§ 8-3. General yard requirements.

The following general requirements provide additional criteria which apply to yard requirements in all zoning districts.

A.

Projections of structural features.

1.

Ordinary sills, belt courses, cornices, chimneys, bay windows, buttresses and ornamental features may project not more than twelve inches into a required yard; and

2.

Eaves may project not more than 36 inches into a required yard.

3.

A patio cover may be constructed in a required rear yard setback provided that:

a.

Maximum area. The maximum coverage area within the required rear yard does not exceed 225 square feet.

b.

Maximum dimensions. The length or width dimension cannot exceed 15 feet.

c.

Maximum height. Maximum height of a patio cover shall not exceed 12 feet unless tied into an existing gable; or creating a gable end requires a higher elevation, as approved by the building official. In no case shall a cover be constructed that exceeds one story in height.

d.

Distance. The distance from any of the patio cover's components cannot be within five feet of the rear property line, or within any portion of the required side yard or easement.

e.

Enclosure. The cover cannot be enclosed with any material, permanent or temporary, and must be open on at least three sides.

f.

Materials. All materials used in the construction of the cover must be weatherproof or painted.

g.

Metal roofing. Metal roofing shall be a minimum of 26 gauge thickness.

h.

Drainage runoff. The cover must not be constructed in a manner that will redirect or divert the existing drainage runoff in a way that negatively impacts adjacent property.

B.

Porte-cochere. A porte-cochere may project into a required side yard, provided every part of such porte-cochere is unenclosed except for necessary structural supports.

C.

Gasoline facilities. Gasoline filling station pumps and pump islands may be located or project into a required yard provided they are not less than 15 feet distant from any street, highway or alley right-of-way line, and not less than 50 feet distant from any residential property line.

D.

Double frontage lots. Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless otherwise established by plat or by ordinance, in which case only one required front yard need be provided.

E.

Shared yards prohibited. No part of a yard or other open space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this ordinance shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building.

F.

Corner lots. For the purposes of determining yard requirements on corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage, and yards shall be provided as indicated in the appropriate zoning district area regulations. On corner lots where a side yard of one lot abuts the front of another lot, both yards shall be considered as front yards.

G.

Key lots. On corner lots where a side yard abuts the front yard of an adjacent lot, both yards shall be considered as front yards.

H.

Two or more zoning districts. Where the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is divided by two or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most restrictive district for the entire frontage from one intersecting street to the other.

I.

Established building line. Where a building line has been established by plat or previous ordinance, and the line requires a front yard setback greater or lesser in depth than is prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which the building line is located, the required front yard shall comply with the building line established by the previous ordinance or plat.

J.

Measurement. The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace, or attached accessory building. Eave and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed 24 inches.

K.

Side yard setback. The side yard setback may be reduced upon approval of a reduced side yard setback as platted on an approved final plat.

(Ord. No. 2003-03, § 1, 4-1-03; Ord. No. 2010-08, § 1, 6-15-10)