1139.03 TRANSITIONAL YARDS.

   Where a B-1 District adjoins a residential district, transitional yards shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations:

   (a)    Where lots in a B-1 District front on the street and at least eighty percent of the frontage directly across the street between two consecutive intersecting streets is in a residential district, the front yard regulations for the residence district shall apply to the lots in the business district.

   (b)    In a B-1 District, where a side lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of property in an adjacent residence district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this Zoning Ordinance for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residence district.

   (c)    In a B-1 District, where a rear lot line coincides with a side lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be equal in dimension to the minimum side yard which would be required under this Zoning Ordinance for a residential use on the adjacent property in the residence district.

   (d)    In a B-1 District, where a rear lot line coincides with a rear lot line of property in an adjacent residential district, a yard shall be provided along such rear lot line. Such yard shall be twenty feet in depth, but may begin at a height of fifteen feet or one story above grade, whichever is lower.

   (e)    In a B-1 District, where the extension of a front or side lot line coincides with the front lot line of an adjacent lot located in a residence district, a yard of not less than ten feet shall be provided.

   (f)    Transitional yards shall be unobstructed from the lowest level to the sky, except as allowed in Chapter 1153.
(Ord. 10-16-67. Passed 11-20-67.)