Buildings and structures shall be situated on a lot so as to create yards as set forth below. Each yard shall be unobstructed by any structure as otherwise provided in this chapter. All portions of the zoning lot not covered by permitted structures shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, and/or other appropriate ground cover or landscaping material. All landscaping shall be adequately maintained.
(a) Minimum Yard Requirements. For each use located in a P-1 or P-2 Professional District, minimum front, side, and rear yards shall be provided in accordance with the dimensions specified in the following schedule:
Minimum Yard Requirements | P-1 | P-2 |
(1) Principal buildings: A. Standard front yard | 35 ft. | 5 ft.(a) |
B. Front yard opposite D District | 50 ft. | 5 ft.(a) |
C. Side yard, minimum | 10 ft. | 5 ft.(b) |
D. Side yard total | 25 ft. | – |
E. Rear yard | 25 ft. | 25 ft. |
(2) Accessory buildings, structures, and parking areas: A. Front yard | NP | NP |
B. Side and rear yard | 25 ft. | 25 ft. |
Notes:
(a) See also Section 1248.05(b).
(b) Plus one additional foot of side yard width for every ten feet of wall
length that faces the side lot line except that for a corner lot, the corner
side yard shall comply with the front yard requirement for the adjacent
lot that abuts the corner side yard.
NP= Not permitted.
(b) Mandatory Front Yard. In the P-2 District, a mandatory front yard shall be required as follows:
(1) A front yard having a depth of five feet shall be required when the lot is not within 100 feet of an existing building on both sides.
(2) When the lot is within 100 feet of an existing building on both sides, the depth of the front yard shall be the average depth of the adjacent front yards.
(3) When the lot is within 100 feet of an existing building on only one side, the depth of the front yard for the lot in question shall be determined by adding five feet plus the depth of the adjacent front yard of the existing building, and dividing by two. The resulting number shall be the mandatory front yard depth.
(c) Waiver of Yard Requirements for Joint Development. The side and/or rear yard requirements, as applicable, may be waived to permit buildings on abutting properties to share a common wall, provided that the two or more buildings are approved as a joint development.
(Ord. 24-97. Passed 10-14-97.)