Maysville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Supplementary District Regulations
Section 405.140 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 14, 9-18-1996]
The regulations hereinafter set forth in this Section qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter.
Section 405.150 General Area Exceptions And Modifications.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 14, 9-18-1996]
A.
Where a lot or tract is used for farming or for a commercial or industrial purpose, more than one (1) main building may be located upon the lot or tract, but only when such buildings conform to all open space requirements around the lot for the district in which the lot or tract is located.
B.
In the event that a lot is to be occupied by a group of two (2) or more related buildings to be used for multiple dwelling, institutional, motel or hotel purposes, there may be more than one (1) building on the lot; provided, however, that the open spaces between buildings that are parallel shall have a minimum dimension of twenty (20) feet for one (1) story buildings, thirty (30) feet for two-story buildings, and forty (40) feet for three- or four-story buildings.
C.
In all districts, a triangular space must be maintained at the street corner of a corner lot, free from any kind of obstruction to vision between the heights of three (3) feet and twelve (12) feet above the established street grade. The street grade is measured at the intersection of the center lines of the intersecting street pavements, and the triangular space is determined by a diagonal line connecting two (2) points measured fifteen (15) feet equidistant from the intersection of the property lines or the property lines extended on the corner of the lot using each of the street right-of-way lines.
Section 405.160 Front Yard Exceptions And Modifications.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 14, 9-18-1996]
A.
The front yards heretofore established shall be adjusted in the following cases.
1.
Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on the same side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed, or may hereafter be developed, with two (2) or more buildings that have [with a variation of five (5) feet or less] a front yard greater in depth than herein required, new buildings shall not be erected closer to the street than the front yard established by the existing building nearest the street line.
2.
Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on the same side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed, or may hereafter be developed, with two (2) or more buildings that have a front yard of less depth than herein required then:
a.
Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the two (2) closest front corners of the adjacent buildings on each side.
Section 405.170 Side Yard Exceptions And Modifications.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 14, 9-18-1996]
For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a two-family dwelling, or multiple-family dwelling, shall be considered as one (1) building occupying one (1) lot.
Section 405.180 Height Exceptions And Modifications.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 14, 9-18-1996]
A.
Public, semi-public, or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of additional building height above the height limit otherwise provided in the district in which the district is located.
B.
Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, stacks, stage towers or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers, spires, wireless towers, grain elevators, or necessary mechanical appurtenances are exempt from the height regulations contained herein.