(a) The Building Inspector shall not approve any application for a permit to erect, construct, alter or enlarge any building or structure in a Single-Family Residential District which shall be like or substantially like any neighboring structure, as hereinafter defined, then in existence or for which a building permit has been issued, or which is included in the same building permit application, in more than three of the following respects:
(1) Height of the main roof ridge or, in the case of a building or structure with a flat roof, the highest point of the roof beams above the elevation of the first floor;
(2) Height of the main roof ridge above the tip of the plate (all flat roofs shall be deemed identical in this dimension);
(3) Length of the main roof ridge or, in the case of a building or structure with a flat roof, length of the main roof;
(4) Width between outside walls at the ends of the building or structure measured under the main roof at right angles to the length thereof;
(5) Relative location of windows in the front elevation and in each of both side elevations with respect to each other and with respect to any door, chimney, porch or attached garage in the same elevation;
(6) Relative location of any attached garage, porch or gable, if any, in the front elevation with respect to each other and the remainder of the building or structure;
(7) Building materials to be used in the exterior surface of the house.
(b) Buildings or structures shall be deemed to be like each other in any dimension with respect to which the difference between them is not more than two feet. Buildings or structures between which the only difference in relative location of elements is end to end or side to side reversal of such elements shall be deemed to be like each other in relative location of such elements.
(c) In relation to the premises with respect to which a building or structure is sought to be erected, constructed, placed, altered or enlarged, a building or structure shall be deemed to be a neighboring building or structure if the lot upon which it or any part of it has been or will be located is any one of the following lots:
(1) Any lot on the street upon which the buildings or structures to be located on the premises would front, which is the first or the second lot next along the street in either direction from the premises, without regard to intervening street lines;
(2) Any lot any part of the street line frontage of which is across the street from the lot referred to in paragraph (c)(1) hereof;
(3) Any lot any part of the street line frontage of which faces the end of, and is within the width of, the street, if there are less than two lots between the premises and the end of the street;
(4) Any lot on another street which adjoins the premises on such other street; or
(5) Any lot any part of the street line frontage of which is across such other street from the premises or from a lot referred to in paragraph (c)(4) hereof.
(Ord. 1983-35. Passed 4-11-84.)