(A) Front yards.
(1) In the R1 District, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet from the property line to the front line of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building.
(2) In the R2 or R3 District, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet from the property line to the front line of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building.
(3) In the CR and CI Districts, no front yard is required, except to comply with the off-street parking and loading regulations set out in this chapter, and unless a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes, in which event a front yard of not less than 15 feet in depth is required.
(B) Rear yards.
(1) In all districts where buildings are erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20% of the depth of the lot, provided the rear yard need not exceed 25 feet.
(2) In the CR District, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20% of the depth of the lot provided the rear yard need not exceed 25 feet.
(3) In the CI District, when property is not used for dwelling purposes, and when not abutting on the rear of a residential district, no rear yard is required. If abutting on the rear of a residential district or a dwelling, then a rear yard of at least ten feet is required.
(4) In computing the required depth of a rear yard for any building or such yard abutting an alley, the depth of the lot may be considered to the center of the alley and the required depth of a rear yard measured from the center of the alley.
(5) An accessory building not exceeding one story in height may occupy not more than 60% of minimum required rear yard.
(6) An accessory building exceeding one story in height may occupy not more than 40% of a minimum required rear yard.
(C) Side yards.
(1) In Districts R1, R2 and CR where a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, having a combined width of not less than 20% of the width of the lot, provided that in no case shall either side yard be less than five feet, and provided further that the combined widths of the two side yards need not exceed 12 feet. However, in the CI and CR Districts where a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes, the building shall have side yards of not less than seven feet from the property line.
(2) In the CR District where a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes for buildings more than three stories in height, but not exceeding six stories in height, each of the two side yards shall be increased three feet in width for each additional story above the third. For buildings more than six stories, or 80 feet in height, there shall be an additional setback as provided in the height regulations above.
(3) In the CR and CI Districts, if the property is not used for dwelling purposes, no side yards are required unless a lot abuts upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes, there shall be a side yard provided for the business or industrial building, of not less than four feet.
(4) For the purpose of side yard regulations, two or more detached one- or two-family dwellings shall be considered as one building when occupying one lot, provided, however, there shall be a minimum of ten feet between the sides of the building on the same lot.
(D) General yard regulations.
(1) In the case of group houses or court apartments, when buildings rear faces upon the side yard, the width of the yard shall be increased by one foot for each building or apartment abutting thereon. If any stairways open onto or are served by the side yard, the minimum width of the side yard shall be ten feet.
(2) The width of a place or court shall not be less than 40 feet measured between buildings or from buildings to the opposite property line, provided that open or unenclosed porches may project into the required place or court not more than 20% of the width of the place or court.
(3) All other requirements including front, side and rear yards shall be complied with in accordance with the district in which the group houses or court apartments are located.
(4) Every part of a required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices, provided, however, the above projections shall not extend into a court more than 24 inches nor into a minimum side yard more than 24 inches.
(5) The side and front yards requirements for dwellings shall be waived where dwellings are erected above stores or shops.
(6) On corner lots the side yard regulations shall be the same as for interior lots, except in the case of side street or reversed frontage (where the corner lot faces an intersecting street), in which case there shall also be a side yard on the street side equal to the front yard on the lots in the rear. No accessory building on the corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line on the lots in the rear. This regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot facing an intersection street, and of record at the time of passage of this subchapter to less than 28 feet, nor to prohibit the erection of an accessory building where the regulation cannot reasonably be complied with. In no event shall there be a corner lot with a building situated thereon which is closer than ten feet to either street.
(Ord. 3-86, passed 6-12-1986)