This article is established in the interest of promoting public
health, safety and welfare by providing open space for the access
of light and air circulation, preventing conflagration, facilitating
fire fighting, meeting current and future septic disposal needs, protecting
water supplies and environmentally sensitive areas, uncongested traffic
movements, and protecting views.
Except as herein provided, no structure shall be erected or
altered, or premises used, except in accordance with the standards
set forth in this article and the Density and Bulk Control Schedule.
A. Special regulations relating to front yards.
(1) No part of any lot that has two or more front yards shall be deemed
to be a rear yard (typically corner lots).
(2) On any lot with more than one front yard, all yards, other than front
yards, shall be deemed to be a side yard(s).
B. Special regulations relating to side yards.
(1) A structure having semidetached, townhouse or multifamily dwelling
units shall meet the side yard setback(s) only at the end(s) of the
structure facing the side yard(s).
(2) Except as specified above in Subsection
B(1), side yard setbacks shall be required for each separate lot on which a structure(s) is located.
(3) Where the side wall of a building is not parallel to the side lot
line or the side lot line is irregular, the side yard may be varied.
In such case, the average width of the side yard shall not be less
than the otherwise required minimum width; provided, however, that
such yard shall not be narrower at any one point than 1/2 the otherwise
required minimum width.
Only the following projections shall be permitted within a minimum
yard setback:
A. Removable awnings and canopies may project a maximum of four feet.
B. Cornices, eaves, passive solar devices, and other such architectural
feature may project a maximum of two feet.
C. Temporary exterior uncovered and unenclosed handicap access facilities,
as required by the health of a resident, may project up to the lot
line(s) if required to meet the access standards. Such facilities
shall be removed when the person(s) who required the use of such facilities
is no longer in residence.
D. Unroofed and unenclosed paved surfaces at existing finished grade
may project up to the lot line(s).
Where there is more than one principal structure on a lot in
any district, the space between such structures shall be at least
equal to the height of the taller of such structures.
The limitations of the height of buildings shall not apply to
parts of buildings which are nonhabitable; silos, chimneys, HVAC equipment,
ventilators, skylights, bulkheads, and towers or spires that are part
of nonresidential buildings.
In the case of a lot running through from one street to another
street, the front of such lot shall, for the purposes of this chapter,
be considered that frontage upon which the majority of the buildings
in the same block front; but in case there has been no clearly defined
frontage established, the owner may, when applying for a building
permit, specify on the permit application which lot line shall be
considered the front line. The rear portion of such a lot shall, however,
be treated as a front yard for the purposes of determining required
setbacks and locations of permitted structures and uses.
Lot coverage, as regulated in the Density and Bulk Control Schedule, shall be as defined in this chapter and shall include
the area of all buildings, including accessory structures, and all
impervious surfaces on a lot.