A. The orientation and minimum separation of all multi-household buildings shall be as prescribed below in order to provide:
1. Adequate light and ventilation to protect the health of the occupants and users thereof;
2. Necessary access and maneuvering area for fire-fighting equipment and other emergency vehicles; and
3. A reasonable degree of visual and audible privacy between adjacent buildings for the occupants.
B. The minimum horizontal distance between facing walls of any two or more buildings on the lot shall be as follows:
1. Two facing walls both containing a window or windows shall, in no case, be less than the average height of the facing walls, but not less than forty (40) feet apart.
2. Two facing walls, only one of which contains a window or windows, shall in no case be less than thirty (30) feet apart.
3. Two facing walls, neither of which contains a window or windows, shall in no case be less than twenty (20) feet apart.
4. The shortest distance of separation between corners of two buildings where there are no facing walls shall be twenty (20) feet.
Facing walls are walls opposite to and parallel to one another or walls which are so oriented that their wall lines extended intersect at an angle of less than sixty-five (65) degrees. Furthermore, multi-household buildings and structures shall be separated from any single-household or two-household dwelling by a distance not less than the height of the multi-household dwelling structure.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)