Except as herein provided, no building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected or located on a lot unless such building, structure or enlargement conforms with the area, use and yard regulations of the district in which it is located.
Exceptions to Area Requirements:
(A) The front, rear and side yard requirements shall be waived where dwelling units are erected above stores, shops or other commercial uses, not requiring such yards.
(B) No lot area shall at any time be so reduced that the front, rear or side yard shall be smaller than prescribed by this Title.
(C) Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except as herein provided for accessory building roof-overhang not exceeding thirty (30) inches, unenclosed entrance platforms and the ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, chimneys and flues.
(D) On any corner lot on which a front yard is required by this Title, no wall, non- vision fence, or other structure shall be erected, and no hedge, shrub, tree or growth exceeding three (3) feet above the street grade shall be maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting property lines and a straight line joining said property line at points which are thirty (30) feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along said street lines. (See Fence Ordinance # 437 Fence Ordinance).
(E) On interior lots, no non-vision fence of any kind, projecting from the front building line to the front property line shall exceed a height of three feet (3') except for unobstructed fencing which shall not exceed sixty inches (60") in height (See Fence Ordinance # 439A Fence Ordinance).
(F) On lots of irregular shape where the yard regulations can be determined but cannot be reasonably complied with, or on lots so located that appropriate improvements cannot be secured through strict adherence to the yard regulations, the yard regulations may be modified by the City Council.
(G) Fences shall not extend into the city easements or right of ways that are in use. (Ord. 431, 10-24-2002; amd. Ord. 534-2018, 2-15-2018)