(a) In a Single-Family District for every building erected there shall be a side yard along each lot line other than a street line or rear line. Each dwelling shall be deemed a separate building and shall have side yards as prescribed. The least dimension of a side yard shall be not less than ten feet and at least twenty percent (20%) of the average width of the lot shall be devoted to side yards but not more than twenty-five feet need be so devoted. However, those lots within the City with only fifty feet frontage shall require at least eight feet to be devoted for a side yard. The side yards herein provided shall be open for their full required dimensions from the ground to the sky, unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of window sills, cornices and other ornamental features, to the extent of not over six inches, except that within five feet of the street wall a cornice may project not over three feet into such yard. A building and any accessory building erected on the same lot shall for the purpose of side yard requirements, be treated as a single building.
(b) In a Single-Family District ever main building erected shall have a rear yard extending the full width of the lot. The least dimension of such rear yard shall be at least twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot. The rear yards provided herein shall be open for their full required dimensions from the ground to the sky, unobstructed, except for the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and other ornamental features, or eaves, not more than two feet.
(Ord. 24-1987. Passed 12-8-87.)