(a) Front Yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet measured from the front property line abutting the right-of-way to the front building line. No building shall be constructed less than sixty (60) feet from the street center line.
(b) Side and Rear Yards. Side yards shall be provided with a width from side lot line to the building line of no less than twelve (12) feet. Rear yards shall be provided with a width from the rear lot line to the building line of not less than twelve (12) feet. Such yards may be used for driveways or parking.
Where a side line abuts a public right-of-way, as in a corner lot, the side yard shall have a width from the right-of-way to the building line of no less than thirty (30) feet.
Where the side or rear line of a use abuts a residential district, such side or rear yard shall have a minimum width (from respective lot line to the building line) of fifty (50) feet. Such yard shall be maintained as an area landscaped as approved by the Planning Commission.
(c) Minimum Lot Width. Every lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred fifty (150) feet, measured at a distance thirty (30) feet from and parallel to the right-of-way located at the front of the lot.
(d) Open Space Requirement. In addition to and not including the minimum required yards, a minimum of five percent (5%) of the lot area shall be retained as open space not covered by buildings, parking, loading spaces, or drives. Such open space shall be located and designed in a manner approved by the Planning Commission. It is the intent of this section to promote varied and attractive building setbacks, attractive settings for buildings and parking, attractive landscaped areas, and other functional and aesthetic improvements to the designs of properties in the district, especially in the front and side areas of lots visible from the public right-of-way and areas of lots abutting residential districts.
(Ord. 96-82 AC. Passed 9-16-96.)