Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. averaging
When existing lawfully established residential buildings on abutting lots are closer to the front property line, additions or new construction may comply with the average front yard depth of the nearest two lots on either side.
- Minimum buildable width55 pct
The minimum yard regulations established in this article shall not reduce the buildable width of a lot of record existing on or before October 9, 1961 to less than 55 percent of the lot width.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
no side yard shall be less than five feet.
Front yards are measured from the front property line to the closest point of the building or structure. Side yards are measured from the side property line to the closest point of the building. Rear yards are measured from the rear property line to the closest point of the building.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction for pre-1961 lots10 pct
Where a lot of record existing on or before October 9, 1961 is less than 60 feet in width, the required side yard on each side may be reduced to ten percent of the width of the lot; provided, that no side yard shall be less than five feet.
From the ordinance
There are four types of required yards—Front, side (street), side (interior) and rear yards. Every part of every required yard shall be open and unobstructed above the general ground level of the graded lot upward to the sky except as provided.