YARD AND SETBACK MEASUREMENTS
A.
In measuring a front yard or side yard adjoining a street, it shall be the perpendicular distance between the street and a line through the corner of face of the building closest to and drawn parallel with the street.
B.
If any future right-of-way line has been established by provisions of a specific ordinance or by the master plan, then the measurement of the yard shall be made from the future right-of-way line, or future property line so defined.
C.
No more than fifty percent of the front yard area measured from the property line to the closest structure may be covered with asphalt, concrete or similar paving material. Such covering shall be limited to driveways and walkways.
(Prior code § 1890)
A.
Unless otherwise noted in subsection C of this section, the highway right-of-way line on all major and secondary highways shall be established as forty-four feet from the centerline of all secondary highways and sixty feet from the centerline of all major highways referred to in this section shall be those shown on the master plan for the city.
B.
In cases where yards are required, such yards shall be calculated from the line established by the highway right-of-way by this section.
C.
For building setback requirements on special streets and highways, the following chart shall apply:
(Prior code § 1891)
YARD AND SETBACK MEASUREMENTS
A.
In measuring a front yard or side yard adjoining a street, it shall be the perpendicular distance between the street and a line through the corner of face of the building closest to and drawn parallel with the street.
B.
If any future right-of-way line has been established by provisions of a specific ordinance or by the master plan, then the measurement of the yard shall be made from the future right-of-way line, or future property line so defined.
C.
No more than fifty percent of the front yard area measured from the property line to the closest structure may be covered with asphalt, concrete or similar paving material. Such covering shall be limited to driveways and walkways.
(Prior code § 1890)
A.
Unless otherwise noted in subsection C of this section, the highway right-of-way line on all major and secondary highways shall be established as forty-four feet from the centerline of all secondary highways and sixty feet from the centerline of all major highways referred to in this section shall be those shown on the master plan for the city.
B.
In cases where yards are required, such yards shall be calculated from the line established by the highway right-of-way by this section.
C.
For building setback requirements on special streets and highways, the following chart shall apply:
(Prior code § 1891)