A. Requirements: All buildings shall be set back from street right of way and lot lines to comply with the following yard requirements:
1. Front Yard: Front yard requirements are as follows:
a. The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five feet (25'); and
b. When a yard has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be complied with on both streets.
2. Side Yard: Side yard requirements are as follows:
a. For dwellings located on interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of the main building of not less than ten feet (10') for dwellings of one story and of not less than fifteen feet (15') for dwellings of more than one story, except as hereinafter provided in section 12-356 of this chapter.
b. For unattached buildings of accessory use there shall be a side yard of not less than five feet (5'); provided however, that unattached one-story buildings of accessory use shall not be required to set back more than three feet (3') from an interior side lot line when all parts of the accessory buildings are located more than ninety feet (90') behind the front lot line.
c. For dwellings and accessory buildings located on comer lots there shall be a side yard setback from the intersecting street of not less than fifteen feet (15') in case such lot is back to back with another comer lot, and twenty five feet (25') in every other case; provided however, that the side yard setback adjacent to a Federal, State, or County Highway and section line road shall be the same as the front yard setback required by these facilities. The interior side yard of a comer lot shall be the same as for dwellings and accessory buildings on an interior lot.
d. Churches and main and accessory buildings thereto, other than dwellings, shall set back from all exterior and interior side lot lines a distance of not less than thirty five feet (35'). The side yard setback from the intersecting street on the comer lot shall be the same as required for residential uses in subsection A2C of this section.
3. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard for a main building of not less than twenty feet (20') or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller. Unattached buildings of accessory use may be located in the rear yard of a main building.
B. Lot Width: For dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of seventy feet (70') at the front building line, and such lot shall abut on a street for a distance of not less than thirty-five feet (35').
C. Intensity Of Use: Intensity of use requirements are as follows:
1. For a one-family dwelling there shall be a lot area of twenty-two thousand and five-hundred square feet (22,500) for each dwelling and building accessory there to except as provided in Section 12-356 of this chapter.
2. Where a lot has less area than herein required and all the boundary lines of that lot touch lands under other ownership on the effective date of this chapter, that lot may be used for any of the uses, except churches, permitted by this chapter, provided that all setback and other requirements of this code are met, and the lot is serviced by city water and sewer.?
3. For churches and main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, the lot area shall be adequate to provide the yard areas required by this section and the off-street parking areas required in article D of this chapter; provided, however, that the lot area for a church shall not be less than fourteen thousand (14,000) square feet.
D. Coverage: Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than thirty five percent (35%) of the lot area on interior lots and forty percent (40%) of the lot area of comer lots. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of the rear yard.
E. No buildings shall exceed three (3) stories or forty feet (40') in height, except as provided in section 12-357 of this chapter. (Ord. 2022-19, 7-5-2022)