A. 
Measuring Setbacks -
All setback measurements shall be made in accordance with Illustration 8 [in Appendix B].
B. 
Configuration of Lots -
Wherever possible, through (i.e., double frontage) lots (particularly within residential zoning districts) shall also be avoided wherever possible. (Also see Development Regulations for regulations pertaining to the configuration of lots.) Flag lots are not permitted.
C. 
Building Setbacks -
All setbacks established on a recorded plat shall be enforced, even if they exceed the required setbacks in this Ordinance. Setbacks established on a recorded plat shall only be changed through replat proceedings (see Development Ordinance).
(Ordinance 361-05 adopted 3/22/05)
A. 
On all corner lots, the front yard setback shall be observed along the frontage of both intersecting streets, unless approved specifically otherwise on a construction plat. Where single-family lots have double frontage, extending from one street to another, or are on a corner, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a side or rear yard building line has been established along one frontage on the plat, in which event only one required front yard need be observed. The side and/or rear yards in the case of single-family use shall be identified and the front of the structure shall not face the side or rear yard. All lots on cul-de-sac streets shall face the interior of (front yard) the cul-de-sac street.
B. 
Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is divided by two or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most restrictive district for the entire frontage (see Illustration 10 [in Appendix B]).
C. 
The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, to the nearest supporting member of a covered porch or terrace, or to any attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions or a porch without posts or columns may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four feet (4'), and subsurface structures, platforms or slabs may not project into the front yard to a height greater than thirty inches (30") above the average grade of the yard (see Illustration 11 [in Appendix B]). Open porches extending into the front yard shall not be enclosed.
D. 
Minimum lot widths for lots with predominate frontage on the curved radius of a street (e.g., cul-de-sac or “eyebrow” portion of a street) shall be measured as the linear distance of the curved front building line, and shall be shown on the subdivision plat. Lot widths for all lots shall be as set forth in the respective zoning district for each lot.
E. 
Gasoline service station pump islands (and their canopy structures) that parallel a public street may be located a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') to the property line adjacent to a public street. For pump islands (and canopies) that are perpendicular or diagonal to a public street, the setback shall be thirty feet (30') in order to prevent vehicles stacking out into the street while waiting for a pump position. Pump islands (and their canopies) may extend beyond the front building line as described above (provided that all other requirements of this Ordinance are met), but shall not be closer than fifteen feet (15') to any property line that is not adjacent to a public street.
F. 
Where a future right-of-way line has been established for future widening or opening of a street or thoroughfare, upon which a lot abuts, then the front, side, or rear yard shall be measured from the future right-of-way line.
G. 
If fifty (50) percent or more improved with existing buildings, and if the front yard setback for these existing buildings is greater than the front yard required for that zoning district in this Ordinance, then no new building shall be constructed to project beyond the least front yard depth of the existing buildings without a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(Ordinance 361-05 adopted 3/22/05)
A. 
On a corner lot used for a single-family dwelling, both street exposures shall be treated as front yards on all lots platted after November 18, 2003 (pursuant to the Development Ordinance, as amended), except that where one street exposure is designated as a side yard for both adjacent lots or where the two lots are separated by a street right-of-way, creek/floodplain area, or other similar phenomenon. In such case, the building line may be designated as a side yard of fifteen feet (15') or more (as determined by the applicable zoning district standards). On lots that were official lots of record prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, the minimum side yard adjacent to a side street shall comply with the minimum required side yard for the respective district.
B. 
Every part of a required side and rear yard shall be open and unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices, and other architectural features not to exceed twelve inches (12") into the required side or rear yard, and roof eaves projecting not to exceed thirty-six inches (36") into the required side or rear yard. Air conditioning compressors and similar equipment are permitted in the side or rear yard. Open porches extending into a side or rear yard shall not be enclosed. A canopy may project into a required side or rear yard provided that it is not enclosed, and provided that it does not project more than five feet (5') into a required side yard.
C. 
Where a future right-of-way line has been established for future widening or opening of a street or thoroughfare, upon which a lot abuts, then the front, side, or rear yard shall be measured from the future right-of-way line.
(Ordinance 361-05 adopted 3/22/05)
A. 
In districts where the height of buildings is restricted to two (2) or more stories, cooling towers may extend for an additional height not to exceed fifty feet (50') above the average grade line of the building.
(Ordinance 361-05 adopted 3/22/05)