(a) Required Yard Considered For Only One Building. No required yard or other open space around an existing building, or which is hereafter provided around any building shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building; nor shall any yard or other required open space on an adjoining lot be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected or established.
(b) Required Yard Cannot Be Separated. No required yard or other open space around an existing building shall be separated in ownership from the portion of the lot upon which the building is located.
(c) Side Yards on Corner Lots. The side yard on the side street side of any corner lot or parcel of land in any district shall be not less than twenty-three percent of the total width of the lot or parcel. The rear yard depth shall consist of not less than twenty-three percent of the entire depth of the lot or parcel less the front street setback required by the provisions of this chapter for the area or district wherein the lot or parcel is situated; and further, in the case of corner, business lots or parcels which adjoin or abut upon residential districts, the side yard clearance on the side street side of the corner, business lots or parcels, shall be not less than twenty-three percent of the width of the lot or parcel and not less than five feet on opposite side; and the rear yard of the lot or parcel shall consist of not less than twenty-three percent of the entire depth of the lot or parcel after the number of feet required by the front street setback as set forth in this chapter shall have been deducted from the total depth.
(d) Yard Regulations Modified. Where the yard regulations cannot reasonably be complied with or where their application cannot be determined on lots of peculiar shape, topography or location, the regulations may be modified as determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(e) Front Yards of Partially Built-Up Streets. Where twenty percent or more of the aggregate street frontage of the abutting property between two successive intersecting streets is occupied by buildings, the average of the setbacks of the existing buildings within 100 feet on either side of the lot shall determine the setback line for that lot.
(Ord. 1966-79. Passed 3-22-66.)