[R.O. 1997 § 400.730; Ord. No.
1021 Art. 16 § 16-1, 2-1-1966]
The regulations set forth in this Article qualify or supplement
the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.740; Ord. No.
1021 Art. 16 § 16-2, 2-1-1966]
A.
The height regulations as prescribed in this Chapter shall not apply
to:
B.
Public, semipublic 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, when the required
side and rear yards are each increased by at least one (1) foot for
each one (1) foot of additional building height above the height regulations
for the district in which the building is located.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.750; Ord. No.
1021 Art. 16 § 16-3, 2-1-1966]
A.
Yards, Generally.
1.
Whenever the rear of a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half
(1/2) of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required
rear yard.
2.
Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except
as authorized by this Article, and ordinary projections of sills,
belt courses, window air-conditioning units, chimneys, cornices, and
ornamental features may project to a distance not to exceed twenty-four
(24) inches into a required yard.
3.
In the event that a lot is to be occupied by a group of two
(2) or more related buildings to be used for residential, institutional,
hotel or motel purposes, there may be more than one (1) main building
on the lot when such buildings are arranged around a court having
direct street access; provided, however:
a.
Said court between buildings that are parallel, or within forty-five
degrees (45°) of being parallel, shall have a minimum width of
thirty (30) feet for one-story buildings, forty (40) feet for two-story
buildings, and fifty (50) feet for three-story buildings, and in no
case may such buildings be closer to each other than fifteen (15)
feet;
b.
Where a court having direct street access is more than fifty
percent (50%) surrounded by a building, the minimum width of the court
shall be at least thirty (30) feet for one-story buildings, forty
(40) feet for two-story buildings, and fifty (50) feet for three-story
buildings.
4.
Within any residential district, the least dimension of a yard
upon which the principal entrances or exits of a multiple dwelling
race shall be twenty (20) feet.
5.
Where a lot is used for a commercial or industrial purpose,
more than one (1) main building may be located on the lot, but only
when such buildings conform to all open space requirements around
the lot for the district in which the lot is located.
6.
When a commercial or industrial lot abuts on a residential district,
there may be imposed such reasonable requirements as to screening
and other features of development as are deemed necessary by the City
Council to prevent conditions which are objectionable or hazardous
to adjacent property, as a condition of issuance of a building permit
or operating license for use of such lot.
B.
Accessory Buildings And Structures.
1.
Except as herein provided, no accessory building shall project
beyond a required yard line along any street.
2.
Filling station pumps and pump islands may occupy the required
yards; provided, however, that they are not less than fifteen (15)
feet from street lines.
3.
Accessory, open and uncovered swimming pools and home barbecue
grills may occupy a required rear yard; provided they are not located
closer than five (5) feet to the rear lot line nor closer than three
(3) feet to a side lot line.
4.
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building
even though connected by an open covered walkway may be constructed
in a rear yard, provided such accessory building does not occupy more
than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the required rear yard and
provided it is not located closer than five (5) feet to the rear lot
line nor closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line.
C.
Front Yards.
1.
Where an official line has been established for the future widening
or opening of a street or major thoroughfare upon which a lot abuts,
then the depth of a front or side yard shall be measured from such
official line to the nearest line of the building.
2.
On through lots, the required front yard shall be provided on
each street.
3.
Except in the "B-2" General Business District, where a lot is
located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall
be a front yard of fifteen (15) feet of the side street; provided,
however, that the buildable width of a lot of record at the time of
passage of this Chapter (February 1, 1966) shall not be reduced to
less than thirty-two (32) feet.
4.
Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces not covered
by a roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the
first floor of the building may extend or project into the required
front yard not more than six (6) feet.
5.
Where twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the street frontage
within four hundred (400) feet of the property in question is improved
with buildings that have front yards with greater or lesser depths
than required in the district [provided that no such depth varies
more than six (6) feet from such requirement] no building shall project
beyond the average front yard so established; provided, however, that
a depth of front yard of more than fifty percent (50%) in excess of
the depth of the required front yard in the district in which the
lot is located shall not be required. Where forty percent (40%) or
more of the street frontage is improved with buildings that have no
front yard, no front yard shall be required for the remainder of the
street frontage.
D.
Side Yards.
1.
For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a two-family dwelling
or a multiple dwelling shall be considered as one (1) building occupying
one (1) lot.
2.
The minimum width of side yards for schools, libraries, churches,
community houses, and other public and semipublic buildings in residential
districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
E.
Rear Yards. Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways
and balconies opening upon fire towers, and the ordinary projections
of chimneys and flues, may project into the required rear yard for
a distance of not more than five (5) feet, but only where the same
are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
F.
Corner Visibility. No sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting, or other
obstruction to vision extending to a height in excess of three (3)
feet above the established street grade shall be erected, planted,
or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between
the lines of the intersecting streets and a straight line connecting
them at points twenty (20) feet distant from the intersection of the
street lines, provided that the requirement shall not apply in a district
where no minimum front yard is required.
G.
Lot Area. If the owner of a lot in any district does not own a parcel
or tract of land immediately adjacent to such lot, and if the deed
or instrument under which such owner-acquired title to such lot was
of record prior to the application of any zoning regulations and restrictions
to the premises, and if such lot does not conform to the requirements
of such regulations and restrictions as to width of lots and lot area
per family, the provisions of such lot area per family and lot width
regulations and restrictions shall not prevent the owner of such lot
from erecting a single-family dwelling or making other improvements
on the lot; provided such improvements conform in all other respects
to applicable zoning regulations and restrictions.
