A. All buildings shall be set back from street right of way lines or 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 sides.
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 dwelling of not less than five feet (5'); except as 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 property line;
c. For dwellings and accessory buildings located on corner lots there shall be a side yard setback from the intersecting street of not less than fifteen feet (15');
d. Churches, and main and accessory buildings other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings and trailers, shall set back from all exterior and interior side lot lines a distance of not less than twenty five feet (25').
3. Rear Yard: Rear yard requirements are as follows:
a. For main buildings, other than garage apartments, there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20'), or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, whichever is smaller. Unattached buildings of accessory use may be located in the rear yard of a main building; and
b. Garage apartments may be located in the rear yard of another dwelling, but shall not be located closer than ten feet (10') to the rear lot line.
4. Lot Width: There shall be a minimum lot width of seventy five feet (75') at the front building line for single-family dwellings and ten feet (10') additional width at the front building line for each family, more than one, occupying a dwelling. However, a lot width at the front building line shall not be required to exceed one hundred fifty feet (150'). A lot shall abut on a street not less than thirty five feet (35').
5. Intensity Of Use: Intensity of use requirements are as follows:
a. There shall be a lot area of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet for a single-family dwelling, and not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet for a two-family dwelling;
b. There shall be a lot area of not less than nine thousand (9,000) square feet where a garage apartment is located on the same lot with a single-family dwelling. When a garage apartment is located in the rear yard of a two-family dwelling the lot area shall be not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet more than is required for the two-family dwelling; and
c. 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 required by article D of this chapter; provided, however, that the lot area for a church shall not be less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
6. Coverage: Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty percent (50%) of the lot area. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard. (Ord. 2003-2, 1-16-2003; amd. Ord. 2024-4, 5-23-2024)