Condominium structures shall be designed to provide the following minimum yard dimensions:
(a) The minimum distance between parallel walls of two buildings (front or rear) which overlap fifty percent or more shall be three times the height of the taller building, but not less than forty feet.
(b) The minimum distance between the parallel walls of two buildings (front or rear) which overlap less than fifty percent shall be two times the height of the taller building, but not less than forty feet.
(c) The minimum distance between parallel walls of two buildings where a front or rear wall faces a side wall shall be two times the height of the taller building, but not less than forty feet.
(d) The minimum distance between parallel side walls of two buildings which overlap fifty percent or more shall be two times the height of the taller building, but not less than twenty feet.
(e) The minimum distance between parallel side walls of two buildings which overlap less than fifty percent shall be one and one-half times the height of the taller building, but not less than twenty feet.
(f) Percentage of overlap shall be determined by the longest or widest building.
(g) The requirements set out in subsections (d) and (e) hereof may be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Commission, in a proper circumstance. A proper circumstance is defined as one in which good design and layout warrant such a reduction, after due consideration of adequate vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns, approval of both Safety Departments and the Service Department, and other aesthetic or construction determinations. In no event shall the distance be reduced to less than twenty feet, either by the Planning and Zoning Commission or by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(h) Distances relative to accessory buildings are covered in other sections of this Zoning Code.
(Ord.81-0-5. Passed 3-24-81.)