(A) Lot of record. Where the owner of a lot consisting of 1 or more lots of official record in any district, at the time of the adoption of this chapter, or his or her successor in title thereto does not own sufficient contiguous land to enable him or her to conform to the minimum lot size requirements of this chapter, such lot may be used as a building site; provided, however, that the other requirements of the district are complied with or a variance is obtained as provided herein.
(B) Height limitations. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not intended for human occupancy, monuments, water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, chimneys, smokestacks, conveyers, radio towers, flagpoles, television towers, masts, aerials and similar structures.
(C) Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any residential district, no planting, structure, fence, wall or obstruction to vision more than 3 feet in height measured from the street center line shall be placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersection of the street center lines and a straight line connecting points on said street center lines each of which is 75 feet (150 feet for streets with dedicated rights-of-way of 100 feet or greater) distant from the point of intersection. Open wire fences (chain link, hog wire, lawn fence and the like) up to 4 feet high are exempt.
(D) Corner lots. In any residential district, the side yard requirements for corner lots along the side street right-of-way shall be the same as the front yard requirement.
(E) Placement of accessory buildings.
(1) Accessory building may be built in a required rear yard but such accessory building shall not be nearer than 10 feet to the main building, nearer than 5 feet to any side or rear lot line, or nearer than 5 feet to any alley abutting the rear of the lot, nor shall any such accessory building occupy more than 30% of the rear yard.
(2) Accessory buildings which are to be used for storage purposes only may be erected upon a lot prior to the construction of the main buildings, but no accessory building shall be used for a dwelling purpose except by domestic or farm and ranch servants employed on the premises.
(3) Accessory buildings other than carports and garages and uses not attached to the main building or structure shall be located not less than 60 feet from the front lot line. Carports and garages shall conform to the principal structure front setback requirements as designated by its district classification.
(Ord. 81-1, passed 7-10-1981; Am. Ord. 98-1, passed 7-27-1998)