(A) No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this subchapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building.
(B) No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this subchapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards and lots created after the effective date of this subchapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by division (C) below.
(C) The following yard requirements must be observed in addition to the yard requirements of the various districts.
(1) Except in the A and C1 Districts, a corner lot must have a front yard on both streets.
(2) On lots in any residentially zoned block fronting on one side of the street between two streets where one or more residences already exist, no building shall hereafter be erected, and no existing building shall be reconstructed or altered in such a way that any portion thereof shall be closer to the street line than the average improved building front on that street in that block, but in no case shall the set-back line be less than 12 feet from the front lot line. However, on lots in any block fronting one side of a street between two intersecting streets in the above districts, the setback line may be increased provided that the owners of three-fourths of the front footing on said side of the street in said block shall petition the Planning and Zoning Commission to establish the set-back line at a certain distance named in the petition. If the Planning and Zoning Commission shall approve of establishing the setback line as petitioned, it may be so established.
(3) On through lots and reversed frontage lots, a front yard must be provided on both streets.
(4) Required front yards shall be devoted entirely to landscaped area except for the necessary paving or driveways and sidewalks to reach parking or loading areas in the side or rear yard.
(D) The following exceptions may be made to the yard requirements.
(1) Air conditioning units, sills, chimneys, cornices, and ornamental features may project into a required yard a distance not to exceed 24 inches.
(2) In commercial and industrial districts, filling station pumps and pump islands may occupy required yards provided, however, that they are not less than 15 feet from all lot lines.
(3) Any accessory buildings closer than ten feet to a main building shall be considered as part of the main building and shall be provided with the same side and rear yard requirements as the main building.
(Ord. passed - - 2006)