§ 1421-21. Front Yard Modifications.

The front yard requirements for principal buildings in residential and Office Limited (OL) districts, excluding panhandle lots, must be modified subject to the following:

(a)

Required Front Yard. Front yard setback requirements for principal buildings on lots in residential and the Office Limited (OL) districts, excluding panhandle lots, must be modified subject to the following:

(1)

Development must equal the average of the setback of three lots or 300 feet in both directions, whichever is greater, on the same side of the street and in the same block face and in the same zoning district.

(2)

If only one structure exists within three lots or 300 feet in both directions, whichever is greater, on the same side of the street and in the same block face and the same zoning district, then the front yard setback shall be the average of the setback on the existing structure and the setback required by the zoning district.

(3)

If no structures exist within three lots or 300 feet in both directions, whichever is greater, on the same side of the street and in the same block face and the same zoning district then the setback shall be as required by the zoning district.

(b)

Double Frontage Lots. Where a lot extends through the block from street to street, the required front yard must be provided along each street.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0253-2007, § 1, eff. June 19, 2007; a. Ord. No. 039-2010, § 1, eff. March 18, 2010)