Sec. 27.164. - Required area reduced for street or highway purposes.

If a lot or parcel of land has not less than the area required in the zoning district, and subsequently, a portion is acquired for street or highway purposes, in any manner, including dedication, condemnation or purchase, and if the remainder of such lot or parcel of land has not less than seventy-five percent of the required area, then such remainder shall be considered as having the required area for the zoning district where such parcel or lot is located.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.165. - Minimum lot width.

Unless otherwise provided in this article, the required width of a lot or parcel of land shall be not less than the width designated in the zone.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.166. - Required width of lots or parcels accepted as having the required area.

A lot or parcel of land accepted as having the required area, as provided in the corresponding zoning district in which the lot or parcel is located, shall also be accepted as having the required minimum width for the zone where said lot or parcel is located.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.167. - Minimum street or highway frontage.

Each lot or parcel of land shall have a street or highway frontage of not less than thirty-five feet where the front property line coincides with the street or highway line, including front property lines fronting on a street knuckle or bulb of a cul-de-sac.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.168. - Required width reduced by public use.

If a lot or parcel of land has not less than the required width and after creation of such lot or parcel of land a portion of its width is acquired for public use in any manner, including, but not limited to, dedication, condemnation or purchases, and if the remainder of such lot or parcel of land has not less than seventy percent of the required width, but in no event less than forty feet, such remainder shall be considered as having the required width.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.169. - Specialized front yard requirements.

(a)

Key Lots. The depth of the required front yard on key lots or parcels of land shall not be less than the average depth of the required front yard of the adjoining interior lot or parcel of land and the required side yard of the adjoining reversed corner lot or parcel of land.

(b)

Lots on Sloping Terrain. On lots where there is an elevation difference of ten feet or more between the curb level and a point halfway between the front and rear property lines measured at the center of the lot, the front yard required shall be at least thirty percent of the minimum lot width required in the zone.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.170. - Specialized side yard requirements.

(a)

Width.

1.

Interior lots or parcels of land which have widths of less than fifty feet, and were in existence prior to the adoption of this zoning ordinance or a previous ordinance regulating minimum lot widths may have side yards of not less than three feet.

2.

Required side yards in residential zones shall be increased three feet in width for each story of a building established above a height of two stories.

(b)

Commercial or Industrial Zones Adjoining a Residential Zone. Where a commercial or industrial zone adjoins a residential zone, each lot or parcel of land in said commercial or industrial zone adjoining a lot or parcel of land in a residential zone shall have a side yard as prescribed in the zone, but in no event less than ten feet in width along the contiguous property line. The required side yard in commercial and industrial zones shall be increased three feet in width for each story of a building established above a height of two stories.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.171. - Specialized rear yards adjoining an alley.

(a)

Rear Yards Adjoining an Alley. Where a required rear yard adjoins an alley, one-half of the width of such alley may be considered as a part of the depth of a required rear yard.

(b)

Commercial or Industrial Zones Adjoining a Residential Zone. Where a commercial or industrial zone adjoins a residential zone, each lot or parcel of land in said commercial or industrial zone adjoining a lot or parcel of land in a residential zone shall have a rear yard as prescribed in the zone, but in no event less than ten feet in depth along the contiguous property line. The required rear yard in commercial and industrial zones shall be increased three feet in width for each story of a building established above a height of two stories.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.172. - Location of accessory buildings in yards.

Location of accessory buildings with regard to side and rear lot lines shall conform to the following requirements:

One-story garages may be located within five feet of any side lot line or rear lot line on interior lots. Corner lots shall require a minimum ten-foot setback from the street line of any street or highway.

2.

One-story carports may be placed over a driveway in a side yard, provided no part of the structure is closer than three feet to the side property line.

3.

Storage sheds not exceeding one hundred fifty square feet may be located within any required side or rear yard area provided no part of the structure is located closer than three feet to the side or rear property line. Storage sheds located on corner lots shall not be located closer than ten feet to any street or highway right-of-way line.

4.

Accessory buildings having more than one-story shall conform to the side and rear yard requirements for main buildings in the zone where such accessory buildings are located.

5.

Other one-story accessory buildings, or covered patios, other than a garage or carport, may be located within five feet of any side or rear property line, except that no accessory building shall be located closer than ten feet to a street right-of-way line on corner lots.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.173. - Location of other structures and projections into yards.

(a)

In addition to accessory buildings permitted by section 27.172, the following structures may be erected or projected into any required yard:

1.

Fences and walls as provided in section 27.179, article XII, Special Development Standards and Uses, of this zoning ordinance;

2.

Signs as provided in article XIV, Signs, of this zoning ordinance;

3.

Landscape elements, including trees, shrubs and other plants.

(b)

The following projections may extend into a required front, side, or rear yard a distance not to exceed six feet, provided such projections are not constructed closer than three feet of any front, side or rear property line:

1.

Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses or other similar architectural features;

Fireplace structures and bays, not wider than eight feet measured in the general direction of the wall of which it is a part, provided said fireplace or bay does not project more than three feet into any required front or rear yard setback;

3.

Open and unenclosed fire escapes, balconies, stairways and door stoops;

4.

Awnings;

5.

Planting boxes or masonry planters, not to exceed a height of forty-two inches;

6.

Air conditioning equipment (side and rear yards only);

7.

Verandas;

8.

Pools, decks, and spas.

(c)

The following structures may be erected or projected into required rear and side yard areas only:

1.

Satellite dish antennas.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.174. - Use of yards.

(a)

Boats, RVs, Trailers or Trailer Coaches. Boats, RVs, trailers or trailer coaches shall not be stored or parked in any required front yard or side yard adjacent to a street or highway in residential zones.

(b)

Storage in Yards. No storage shall be permitted in any required front or side yards adjacent to a street or highway.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.175. - Structures above height limit or adjusted height limit.

The following structures may be established above the height limit permitted in the zone except that such structures shall not be allowed above the height limit for the purpose of providing additional floor area or where such additional height conflicts with the airport land use plan. The height of such structures need not be included in measuring the height of a building supporting said structure:

1.

Penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators;

2.

Stairways, tanks, air conditioning, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building; and

3.

Fire and parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, flagpoles, signs and sign structures, chimneys, smokestacks, receiving antennas, water tanks, silos, and other similar structures.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)