1230.08 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   A.    Front Yard. Each principal building shall have a front yard setback from the public right-of-way not less in depth than the setback line for its lot as shown on the zoning map. However, no front yard setback shall be less than one-half (1/2) the height of the principal building.

   B.    Side Yards.

      1.    General Requirements. Each side yard shall be no less than one-half (1/2) the height of the principal building. Mid-Rise Office standards are located in Section 1263.16, Mid-Rise Office Development.

      2.    Corner Lots. On a corner lot, the exterior side yard shall be no less than the greater of the following:

         a.    The required setback as shown on the zoning map

         b.    One-half (1/2) the height of the principal building

         c.    The standards for conditional use Mid-Rise Office developments as located in Section 1263.16, Mid-Rise Office Development.

      3.    Transitions With Residential Districts. Side yards abutting any residential district shall be no less than forty (40) feet. In addition to this increased setback, a landscaped buffer of at least five (5) feet shall also be provided.

   C.    Rear Yard. Each office development shall maintain a rear yard setback as follows:

      1.    General Requirements. The rear yard shall be no less than ten (10) feet.

      2.    Transitions with Residential Districts. Rear yards abutting any residential district shall be no less than forty (40) feet and shall include an appropriate landscape buffer. For rear lot lines which abut a SF or TF district, such buffer shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width.