Article 16 — GARAGES FACING PUBLIC STREETS

Wherever a wall of any private garage, or garages, containing the access for off-street parking purposes faces on a public street, and such garage or garages are accessory to any multiple family residential building, and such wall is at an angle of less than ninety (90) degrees from a property line abutting any public street, there shall be erected a continuous solid masonry wall between said garage or garages, and the property line abutting the street for the entire length of the frontage.

Such masonry wall shall be constructed to a minimum height of six (6) feet above grade provided further that in no case shall any portion of the top of the wall be less than five (5) feet above the elevation of the floor of a garage adjacent thereto.

Provided, however, that no such wall shall be required where the floor elevation of the garage or garages is below the grade of the street curb adjacent thereto and the soffit at the entrance to the garage or garages is not higher than one (1) foot above the height of the street curb at any point measured at a ninety (90) degree angle from said curb face and provided further that the entrance to said garage or garages is not wider than sixteen (16) feet each.