(a) "Yard" means that portion of the open area on a zoning lot extending between a building and the nearest lot line, open and unobstructed from the ground upward except for projections as permitted in this Zoning Code.
(b) "Front yard" means the yard extending from the front wall of the principal building to the street line, across the full width of the lot, except that the front yard shall be measured from the mapped street line on all streets proposed for widening, as indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan and local street plans approved by the Planning Commission.
(c) "Rear yard" means a yard extending the full width of a lot between the nearest wall of the main structure located thereon and the rear lot line.
(d) "Side yard" means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of the lot and between a side lot line and the nearest wall of the building. The side yard of a corner lot is the yard measured from an existing or mapped street right of way as indicated on the Thoroughfare Plan and local street plans approved by the Planning Commission.
(e) "Required yard" means the minimum yard required between a lot line and a building line in order to comply with the regulations of the district in which the zoning lot is located.
(f) "Court" means an open unoccupied space, other than a yard, of which two or more sides are bounded by the exterior walls of a building.
(g) "Court length" means the court's horizontal dimension measured parallel to the front wall of the building.
(Ord. 1969-169. Passed 7-16-70.)