[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Yeadon 12-7-1995 by Ord. No. 1245 as Ch. 1440 of the 1995
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The distance between the street line and the nearest part
of any building on the lot, excluding cornices, eaves and gutters
projecting not more than 30 inches.
The line defining the legal width of a street or a proposed
street on which a lot abuts.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the west side of Church Lane between Myra Avenue and
Baily Road shall be not less than eight feet from the street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the east side of Church Lane between Myra Avenue and
Baily Road shall be not less than three feet from the street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the east and west sides of Church Lane between Gunther
and Whitby Avenues shall be not less than 10 feet from the street
line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the south side of Chester Avenue between Church Lane
on the east and the Borough line on the west, and on the north side
of Chester Avenue from a point approximately 100 feet east of Church
Lane to the Borough line on the west, shall be not less than three
feet from the street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired and situated not more than 100 feet north or south from
the north or south side of Chester Avenue and on the east or west
side of any street appearing on the official Borough Plan, whether
opened or unopened, joining with or intersecting the south side of
Chester Avenue between Church Lane and the Borough line, and on the
north side of Chester Avenue from a point approximately 100 feet east
of Church Lane and the Borough line, shall be not less than 25 feet
from the street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the east or west side of Church Lane between Penn Street
and Myra Avenue shall be not less than three feet from the street
line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the east side of Wycombe Avenue between Providence
Road and a point 80 feet (more or less) southwardly from the southerly
side of Providence Road shall be not less than five feet from the
street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the east side of Cedar Avenue between the south side
of MacDade Boulevard and the Borough line shall be not less than five
feet from the street line.
The setback of any building to be erected, altered
or repaired on the south side of MacDade Boulevard between the east
side of Cedar Avenue and a point 250 feet east of the easterly side
of Cedar Avenue shall be not less than five feet from the street line.
In the case of a corner lot and in cases where
setbacks have not yet been fixed for the side street, the setback
from the side street line shall be the same as the setback required
from the front street line. In cases where setbacks have been established
by this chapter or by any other ordinance not inconsistent herewith,
the setback shall be as therein established.
A.
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the
provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 days in the Borough lockup
or not more than 30 days in the county jail or workhouse, or both
such fine and imprisonment. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or
continues.
