from Center of Easement
NONE	Lots With Out Road Frontage	25 FT from Front Property Line	N/A

MINIMUM SETBACK, AREA AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

ZONING DISTRICT	SIDE YARD SETBACK	REAR YARD SETBACK	LOT AREA	LOT WIDTH	BUILDING AREA	BUILDING MAX HEIGHT	BUILDING SETBACK FROM ABUTTING RES. DIST.
Agricultural A-1	30 ft	30 ft	10 acres	200 ft	24 ft	40 ft	75 ft
Agricultural A-2	30 ft	30 ft	5 acres	200 ft	24 ft	40 ft	75 ft
Rural Residential - RR	20 ft	30 ft	1 acre	200 ft	24 ft	35 ft	35 ft
Residential R-1	15 ft	40 ft	20,000 sq ft	150 ft	24 ft	35 ft	35 ft
Residential (R-2)	15 ft	35 ft	20,000 sq ft	100 ft	24 ft	35 ft	35 ft
Residential (R-3)	10 ft	30 ft	15,000 sq ft	100 ft	12 ft	25 ft	35 ft
Conservancy-Forestry-Recreation - CFR	30 ft	30 ft	4 acres	200 ft	20 ft	35 ft	35 ft
Residential R-1/R-2/R-3 with Public Sewer	10 ft	25 ft	10,000 sq ft	100 ft	24 ft 12 ft R-3	35 ft 25 ft R-3	35 ft
Commercial (C-1)	20 ft	30 ft	1 acre	150 ft	2000 sq ft	40 ft	50 ft
Rural Business (B-1)	20 ft	30 ft	1 acre	150 ft	500 sq ft	40 ft	50 ft
Light Industrial (M-1)	50 ft	50 ft	1 acre	150 ft	2000 sq ft	50 ft	100 ft
Heavy Industrial (M-2)	50 ft	50 ft	2 acre	200 ft	1000 sq ft	60 ft	200 ft

RIVER, LAKE, STREAM, OR WATERWAY SETBACKS

No building or structure may be placed closer than seventy-five feet (75) from the Ordinary High Water Mark of any navigable stream, river, lake, or waterway.