1141.05 PRINCIPAL BUILDING YARD REQUIREMENTS.
   Every permitted use of land and structures shall be located on a lot in such a manner so as to create and preserve a front yard adjacent to each street on which such lot abuts, a side yard or yards and a rear yard conforming to the requirements of Schedule 1141.05. Each yard shall be unobstructed by a principal use or principal building, except as otherwise provided in this Code.
   (a)   No structure shall be erected in the front yard except as set forth in Section 1141.06 for parking, Section 1155.04(v) for gasoline pumps, Chapter 1163 for signs and screening and landscaping as required in Chapter 1179.
   (b)   Buildings having a height greater than thirty-five feet shall provide an additional ten feet of side and rear yard for every twelve feet of building height greater than thirty-five feet.
Schedule 1141.05
Minimum Required Front, Rear and Side Yards
 
Minimum Depth (in feet)
L-RB
O-B
D-B
R-B
G-B
L-G(1)
(a) Front yard(2)
40
40
0
40
40
20
(b) Side/Rear yard when yard abuts a non-residential district
20
20
0(3)
10
10
5
(c) Side/Rear yard when yard abuts a residential district(4)
40
40
20
40
40
20
NOTES TO SCHEDULE 1141.05:
(1)See Section 1141.13 for requirements pertaining to residential development.
(2) On corner lots, the minimum depth of the front yard adjacent to the side street shall be 40 feet, or the depth set forth in the table, whichever is the lesser.
(3) A building not sharing a common wall with an adjacent building shall maintain the minimum separation specified in the Building Code.
(4) Plus additional setback for buildings having a height greater than 35 feet as specified in Section 1141.05(b).
(Ord. 2020-21. Passed 2-18-20.)