[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.