No required yard or other open space or required driveway provided around or for any building or structure for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, nor shall any yard or other required space on an adjoining lot be considered as providing a yard or open space on the lot whereon the building is to be erected.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
Architectural features such as cornices, canopies, sunshades, chimneys, and flues, shall not project more than 18 inches into a required yard. Eaves may extend a distance not to exceed 30 inches into a required yard. These provisions shall apply unless determined otherwise by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
(A) 
Subject to the requirements of this section, the following exceptions to the front yard requirement for dwellings are authorized for a lot in any zone:
(1) 
Every building shall be set back from the front lot line at least 20 feet, except in the instance where the average depth of the other buildings on the same side of the street is between 20 and 10 feet, then the average may be used. The average depth is the average of the distance from the closest part of the foundation of the existing buildings to the front property line where the existing buildings are within 200 feet of the center of the proposed building on the same side of the street.
(2) 
If existing buildings are within 10 feet of the property line, then within the same block, no less than 10 feet shall be used in figuring the average, or if existing buildings are more than 20 feet from the property line, then the minimum requirement of 20 feet shall be used in figuring the average.
(B) 
Whether attached to a residence or as a separate building, a covered storage facility (garage) for a vehicle on which the main opening is toward a street shall be located not less than 20 feet from the property line bordering the street.
(C) 
In a district where automobile service stations are permitted, freestanding gasoline pumps and pump islands, identification signs and lighting standards may occupy a required front or street side yard. In any case, gasoline pumps and pump islands shall not be closer than 10 feet to a street line, nor shall they protrude into the clear-vision area.
(D) 
In a commercial or an industrial zone, if an alley is adjacent to a required side or rear yard, the distance for a required yard may be measured from the side of the alley adjacent to the property.
(E) 
A side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall extend from the front yard to the rear lot line. The front yard of a corner lot is defined as being the side upon which the development thereon faces.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)