§ 2.0. General yard modifications.

A.

Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed by any structure or part thereof and unoccupied for storage, servicing or similar uses except as provided herein.

B.

Where more than one principal building is located on a lot or parcel, the buildings shall not encroach upon the front, side nor rear yards required by the district regulations. (Ord. No. 95-1386, § 3, 10-2-95)

2.1.  Front yard modifications. The required front yards heretofore established may be modified in the following cases:

A.

Where forty (40) percent or more of the frontage on the same side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is presently developed or may hereafter be developed with buildings that have (with a variation of five (5) feet or less), a front yard greater or lesser in depth than herein required, new buildings shall not be erected closer to the street than the average front yard so established by the existing buildings.

B.

Where forty (40) percent or more of the frontage on one side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is presently developed or may hereafter be developed with buildings that do not have a front yard as described above, then:

1.

Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the closest front corners of the adjacent buildings, or

2.

Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within one hundred (100) feet of an existing building on one side only, such building may be erected as close to the street as the existing adjacent building.

C.

Through lots shall provide the required front yard on both sides.

D.

Corner lots shall provide a front yard on each street side.

2.2.  Rear yard modifications. Where a lot abuts an alley, one-half of the alley width be considered as part of the required rear yard.