On any corner lot on which front and side yards are required, no wall, fence, structure, sign, tree, shrub or hedge may be erected or maintained that may cause danger to traffic and a hazard by obstructing the view.

No porch enclosed or unenclosed, stoop, canopy, patio, or other structure shall extend into the front yard except that the eaves may extend four (4) feet.

The space in rear or side yard shall be unobstructed except for a porte-cochere and the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, eaves and other ornamental features. A building and an accessory building erected on the same lot shall be for the area consideration or regulation considered as a single building, except that accessory building shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the rear yard.

All zoning districts that impose a minimum seven-foot side yard building setback: The side yard building setback to the south shall be a minimum of seven feet (7'), but may be adjusted to not less than four feet (4') should there be a unique condition on the adjoining property that indicate[s] that the intent of the fire break interval shall be clearly complied with in perpetuity. The City’s Building Inspector and Planning Director shall be in unison in such assessment and determination.

Editor’s note–Ordinance 2019-07 adopted 3/26/19 did not specify the manner of inclusion. At the discretion of the editor in consultation with city staff, these provisions were included as the second paragraph of section 3 above.

On any lot separately owned and of record on the date of final passage of this ordinance a single-family residence may be erected even though of less area than required by this ordinance.

On a lot or on unplatted property, only one structure and accessory building for single- or two (2) family use shall be permitted. However, permits for private housing units or projects and shopping centers may be issued in unplatted areas.

The lot, open space, or yard required by this ordinance for a particular building shall not be diminished and shall not be included as a part of the required lot, open space, or yard areas of any other building. If the lot, open space, or yard areas required by this ordinance for a particular building are diminished the continued existence of such building shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance.

Two (2) family dwellings may be erected in a single-family residence area where forty (40) percent of the street frontage between intersecting streets is developed with or zoned to two (2) family dwelling area, and the corresponding frontage on the opposite side of the street may likewise be used for two (2) family dwelling.

Apartments may be erected in a Residence “A” area or in any area where forty (40) percent of the street frontage between intersecting streets is developed with or zoned for apartment use and the corresponding frontage on the opposite side of the street may be likewise used for apartments.

Parking requirements as relates to space as set out in provision for any district shall not apply to any unimproved lot, or tract of land, in a block in any such district regardless of partial development of other lots or tracts of land in such block.