(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, "rear yard" means any open space extending the full width of a lot between a building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as hereinafter specified;
(b) "Rear yard least depth" means the shortest distance, measured horizontally, between any part of a building, other than such parts as are hereinafter excepted, and the lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line ten feet (10 ft.) in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and a maximum distance from the front lot line, shall be considered the rear lot line;
(c) Where Retail Business, General Business or Shopping Center District is abutting a Residence District, rear yard means an open space extending the full width of a lot between a building and a rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward and containing only grass and shrubbery, except as may be otherwise specified.
(d) Subsection (c) hereof shall take precedence over any and all other provisions of this Code. All inconsistencies between subsection (c) hereof and other provisions of this code shall be decided in favor of subsection (c) hereof.
(Ord. 7139-99. Passed 7-6-99.)