(A)   No yard, court or other open space, provided about any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter, shall be considered as a yard, court, or other open space for another building.

   (B)   In measuring the width and depth of the yards prescribed herein, a cornice projecting not more than 30 inches, or a fence, shall not be held to reduce such required dimensions.

   (C)   A porch may be erected in a front yard or rear yard, provided that it be not closer to an adjoining property line than the required width of the side yard.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see § 152.999

   (A)   In any residence district where 40% or more of the property fronting upon one side of a street between two intersecting streets, and located in such district, has been improved with buildings at the time of the passage of this chapter, and a front yard of greater depth than the minimum or of less depth than the minimum, required by the schedule of height and area regulation, has been provided for the majority of such buildings, such minimum may be disregarded; but no building hereafter erected or altered in such residence district between the existing buildings and the street corner shall be placed nearer to the street than the minimum prescribed in this chapter of the average distance already established by the buildings already erected, whichever is greater; but the minimum depth of front yard for a dwelling on a lot between two adjoining lots, on each of which a building exists at the time of the passage of the chapter, shall be the average of the depths of front yards observed by such buildings.

Where less than 40% of such property has been improved with buildings, or where dwellings do not front upon a street, the minimum depth of front yard shall be as required by the schedule of height and area regulations.

   (B)   For a corner lot in a 30-foot or 40-foot height and area district, the minimum depth of yard along either frontage shall be the depth of yard which is required along the same street for the adjoining lot; provided that nothing in this provision shall be so interpreted as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot of record at the time of passage of this chapter to less than 25 feet; or, in a residence district, to require more than one yard adjacent to the street lines in excess of 25 feet in depth (or width); or, in a business district, to require a yard along either frontage to be more than 15 feet in depth (or width).

   (C)   When a dwelling in a 100-foot district fronts on an alley the front line of such dwelling shall be at least 15 feet from the center of such alley.

   (D)   In a business district located within a height and area district where front yards are required, the depth of front yard need not exceed that required by this subchapter for buildings in an adjoining residence district and located in the same block and fronting on the same street.

   (E)   In a 40-foot district, where all the lots fronting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets are within a business district and at least 20% of such lots are improved with commercial buildings at the time of the passage of this chapter, a front yard greater in depth than the average distance already established by such existing commercial buildings shall not be required.

   (F)   In a 40-foot district, where part of the lots fronting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets are within a business district and part within a residence district, a front yard provided for a lot in such business district need not exceed the least depth already established by an existing building which fronts on the same street as the lot in question and is located between said lot and the adjacent residence district in the same block.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020)

   (A)   The width of a side yard shall be taken as the least distance from any part of, or point on, the building to the adjacent side line of the lot.

   (B)   In any district other than a residence district, a building other than a dwelling shall not require a side yard except when bordering on a residence district, in which case a side yard shall be provided adjacent to such district and equal in width to that required therein.

   (C)   The width of any side yard, if one is provided, whether or not one be required by the schedule of height and area regulations, shall not be less than ten feet.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see § 152.999

   (A)   The depth required by the schedule of height and area regulations for rear yards shall be the depth exclusive of any portion used for accessory buildings.

   (B)   In computing the depth of rear yard for any building where such yard opens into an alley, one-half the width of such alley may be considered as a portion of the yard.

   (C)   In measuring the depth of rear yards, in cases where the rear lot line is not parallel with the street line, average dimensions may be used.

   (D)   In a business district located within a 50-foot height and area district, a building used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall require a rear yard when bordering on a residence district, in which case a rear yard at least 15 feet in depth shall be required adjacent to such district.

   (E)   In any residence district, now dwelling shall be so located on a lot that the rear thereof faces a street line unless such dwelling be located 30 feet or more from such street line.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see § 152.999

   (A)   Except as herein prescribed, an outer court is not required in any district, but if provided, its width shall be not less than ten feet, nor less than one-fourth of its length nor less than two inches for each foot of height of such court measured from the bottom thereof to the top of the highest wall abutting it; except that, in determining the width of an outer court adjoining a side yard, the width of such yard may be counted.

   (B)   Except as herein prescribed, in inner court is required, but if provided its width shall be not less than ten feet nor less than three inches for each foot of the height of such court measured from the bottom thereof to the top of the highest wall abutting it.

   (C)   In any business district or industrial district, when a portion of the building above the ground floor, but not the ground floor itself, is used as a dwelling, an outer court in the rear thereof shall be provided for the stories used for residence purposes. Such court shall be open and unobstructed for the full width of the lot and at least 15 feet in depth.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see § 152.999

   (A)   Nothing in the area requirements of this chapter, relating to lot area per family, shall be held to prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling upon a lot, the area of which is less than that prescribed as the lot area per family, provided that such lot at the time of the passage of this chapter, was held under a separate ownership from the adjoining lots; or provided that, at the time of the passage of this chapter, such lot is shown to be a separate and distinct numbered lot, by a plan of lots which has been recorded and which depicts streets and alleys which have been legally dedicated to the public use.

   (B)   In any district, the minimum lot area per family required under the schedule of height and area regulations may be reduced 10% for a corner lot.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020)

   (A)   In any residence district, any accessory building shall be at least ten feet from an adjoining rear alley except garages, which shall not be less than ten feet from the property line of the adjoining alley.

   (B)   In an R-1, R-2 or R-3 Residence District, no accessory building shall be less than ten feet from any lot line and no closer to the street than existing adjacent structure.

   (C)   In an R-l, R-2 or R-3 Residence District, accessory buildings on a corner lot, the rear line of which, is the side line of another lot shall not be closer to the side street than the depth of front yard required in the district in which said adjoining lot is situated. Such accessory building shall also be at least ten feet from said common lot line.

(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see § 152.999