[CC 1991 §400.420; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII, 4-30-1951]
The district regulations hereinafter contained in this Article qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter.
[CC 1991 §400.430; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §1, 4-30-1951]
A. 
Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet, and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least one (1) foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise provided in the district in which the building is built.
B. 
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings in the dwelling districts may be increased in height by not more than ten (10) feet when the side and rear yards are increased over the yard requirements of the district in which they are located by not less than ten (10) feet, but they shall not exceed three (3) stories in height.
C. 
Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, stacks, stage towers or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers and spires, church steeples, wireless towers, silos, farm buildings or necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected to a height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinances of the City of Pine Lawn.
[CC 1991 §400.440; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §2, 4-30-1951]
Buildings on through lots and extending through from street to street may waive the requirements for a rear yard by furnishing a front yard upon both streets.
[CC 1991 §400.450; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §3, 4-30-1951]
In computing the depth of a rear yard or the width of a side yard where the rear or side yard opens on an alley, one-half (½) of the alley width may be included as a portion of the rear or side yard as the case may be.
[CC 1991 §400.460; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §§4 — 5, 4-30-1951]
A. 
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building may be built in a rear yard within five (5) feet of the rear and side lot lines. An accessory building which is not a part of the main building shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the required rear yard.
B. 
Accessory buildings which are to be used for storage purposes only may be erected upon a lot prior to the construction of the main buildings but no accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes except by domestic servants employed on the premises.
[CC 1991 §400.470; Ord. No. 595 §1, 2-14-1983; Ord. No. 679 §1, 7-7-1990]
A. 
Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed, except for accessory buildings in a rear yard and except for the ordinary projections of skylights, sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features projection not to exceed twelve (12) inches. This requirement shall not prevent the construction of see through fences not exceeding four (4) feet in height except on that portion of lots within thirty (30) feet of the intersection of two (2) or more streets or in any area between the center of a highway or street and the setback line as established in this Chapter.
B. 
Fencing.
1. 
Residential.
a. 
The fence open or closed between the height of four (4) feet to eight (8) feet, but not to exceed eight (8) feet, shall be permitted on residential property in back or side yards only. All other requirements should be retained.
b. 
All permits for fences surrounding a front yard shall be dealt with on an individual basis. Said fence shall not exceed four (4) feet and be open (cyclone). Any request for variance shall be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration.
2. 
Commercial, City, institution, etc.
a. 
Fence surrounding City, commercial, institution, public park, playground, school or industrial occupancy shall be open type (cyclone) from four (4) to eight (8) feet in height (not to exceed eight (8) feet).
b. 
Additionally, City and all of the above may include up to one (1) foot of barbed wire on top of said fence (which are eight (8) feet in height) and said barbed wire may face inward and outward. All other requirements should be retained.
[CC 1991 §400.480; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §7, 4-30-1951]
Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into a yard not more than five (5) feet and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues are permitted.
On a corner lot in any district, development shall conform to the requirements of the sight triangle in which nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two (2) feet and eight (8) feet above the grades at the back of the curb of the intersecting streets, within the triangular area formed by the right of way lines and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25) feet from their point of intersection or at equivalent points on private streets, except that the site triangle shall be increased for certain uses when deemed necessary for traffic safety by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1991 §400.500; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §9, 4-30-1951]
An open unenclosed or screened porch or paved terrace may project into a front yard for a distance not exceeding ten (10) feet.
[CC 1991 §400.510; Ord. No. 119 Art. XII §10, 4-30-1951]
More than one (1) industrial, commercial, multiple-dwelling or institutional building may be erected upon a single lot or tract, but the yards and open spaces required around the boundaries of the lot or tract shall not be encroached upon by any such buildings, nor shall there be any change in the intensity of use requirements.