A. Open Spaces. Except as provided in this Chapter, every required setback area creating a yard shall be kept free from structures from the ground to the sky. No setback area or open space provided around any structure for the purposes of complying with the provisions of this Zoning Code shall be considered as providing a setback area or open space for any other structure. No setback area or open space on any adjoining property shall be considered as providing a setback area or open space on a site upon which a structure is to be erected.
B. Modification of Side Setback Requirement on Combined Lots. When the common property line separating two or more contiguous lots is covered by a structure or permitted group of structures, or when the placement of a structure or structures with respect to such common property line or lines does not fully conform to the required setback area on each side yard common property line or lines, such lots shall constitute a single site for the purposes of the requirements of this Zoning Code, and the required side setback area shall not apply to such common property line.
C. Setback Requirements for Property Abutting Future Street Right-of-way. No structure shall be erected or maintained on any lot which abuts a street having only a portion of its required width dedicated unless the setbacks provided and maintained in connection with that structure have a width or depth sufficient to accommodate completion of the road width plus the width or depth required to satisfy the setback requirements for the zone in which the property is located. However, this requirement does not require a setback of such width or depth as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot to less than 40 feet.
D. Side Setback when a Dwelling Fronts the Side Yard. In the case where a dwelling fronts a side yard, the minimum width of that side yard shall be not less than 10 feet, except that any garage front facing that yard shall be set back no less than 20 feet. Open, unenclosed porches not extending above the floor level of the first floor may project into such side yard upon which such a dwelling fronts for a distance of not more than 42 inches.
E. Side Setback when the Rear of a Dwelling Faces the Side Yard. When the rear of a dwelling abuts a side yard, the setback on that side yard shall be as established for the rear yard in that zone. Open unenclosed porches may not be closer to the side lot line than five feet. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)