(A) Lots which abut on more than one street shall provide the required front yards along each street. Rear yard setbacks shall not be required on corner lots since side yard setbacks apply.
(B) All structures, whether attached to the principal structure or not, and whether open or closed, including porches, carports, balconies or platforms above normal grade level, shall not project into any minimum front, side or rear yard.
(C) Any lot of record existing on the effective date (original adoption date) hereof may be used for the erection of a structure conforming to use regulations of the district in which it is located, even though its area and width are less than the minimum requirements of this title.
(D) In new residential subdivisions, all structures may be arranged to include one zero lot line; provided, that no windows or doors open on this side of the structure. In such lot arrangements, the total side yard requirement may be placed on one side of the principal structure. Maintenance easements must be provided as part of the subdivided plat to afford access to the sides and roof of structures so placed.
(E) Rear and side yard lot lines abutting a railroad right of way are exempt from rear and side yard setbacks in all districts.
(F) If underground parking is included as part of townhouse and apartment developments, a credit of three hundred (300) square feet per unit will be added for the units provided with basement garages.
(G) Single- and two-family dwellings shall be erected over a basement and include a single car garage of at least three hundred (300) square feet. If a basement is either not possible or not desired, the construction shall include a double car garage of at least four hundred forty (440) square feet.
(H) Except in the case of a planned unit development, not more than one principal building or structure shall be located on a platted lot or parcel of land.
(I) Conditions under which solar energy systems will be approved include findings that:
1. The proposed energy system complies with the definition listed in section 10-2-1 of this title.
2. The proposed collector will be unshaded by structures and vegetation between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and three o'clock (3:00) P.M. on December 21.
3. Solar sky space needs will not adversely restrict the reasonable economic use of neighboring property to the south.
(J) A vehicular access plan shall be required which links every site with an improved public street or alley before any building permit is issued.
(K) The lot coverage of structures within development projects which include common open space controlled by a neighborhood association shall be calculated using each unit's share of that common open space. (Ord. 002-469, 2-19-2002)
(L) The minimum front yard setback for all districts adjacent to minor arterial streets included in the thoroughfare plan of the Farmington comprehensive plan, except for those located in section 31, range 19, township 114, Dakota County, Minnesota, shall be fifty feet (50') from the planned right of way line. (Ord. 003-495, 7-7-2003)