(A)   The height regulations prescribed herein shall not apply to television and radio towers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, elevator penthouses, smokestacks, conveyors, and flagpoles.

   (B)   Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, where permitted, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet when the required front, side and rear yards are each increased by one foot for each foot of additional building height above the height regulations for the district in which the building is located.

   (C)   The limitation on number of stories shall not apply to buildings used exclusively for storage purposes, provided such buildings do not exceed the height in feet permitted in the district in which they are located.

   (A)   When forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have a front yard which is greater or less than the required front yard in the district, no building shall project beyond the average front yard so established; provided, however, that a front yard depth shall not be required to exceed fifty percent (50%) in excess of the front yard otherwise required in the district in which the lot is located.

   (B)   On lots having double frontage the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

   (C)   In a Residential District no fence, structure, or planting higher than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet above the established street grades shall be maintained within twenty (20) feet of any street intersection.

   (D)   An open, uncovered porch or paved terrace may project into a required front yard for a distance of not more than ten (10) feet, but this shall not be interpreted to include or permit fixed canopies.

   (E)   Filling station pumps and pump islands and signs may be located within a required yard provided they are not less than fifteen (15) feet from any street line and not less than fifty (50) feet from the boundary of any Residential District.

   (F)   Off-street parking facilities may be located within the required front yard of any “C” or “M” District but shall not be nearer than fifty (50) feet to any “R” District, and no off-street parking shall be permitted in the required front yard of any “R” District.

   (A)   On a corner lot in “R” Districts the width of the yard along the side street shall be not less than any required front yard on such street; provided, however, that the buildable width of a lot of record shall not be reduced to less than thirty-two (32) feet.

   (B)   No accessory building shall project beyond a required yard line along any street.

   (C)   Where dwelling units are erected above a commercial establishment, no side yard is required except when required for the commercial building on the side of a lot adjoining a Residence District.

   (D)   A porte-cochere or canopy may project into a required side yard provided every part of such porte-cochere or canopy in unenclosed and not less than five (5) feet from any side lot line.

   (E)   Where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of this ordinance is less than fifty (50) feet in width, each of the required side yards may be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot; provided, however, that no side yard shall be less than three (3) feet.

   (A)   Where a lot abuts upon an alley, one-half (1/2) the alley width may be considered as part of the required rear yard.

   (B)   An accessory building not exceeding twenty (20) feet in height and not located any closer than three (3) feet to side or rear lot line. No accessory building shall encroach upon the front yard.

   (C)   The ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features may extend to a distance not to exceed eighteen (18) inches into a required yard. Roofs and eaves may extend not more than thirty (30) inches into a required yard.

   (D)   Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers, and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues into a rear yard may be permitted by the Building Official for a distance not to exceed five (5) feet when these are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.

(Am. Ord. 1995-29, passed 10-23-1995; Am. Ord. 1998-23, passed 9-9-1998)

   (A)   Where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of this ordinance has less area or width than herein required in the district in which it is located, and the owner of such lot does not own any other parcel or tract adjacent thereto, said lot may nonetheless be used for a one-family dwelling or for any nondwelling use permitted in the district in which it is located.

   (B)   Where a lot is not served by either a public water supply or a public or community sewer, it shall have an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a width of not less than one hundred (100) feet; where a lot is served by a public water supply but not by a public or community sewer, it shall have an area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet and a width of eighty (80) feet.