Bismarck, ND · zoning record
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R5 district, straight from Bismarck's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R5 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
How tall the building may be.
“10. Height limits. No single-family dwelling shall exceed forty (40) feet”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Smallest conforming lot.
“seven thousand (7,000) square feet. Provided, however, that on a record lot”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Narrowest conforming lot.
“than forty (40) feet, and in addition, shall have a width of not less than sixty (60)”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Lot length that must touch a street.
“than forty (40) feet, and in addition, shall have a width of not less than sixty (60)”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Required space from the front line.
“accessory structures not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth, provided,”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Required space from a side line.
“of the principal building. Each side yard shall be no less than six (6) feet in width.”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Required space from a side street on a corner lot.
“twenty-five (25) feet in width.”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Required space from the rear line.
“9. Rear yard. Each lot shall have a rear yard not less than twenty (20)”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“accessory buildings shall not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the total area of the lot.”14-04-03. R5 Residential District. In any R5 residential district, the following › 14-04-03 · Bismarck code · read 2026-10-03
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
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