§ 3. General regulations for lots and yards.  


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  • A.

    Obstruction to vision: On corner lots in any zoning district where front yards are required, no obstruction shall be permitted in [to] impede visibility between a height of two (2) feet and ten (10) feet above the grades of the intersecting streets at their point of intersection in an area bounded by the intersection of any two (2) right-of-way lines of streets or a street and railroad, and a straight line intersecting those two (2) right-of-way lines at points forty-five (45) feet from their intersection.

    B.

    Double frontage and corner lots: Double frontage and corner lots shall meet front-yard regulations on all adjacent streets.

    C.

    Application and use of yards:

    (1)

    No part of a yard required for any building may be included as fulfilling the yard requirements for an adjacent building.

    (2)

    Accessory buildings are permitted in side, rear, and secondary front yards only. Accessory structures in the secondary front yard shall meet the front yard requirements of the district for the principal building.

    (3)

    No lot, even though it may consist of one or more adjacent lots or records, shall be reduced in area so that lot area, yards, widths or other dimension and area regulation of the ordinance are not maintained.

(Ord. of 12-4-72, § II(c)(1); Ord. No. 96-08, § 4, 5-7-96; Ord. No. 2016-17, § II, 11-8-16)