(a) Front Yard Requirements. All front yard space shall be landscaped by lawns, shrubbery, trees or other plantings and maintained in a neat and orderly state.
(b) Front Yard Measurements. Front yard depth shall be measured from the right-of-way line of the street or highway to the building line.
(c) Corner Lots. Lots fronting on more than one street shall provide the required front yard on both streets. Setbacks for one (1) of the other two (2) sides of a corner lot shall be as required for the rear yard of the district where the lot is located.
(d) Open Porches. In residential districts, an open, uncovered porch or paved terrace may project into a required front yard for a distance of not greater than ten (10) feet.
(e) Modification of Front Yard Setbacks in Specific Cases. Notwithstanding the minimum front yard setback established for any residential district, when a new single family residential structure is proposed on a lot or lots platted prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, and when such lot or lots are adjacent to existing structures on one or both sides thereof, the minimum front yard setback for the proposed structure shall not be less than the smaller of the front yard setback(s) of the adjacent structure(s).
(Ord. 2009-85. Passed 12-8-09.)