In addition to all yard regulations specified in this Ordinance, the provisions of Section 1181.04, inclusive, shall be used for interpretation and clarification.
(a) Setback Requirements for Corner Buildings
On a corner lot, the principal building and its accessory structures shall be required to have the same setback distance from all street right-of-way lines as required for the front yard in the district in which such structures are located.
(b) Visibility at Intersections
Except in the C-3 Zoning District, on a corner lot at the intersection of two (2) public streets within any district, nothing shall be installed, erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such manner as to impede vision materially between a height of two and a half feet (2 ½') and ten feet (10') above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the right-of-way lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along said street lines fifty feet (50') from the point of intersection.
(c) Yard Requirements for Multiple-Family Dwellings
Group or multiple-family dwellings shall be considered as one (1) building for the purpose of determining front, side, and rear yard requirements. The entire group as a unit shall require one (1) front, one (1) rear, and two (2) side yards as specified for dwellings in the appropriate district. Each individual building shall meet all yard requirements for the appropriate district as though it were on an individual lot.
(d) Exceptions to Front Yard Requirements.
(1) Where forty percent (40%) or more of a block front is improved with buildings, then no part of any new building shall project beyond a line joining the two (2) adjacent corners of the building on either side thereof, or where there is a building on only one (1) side, beyond a line projected from the corresponding adjacent corners of the two (2) nearest buildings on that side except that no building shall be required to provide a front yard greater than fifty feet (50').
(2) In any zoning district, whenever the height of a principal building exceeds thirty-five feet (35'), the front yard setback shall be increased by an additional one foot (1') for each foot of additional building height beyond thirty-five feet (35').
(3) Front yard requirements in C-3 Zoning Districts are modified as hereunder provided:
A. The minimum depth of unoccupied space, further defined as front yard, for all new buildings constructed on lots that have frontage on Washington Street and zoned C-3 shall be five feet (5') from the east property line of lots on the west side of Washington Street and five feet (5') from the west property line of lots on the east side of Washington Street. This shall provide a five foot (5') setback from the property line as to all parts of structures hereafter erected on Washington Street, it being further provided that this minimum setback shall include any and all permanent or temporary details of such buildings, including but not limited to roof overhangs, window sills, attached adornments, or the like. Permitted exceptions to this rule shall be such advertising signs as are allowable under currently valid City ordinance, flag pole receptacles and flag staffs, and any hardware deemed necessary for attachment to such buildings with the permission of the owner as are directly related to public utilities and the component hardware thereof.
B. Within such five foot (5') setback shall be permitted sidewalks and permanent or seasonal receptacles for floral or horticultural ornamentation, however, such receptacles shall not exceed three feet (3') in height.
C. No setback shall be required within the rest of the C-3 Central Business District.
(e) Exceptions to Side Yard Requirements.
(1) For side yards along the street side of corner lots, refer to Section 1181.04(a).
(2) Where dwelling units are erected above a commercial establishment, no side yard shall be required except where required for a commercial building adjoining any residential district.
(3) When a lot of record is less than fifty feet (50') in width, the required side yard may be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot. However, no side yard shall be less than three feet (3').
(4) For purposes of side yard regulations, a two-family or multiple-family dwelling shall be considered as one (1) building occupying one (1) lot.
(5) In any zoning district, whenever the height of a principal building exceeds thirty-five feet (35'), the side yard setback shall be increased by an additional one foot (1') for each foot of additional building height beyond thirty-five feet (35').
(6) When the side yard of any dwelling is non-conforming, the dwelling can be enlarged along that side yard, as long as the existing side yard is not reduced any more than its present state.
(7) Interior lots of zero lot line developments shall be excluded from side yard requirements.
(f) Exceptions to Rear Yard Requirements.
(1) In any zoning district, the required rear yard may be reduced to twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot on any lot not exceeding one hundred twenty feet (120') in depth.
(2) In any zoning district, whenever the height of a principal building exceeds thirty-five feet, the rear yard setback shall be increased by an additional one foot (1') for each foot of additional building height beyond thirty-five feet (35').
(g) Side and Rear Yard Requirements for Non-Residential Uses Abutting Residential Districts.
Non-residential buildings or uses shall not be located nor conducted closer than forty feet (40') to any lot line of a residential district, except that the minimum yard requirements may be reduced to fifty percent (50%) of the requirement if acceptable landscaping or screening approved by the Zoning Inspector is provided. Such screening shall be a masonry or solid fence between four (4') and six (6') feet in height, maintained in good condition, and free of all advertising or other signs. Landscaping shall consist of a strip of land not less than twenty feet (20') in width planted with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet (4') in height at the time of planting. Either type of screening shall not obstruct traffic visibility within fifty feet (50') of an intersection.
(h) Exceptions to Height Regulations.
(1) The height limitations contained in Section 1181.01 do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, antennas, water towers, ornamental towers ventilators, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, steeples, penthouses, stacks, stage storage towers or scenery lofts, tanks, television or radio towers, wireless telecommunication towers or other necessary mechanical appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy, except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of aircraft at an established airport.
(2) No structure shall be constructed in excess of the height that can be safely protected by all available fire fighting equipment except where in-structure fire protection is provided.
(3) The limitation on number of stories shall not apply to buildings used exclusively for storage purposes, provided such buildings do not exceed the height in feet permitted in the district in which they are located.
(4) In any district, public, semi-public, or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions, or schools, where permitted, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty feet (60') and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five feet (75').
(5) Whenever a building in an M District adjoins or abuts an R District, or is located within one hundred feet (100') therefrom, such building shall not exceed three stories or forty-five (45')feet.
(i) Projections Into Yards.
(1) Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed by a building, except for accessory buildings in rear yards.
(Ord. 2305. Passed 12-21-65.)
(2) Open structures such as covered or uncovered porches or paved terraces, canopies, balconies, platforms, carports, covered patios, and similar architectural projections shall be considered parts of the building to which they are attached, and shall not project into the required minimum front or rear yard by more than ten feet (10'), or into a required side yard by more than three feet (3').
(Ord. 20-137. Passed 2-16-21.)
(j) Other Yard or Lot Exceptions.
(1) Gasoline service station pumps and pump islands, which are more than fifty feet (50') from the boundary of an R District may be located within a required yard provided they are more than fifteen feet (15') from any street line.
(2) Within any R District, off-street parking shall not be permitted in a required front yard. (Ord. 2305. Passed 12-21-65.)
(k) Any agricultural use involving animals or poultry shall not be located within a front yard setback nor be located closer than twenty-five feet (25') from any side or real property line and eighty feet (80') from any residential dwelling.
(Ord. 20-105. Passed 12-7-20.)