(A) No required yard or other open space around an existing building or which is hereafter provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter, 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) On any lot under a separate ownership from adjacent lots and of record at the time of the initial enactment of this chapter and such lot having a smaller width than required for the zone in which it is located, the following regulations shall apply:
(1) For interior lots, each side yard may be equal to but not less than the same percentage of the required side yard width as the lot is of the required lot width, provided that in no case shall the smaller of the two side yards be less than five feet or the larger less than eight feet.
(2) On corner lots, each side yard may be equal to but not less than the same percentage of the required side yard width as the lot is of the required lot width, provided that in no case shall the side yard on the streetside be less than 15.
(C) On any interior lot where a private garage containing a sufficient number of parking spaces to meet the requirements of this chapter has a side yard equal to the minimum side yard required for a dwelling in the same zone, the width of the other side yard for the dwelling may be reduced to equal that of the minimum required side yard; and on any corner lot where such garage has such side yard, the rear yard of the dwelling may be reduced to fifteen feet, provided the garage also has a rear yard of at least 15 feet.
(D) Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except:
(1) For the ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices, and other ornamental features, and chimneys and flues;
(2) For open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers which may project into a yard not more than five feet;
(3) For accessory buildings in a rear yard;
(4) For patios and uncovered decks of not more than three feet above ground level at the building line, which may project into a required rear yard not more than ten feet;
(5) No accessory building nor group of accessory buildings in any Residential Zone shall cover more than 10% of the rear yard;
(6) No space needed to meet the width, yard, area, coverage, parking or other requirements of this chapter for a lot or building may be conveyed away from such lot or building, except as permitted by the Appeal Authority, and any attempted conveyance or lease in violation hereof shall be void;
(7) No parcel of land which has less than the minimum width and area requirements for the zone in which it is located may be cut off from a larger parcel of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of building or development as a lot, except by permit of the Appeal Authority.
(Ord. 2008-001, passed - -2008; Ord. passed 2-11-2020) Penalty, see §
155.999