Clyde Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Lot, Height and Yard Regulations
§ 190-16 Lot regulations.
A.
Lot frontage. The minimum lot frontage of any lot shall be measured along the minimum building setback line as required for the district in which it is located.
B.
Corner lots. At all street intersections no obstruction to vision which is a hazard to vehicular movement exceeding 30 inches in height above the established grade of the street at the property line shall be erected or maintained on any lot within the triangle formed by the street lot lines of such lot and a line drawn between points along such street lot lines 30 feet distant from their points of intersection.
C.
Required area or space cannot be reduced. The area or dimension of any lot, yard, parking area or other space shall not be reduced to less than the minimum required by this chapter; and, if already less than the minimum required by this chapter, said area or dimension may be continued and shall not be further reduced.
§ 190-17 Height exceptions.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not used for human occupancy, nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads, similar features and necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level.
§ 190-18 Yard regulations.
A.
Front yard exceptions. When a vacant lot is situated between two improved lots, each having a principal building within 25 feet of any side lot line of such unimproved lot, and when both such improved lots contain principal structures which do not conform with the minimum front yard setbacks in that district, the front yard requirements of the unimproved lot may be reduced to the greater of the two front yard setbacks of the adjoining improved lots but in no case shall be less than 10 feet.
B.
Additional yards required where C-1 and M-1 uses abut R Districts. All uses permitted in C-1 and M-1 Districts, which abut at the lot line or on the same street an R District, shall provide yards, where they abut, at least the minimum yard requirements in accordance with such R Districts.
§ 190-19 Accessory structures.
A.
Minimum yard regulations.
(1)
Unattached accessory structures in R Districts. Accessory structures, which are not attached to a principal structure, may be erected in accordance with the following restrictions:
(a)
No accessory structure is located closer than three feet to the side and rear lot lines.
[Amended 10-5-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
(b)
No accessory structure is located closer to the street than the street wall of the principal structure.
(c)
No accessory structure is located closer to a principal structure than 10 feet.
(2)
Attached accessory structures in R Districts. When an accessory structure is attached to the principal building, it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal buildings.
B.
Storage requirements for dwellings without basements.
[Added 4-27-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
(1)
Each dwelling without a basement shall contain on the same lot a storage structure having a minimum of 100 square feet, which may be attached or detached from the main structure.
§ 190-20 General landscaping regulations.
Any nonresidential use which is in, abuts, is adjacent to or is less than 50 feet from any R District, and which is not conducted within a completely enclosed building, such as storage yards, lumber and building materials yards, and parking lots and like uses, shall be entirely enclosed by a fence or landscaping sufficient to effectively shield such uses. This section shall not apply to nurseries, and the display sales purposes of new or used cars, trucks, trailers, bicycles, motorcycles, or farm equipment.