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The following requirements and prohibitions shall apply except as hereinafter provided:
(A) Yards and population - No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other open spaces are smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the regulations herein established.
(B) Yard for each lot - No yard or other open space provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building; provided further, that no yard or open space on an adjoining property shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.
(C) Buildings on lots - Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one main building and its accessory buildings on one lot, except as hereinafter provided.
(D) Parcel as a lot - Every individual parcel of land at the time it was first zoned shall be deemed to be one lot, and not more than one main building shall be permitted on such parcel of land unless all regulations herein established are complied with and a subdivision map is recorded with the county recorder.
(E) Yards open to sky - Every required front, side or rear yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
(F) Institutions in R zones - In the R zones, no building shall be erected, structurally altered or used for a school, church, hospital, institution or other similar purpose permitted under the use regulations of this chapter, unless such building is removed at least 50 feet from every boundary line of a property included in any R zone, and provided that no front yard, as required in the zone, shall be used for play or parking purposes.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9) (Ord. No. 1409)
Lighting within physical limits of the area required to be lighted shall not exceed seven footcandles, nor be less than one footcandle at any point. A light source shall not shine upon, or illuminate directly any surface other than the area required to be lighted. No lighting shall be of a type or in a location that constitutes a hazard to vehicular traffic, either on private property or on abutting streets. The height of light standards shall not exceed 26 feet. To prevent damage from automobiles, standards shall be mounted on reinforced concrete pedestals or otherwise protected.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9.3) (Ord. No. 1376)
A porte cochere may be placed over a driveway in a side yard, provided such structure is not more than one story in height, is unenclosed on at least three sides and is entirely open except for the necessary supporting columns and reasonable architectural features.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-16)
All lots or parcels shall provide adequate and accessible disposal areas for solid waste, as defined herein. All applications for new development approval for commercial, industrial or institutional uses or for residential uses involving five or more residential units, shall specify in the building plans sufficient space for the collection of recycled materials. The number and location of solid waste storage areas and collection areas for recycled materials shall be specified in all permits, as required by the city's solid waste division. The solid waste disposal area and recycled material collection area shall be properly screened from public streets by a fence not less than six feet in height constructed to adopted city standards.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9.4) (Ord. No. 1376, 2372)
(A) Height limitations - See section 16-303.
(B) Location -
(1) Satellite television antennas for residential use shall be located only in the rear of a lot and shall not cover more than 40 percent of the required rear yard area in aggregate with any other rear yard projection. Upon showing by the applicant that usable satellite signal cannot be obtained from such rear yard area, the antenna may be located elsewhere on the property provided that an administrative permit is obtained prior to such installation. No more than two satellite antennas shall be permitted on a single-family lot.
(2) Grounded radio antennas and standard television antennas either freestanding or attached shall not be sited in any required front, corner, or side yard. Such antennas shall not cover more than 40 percent of the required rear yard area in aggregate with any other projection or accessory structure.
(C) Screening - All such antennas shall have the supporting structures screened to a height of six feet above grade by use of landscaping or walls to reduce visual impacts on surrounding properties and public streets.
(D) Construction - All such antennas and the construction and installation thereof shall conform to applicable city building and electrical codes and shall meet all manufacturer's specifications, be of noncombustible and corrosion-resistant material, and shall be erected in a secure, wind-resistant manner. Satellite television antennas shall not exceed a diameter of 12½ feet.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-8.1) (Ord. No. 2152, 2539)
A solid masonry or concrete wall not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height shall be erected between commercially zoned property and abutting residentially zoned property at the time that any building or structure is erected on the commercial property. The height of the wall shall be the vertical distance measured from the top of the wall to the lowest point to grade within three feet of such wall on the commercially zoned property. The wall shall be constructed on or immediately adjacent to the line dividing the residential and commercial properties. Any fence constructed in accordance with this section need not comply with the height requirements of section 16-309. A new wall shall not be required where there is an existing wall which substantially conforms to this section on the abutting residential property. If the existing wall on abutting residential property is the only wall that conforms to this section, and it is removed, a new wall shall be required.
(`64 Code, Sec. 34-9.1) (Ord. No. 1376)
DIVISION 2. PROHIBITIONS
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