Regulations governing lot area and lot width, front, side and rear yards, building coverage and building height are specified in Schedule A[1] and in the additional regulations of this Article and supplementary regulations of Article VI. Schedule A accompanies and is hereby made a part of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A can be found at the end of this chapter.
A. 
Lots of less than required dimensions.
(1) 
Any lot with an area or a width less than that required in the district in which said lot is located may be used for any permitted principal use in the district, provided that all other regulations prescribed for the district shall be complied with, and further provided that said lot was held under separate ownership at the time of the adoption of this chapter and the owner thereof owned no adjoining land that could be combined with said lot to meet the dimension requirements.
(2) 
In the event that compliance with the yard and coverage requirements of the district would result in a residential structure of less width than 24 feet, the Board of Appeals shall determine and fix yard and coverage requirements for said lot to permit its reasonable utilization for a permitted use.
B. 
Reduction of lot area. The minimum yards and open spaces, including lot area per family, required by this chapter shall not be encroached upon or considered as yard or open space requirements for any other building nor shall any lot be reduced below the district requirements of this chapter. Two permanent dwellings on one lot, other than group housing, shall be prohibited unless lot area and yard requirements of the district are met for each dwelling, including required street frontage.
C. 
Corner lot. On a corner lot in any district where a front yard is required, a yard shall be provided on each street equal in depth to the required front yard on each such street. One rear yard shall be provided on each corner lot, and the owner shall designate the rear yard on his application for a permit. The Board of Appeals shall determine the yards and building width of a corner lot facing an intersecting street and of record at the time of the passage of this chapter if the yard requirements would result in a residential structure less than 24 feet wide.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (4), Visibility at street corners, which immediately followed this subsection, was moved to Ch. 99, Fences.
D. 
Front yard exceptions. The minimum front yard of all principal buildings and structures hereafter constructed within a residential district shall conform with Schedule A[2] and, in addition, shall be not less than the average front yard of all principal buildings in the block for a distance of 300 feet on each side of such building. A vacant lot within the three-hundred-foot distance shall be considered as having the minimum front yard required in the district for the purpose of computing such average front yard.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A can be found at the end of this chapter.
E. 
Transition yard requirements.
(1) 
Where two districts abut on the same street between two intersecting streets and the front yard requirements of one district are less than those of the other district, there shall be provided for buildings hereafter constructed or structurally altered within a distance of 50 feet from the district boundary line in the less restricted district a front yard equal in depth to the average of that required in the two districts.
(2) 
Where the side or rear yard of a lot in a residential district abuts a side or rear yard of a lot in a commercial district, there shall be provided along such abutting line or lines in the commercial district a side or rear yard equal in depth to that required in the more restricted district and, in addition, a planting screen at least 10 feet wide may be required by the Village Planning Board in an easement in any commercial district.
F. 
Projecting architectural features, terraces, porches and fire escapes.
(1) 
The space in any required yard shall be open and unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices, eaves and other architectural features; provided, however, that such features shall not project more than two feet into any required yard.
(2) 
A paved terrace shall not be considered as part of a building in the determination of yard sizes or lot coverage, provided that such terrace is unroofed and without walls, parapets or other form of enclosure exceeding six feet in height.
(3) 
In determining the percentage of building coverage or the size of yards for the purpose of this chapter, enclosed porches or porches open at the side but roofed shall be considered a part of the building.
(4) 
An open fire escape may extend into any required yard not more than four feet six inches, provided that such fire escape shall not be closer than four feet at any point to any lot line.
(5) 
Unenclosed entrance steps or stairways providing access to the first story of a building may extend into any required yard a distance not to exceed six feet.
G. 
Walls, fences and hedges. The yard requirements of this chapter shall not prohibit any necessary retaining wall or any fence, wall or hedge permitted by the village law, provided that in any residential district such fence, wall or hedge shall be no closer to any front lot line than two feet and shall comply with visibility at street corners as provided in this Article.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
A. 
Chimneys, spires, etc. The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to belfries, church spires, cupolas, penthouses and domes which are not used for human occupancy nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks and necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level nor to flag poles, monuments, transmission towers and cables, radio and television antennae or towers and similar structures. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose for which they are intended. No advertising device of any kind whatsoever shall be inscribed upon or attached to that part of any chimney, tower, tank or other structure which extends above the roof limitations.
B. 
Through lots. On through lots 120 feet or less in depth, the height of a building may be measured from the grade of either street. On through lots more than 120 feet deep, the height regulations and basis of height measurement for the street permitting the greater height shall apply to a depth of not more than 120 feet from that street.