1149.08 YARD REQUIREMENTS.
The following minimum requirements shall apply.
(a) Front Yards. Front yard setbacks shall be not less than fifty feet from the front street line.
(b) Yards and Open Spaces.
Building and Lot Relationship | No. of Stories | Minimum Dimensions of Yards (ft.) | |
(1) | Main wall facing another main wall across an open yard (where walls overlap less than fifty feet) | 1 | 40 |
2 | 45 | ||
(2) | Main wall facing a secondary wall across an open yard (where walls overlap less than fifty feet) | 1 | 34 |
2 | 38 | ||
(3) | Secondary wall facing a secondary wall across an open yard (where walls overlap less than fifty feet) | 1 | 25 |
2 | 28 | ||
(4) | Main wall facing a side or rear lot line (where wall is less than fifty feet in length) | 1 | 20 |
2 | 22.5 | ||
(5) | Secondary wall facing a side or rear lot line (where wall is less than fifty feet in length) | 1 | 12.5 |
2 | 14 | ||
The minimum distance between any two parallel walls which overlap more than fifty feet or extend unbroken for more than fifty feet parallel to a property line (or within fifteen degrees of parallel), as set forth in the above schedule, shall be increased not less than 0.15 times the number of feet the walls overlap or extend along a property line more than fifty feet.
The required yards set forth herein may be used for pedestrian walks, recreation areas, parking areas or driveways.
(c) Yards for Accessory Buildings or Uses. Accessory buildings or uses shall be located not less than as set forth as follows:
Minimum Distance from Main Building (ft.) | From Side or Rear Lot Line of: | |||
Accessory Building or Use | Main Wall | Secondary Wall | Single-Family Residence District | All Other Districts |
Garage | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
Sidewalk | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Private drive or parking area | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
Play area | 30 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
Yards not occupied by any of the above accessory buildings and uses shall be fully developed with lawns and other landscape features.
(d) Assurance of Privacy. Yards of town house dwellings shall be related to the plan of the dwelling units, and buildings shall be so arranged as to assure the maximum privacy between adjacent buildings and intersecting wings of buildings from streets, parking spaces and recreation areas.
(Ord. 72-13. Passed 7-11-72.)