(a)

[Purpose.] To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation; to lessen the congestion in the streets; and to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, minimum standards of primary access to various uses are herein established with due regard to the traffic demands created by such various use on different classification of streets as established by the major thoroughfare plan of the City.

(b)

[General.] All buildings or structures shall be set back from the street right-of-way line a minimum distance equal to the front and side yards specified in Sections 11-120—11-290 or the setbacks from street centerline specified in this section, whichever is greater.

(1)

One family and two family dwelling uses.

a.

The standard right-of-way for streets providing the primary means of access to one (1) family and two (2) family dwellings shall be:

For Minor Streets - Fifty (50) feet

For Secondary Streets - Sixty (60) feet

For Major Streets - Eighty (80) feet

b.

No permit for the erection of any one family or two family dwelling shall be issued on a street of lesser standards than specified by [Section] 13-100(b)(1)(a) unless the dwelling and all accessory buildings are set back from the centerline as follows:

(2)

Multiple family dwelling and institutional uses not exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height.

a.

The standard right-of-way for streets providing the primary means of access to multiple family dwellings and institutional uses no exceeding two and one-half (2 ½) stories in height shall be:

For Minor Streets - Fifty (50) feet

For Secondary Streets - Sixty (60) feet

For Major Streets - Eighty (80) feet

b.

No permit for the erection of any multiple family dwelling or institutional use not exceeding two and on-half (2 ½) stories in height shall be issued on a street of lesser standards than specified by [Section] 13-100(b)(2)(a) unless the dwellings and all accessory buildings are set back from the centerline of such streets as follows:

(3)

Multiple family dwelling and institutional uses exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height.

a.

The standard right-of-way for streets providing the primary means of access to retail, commercial, service and industrial uses shall be:

For Minor Streets - Sixty (60) feet

For Secondary Streets - Sixty (60) feet

For Major Streets - Eighty (80) feet

b.

No permit for the erection of any multiple family dwelling or institutional use exceeding two and one-half (2 ½) stories in height shall be issued on a street of lesser standard than specified by [Section] 13-100(b)(3)(b) unless all buildings are set back from the centerline as follows:

(4)

Retail, commercial, service and industrial uses except in the CA district.

a.

The standard right-of-way for streets providing the primary means of access to retail, commercial, service and industrial uses shall be:

For Minor Streets - Sixty (60) feet

For Secondary Streets - Seventy (70) feet

For Major Streets - Eighty (80) feet

b.

No permit for any retail, commercial, service or industrial use shall be issued on any street of lesser standard than specified by [Section] 13-100(b)(4)(a) unless all buildings are set back from the centerline as follows:

(5)

For retail uses in SC district, add twenty (20) feet to setback from centerline.

(6)

For commercial and industrial uses.

In those cases where the City Council has established a specific right-of-way line for a street the setbacks as required in Sections 11-120—11-290 shall apply and shall be measured from the specified right-of-way line and the setback provisions of Section 13-100 shall not apply.