The following exceptions may be made in yard regulations.
(A) On lots of record, the side yard may be reduced to 10% of the tract width but not less than five feet in the RS or R1A District and three feet in all other districts.
(B) On lots of record, the rear yard may be reduced to 20% of the tract depth.
(C) Except where specific yard requirements of this chapter apply, the front yards of two or more permitted structures in any block, within the same zoning district and on the same side of the street, are less than the minimum front yard setback in the district, than subsequent structures erected thereafter shall provide the average depth of the front yards of the two or more structures. On corner lots, the designated side yard setback shall be equal to the depth of the front yard setback requirement of the district, except that where applicable, the setback may be average as regulated above.
(D) Sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features may project only one foot into a required yard.
(E) Open fire escapes or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into a rear yard for a distance of not more than five feet when so placed as to not obstruct light and ventilation and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues, may be permitted by the Building Inspector.
(F) Decks may project into the rear yard requirement 15 feet.
(G) No side yards are required for dwellings which are erected above commercial and industrial structures.
(H) If side yards are provided where not required (i.e. in commercial and industrial districts), they must be at least five feet wide.
(1980 Code, § 29.404) (Ord. 8899, passed 1-29-2001; Ord. 9339, passed 7-16-2018) Penalty, see §
162.999