A. Front Yards:
1. A-1 And A-2 Districts: In A-1 and A-2 residential districts, any building or structure or part thereof hereafter erected shall be provided with a minimum front yard of fifty feet (50').
2. A-3 Districts: In A-3 multiple-family residential districts, there shall be a minimum front yard of thirty feet (30').
3. Exceptions:
a. Steps, open terraces and underground structures.
b. Hedges and shrubbery, provided that such obstructions located at road or street corners within the vision triangle provided by the required building setback and side yard shall preserve a clear view between points four feet (4') above the crown of each intersecting roadway.
c. Eaves, chimneys, bay windows and other ordinary building projections, including the foundations thereof, may extend into the required setback area for not more than eighteen inches (18").
d. Any entrance column, flagpole, lightpost, or any mailbox which is in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this code provided such structure and any attached screening shall meet the following requirements:
(1) No such structure shall exceed eight feet (8') in height except flagpoles which shall not exceed thirty five feet (35') in height.
(2) Any screening attached to any of the foregoing structures shall not exceed six feet (6') in height as measured from the ground adjacent to such screening to the highest point of such screening.
(3) Any attached screening shall be composed of brick, stone, wood, vinyl clad and/or metal consisting of a minimum thickness of three thousand one hundred twenty five ten thousandths (0.3125) of an inch (i.e., chainlink fences or cyclone fences are not permitted). (Ord. 97-584, 3-11-1997)
(4) The entire length of such screening shall not exceed twelve feet (12') per post or column, and a total of not more than twenty four feet (24') of screening on any one zoning lot.
(5) A building permit shall be required for such structure screening, issued either separately or as part of a larger project.
(6) Any such structure located at road or street corners within the vision triangle provided by the required building setback and side yard shall preserve a clear view between points four feet (4') above the crown of each intersecting roadway. (Ord. 97-584, 3-11-1997; amd. Ord. 2016-968, 6-14-2016)
e. No gate or gates which are capable of being closed or locked across any driveway shall be permitted except on a lot with a lot width across its frontage of one hundred forty feet (140') or more. The gate shall be located between two (2) parallel lines, the first line being no less than ten feet (10') from the front property line or thirty five feet (35') from the edge of the roadway, whichever distance is greater, and the second line being further extended from that greater distance no further than twenty (20) additional feet. The gate shall be located no less than one hundred feet (100') from the closest point of the residence building. The entire length of the gate together with any attached structures and screening shall not exceed forty five feet (45'). Multiple gates located on a single zoning lot shall be calculated as a single gate not to exceed the length of forty five feet (45'). Gates shall be operated by electronic devices capable of operating without manual assistance. Gates shall only be the dual swing type and open toward the property. Driveway gates shall comply with the building department's requirements. (Ord. 2016-968, 6-14-2016)
B. Side Yards:
1. In the A-1 and A-2 residential districts, any building or structure or part thereof hereafter erected shall be provided with a minimum side yard as follows:
a. In A-1 residential districts, twenty five feet (25').
b. In A-2 residential districts, twenty feet (20').
Any building or structure erected in or relocated to any other district shall be provided with a minimum side yard of twenty feet (20').
2. Exceptions:
a. Steps, open terraces and underground structures.
b. Eaves, chimneys, bay windows and other ordinary building projections, including the foundations thereof, may extend into the required setback area for not more than eighteen inches (18").
c. Hedges and shrubbery, provided that such obstructions located on land at road or street corners within the vision triangle provided by the required building setback and side yard shall preserve a clear view between points four feet (4') above the crown of each intersecting roadway.
C. Rear Yards:
1. In the A-1 and A-2 residential districts any building or structure or part thereof hereafter erected shall be provided with a minimum rear yard as follows:
a. In A-1 districts, fifty feet (50').
b. In A-2 districts, forty feet (40').
Any building or structure erected in or relocated to any other district shall be provided with a minimum rear yard of twenty five feet (25').
2. Exceptions:
a. Steps, open terraces and underground structures.
b. Swimming pools and appurtenant walk areas and required enclosures for such swimming pools and appurtenant walk areas as specified in section 5-1-6 of this title (definition of "fence").
c. Eaves, chimneys, bay windows and other ordinary building projections, including the foundations thereof, may extend into the required setback area for not more than eighteen inches (18").
d. Hedges and shrubbery, provided that such obstructions located on land at road or street corners within the vision triangle provided by the required building setback and side yard shall preserve a clear view between points four feet (4') above the crown of each intersecting roadway. (Ord. 97-584, 3-11-1997)