(a) Intent. The yards of buildings shall be related to the plan of the dwelling units within the buildings as well as the yards. Buildings shall be arranged so as to assure privacy between adjacent buildings and intersecting wings of buildings, from streets, parking areas and recreation areas, and to provide insulation from adjacent nonresidential buildings. To accomplish these purposes and objectives, the following criteria are to be applied.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to the terms used in this section:
(1) "Main wall" means any exterior wall containing the principal windows of a living, dining or sleeping room or rooms.
(2) "Secondary wall" means any exterior wall, other than a main wall, containing minor windows of a living, dining or sleeping room, or principal or minor windows of kitchens or bathrooms.
(3) "D" means the minimum required horizontal distance between any wall of one building and the nearest wall of another building or between any building and any lot line.
(4) “L1" means the total length of building "1" which shall be the length of the portion or portions of any wall or walls of building "1" from which lines drawn perpendicular shall intersect any wall of building "2".
(5) “L2" means the total length of building "2" which shall be the length of the portion or portions of any wall or walls of building "2" from which lines drawn perpendicular shall intersect any wall of building "1".
(6) “H1" means the height of building "1".
(7) “H2" means the height of building "2".
(8) "PL" means the length of the side or rear property line formed by perpendicular lines drawn from the property line intersecting a wall or walls of a building.
(c) Formulae for Determining Minimum Yards. The following formulae shall be used in determining the minimum required yards for the design, construction, alteration, moving or maintaining of buildings in a Senior Citizen Housing District.
(1) Where a building wall is opposite another building wall, the minimum distance between the two shall be determined by the following formulae:
D = L1 + L2 + 2(H1 + H2)
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but in no case shall the minimum distance be less than twenty feet.
(2) Where a building wall is opposite a side or rear lot line of a lot in any district, the minimum distance between such wall and the side or rear lot line shall be determined by using the following formulae:
D = PL + 2H
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but in no case shall the minimum distance between the building and the property line be less than twenty feet.
(3) Where lines drawn perpendicular from a building do not intersect the walls of the adjacent building, the minimum distance between the two buildings shall be determined by using the formulae:
D = 2(H1 + H2)
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(4) The front yard (set back) for all buildings shall be not less than fifty feet from the front lot line to the nearest exterior wall of the building.
(d) Yards for Accessory Buildings and Uses. Yards for accessory buildings and uses in a Senior Citizen Housing District shall be not less than that set forth in the following schedule:
SIDE AND REAR YARDS
Minimum Distance (ft. )
From Building | From Lot Line | ||||
Accessory Bldg. or Use | Main Wall | Sec. Wall | Adj. to 1-2 Family District | Adj. to Multi-Family District | Adj. to Other District |
Storage Garage | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Parking Area, Drive* | 30 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Walk | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Recreation Area | 40 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 10 |
*A drive may be located not less than ten feet from a building in the vicinity of an entrance to a building.
(Ord. 81-19. Passed 5-4-81.)