15.02.175 Additional yard requirements.
A. On double frontage lots or lots extending from one (1) street to another parallel street, both streets shall be considered front streets for purposes of calculating front yard setbacks.
B. On lots bordered on two (2) or more sides by streets, the required front yard setback shall be observed along all streets.
C. Where an industrial zone district fronts, sides, or rears on any arterial street, or a local street which is a boundary with a residential zone, the twenty feet (20') nearest the street shall be landscaped and maintained. The remainder may be used for parking.
D. Where a lot in a business, commercial or industrial zone district shares a common side lot line with a lot in a residential district, the required side yard setback of the residential district shall be observed along the common lot line in the commercial or industrial district.
E. Where the side yard of a lot in a business, commercial or industrial district is an extension of the front yard of a lot in an adjacent residential district, a side yard setback equal to one-half (1/2) the required front yard setback of the residential district shall be observed by the lot in the commercial district.
F. For purposes of setback calculations, a two (2) family dwelling shall be constructed as one (1) building occupying one (1) lot.
G. On a vacant lot bordered on two (2) sides by previously constructed buildings which do not meet the required front yard setback for the district, the required front yard setback for the vacant lot shall be established as the averaged front yard setback of the two (2) adjacent buildings. Where a vacant lot is bordered on only one (1) side by a previously constructed building which does not meet the required front yard setback for the district, the required front yard setback for the vacant lot shall be established as the averaged front yard setback of the adjacent building and the minimum front yard setback for the district.
H. Every part of a required yard shall be unobstructed by a building from ground level to the sky except for projections of architectural features as follows:
1. Cornices, sills and ornamental features may project twelve inches (12") into a yard;
2. Roof eaves may project eighteen inches (18") into a yard;
3. Uncovered porches, slabs and patios, walks, steps, fences, hedges, and walls are not restricted when less than forty-two inches (42") above ground level;
4. Fire escapes and individual balconies not used as passageways may project eighteen inches (18") into any required side yard, or four feet (4') into any required front or rear yard;
5. Solar collection devices and equipment may project eighteen inches (18") into a yard. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017)