Article 22. HEIGHT AND AREA EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS  

A.

The height regulations prescribed herein shall not apply to television and radio towers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyors and flagpoles.

B.

Public, semipublic or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, where permitted, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet; and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet when the required front, side and rear yards are each increased by one (1) foot for each foot of additional building height above the height regulations for the district in which the building is located.

C.

The limitation on the number of stories shall not apply to buildings used exclusively for storage purposes, provided such buildings do not exceed the height in feet permitted in the district in which they are located.

A.

When fifty (50) percent or more of the frontage on one (1) side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have a front yard which is greater or less than the required front yard in the district, no building shall project beyond the average front yard so established; provided, however, that a front yard depth shall not be required to exceed fifty (50) percent in excess of the front yard otherwise required in the district in which the lot is located.

B.

On lots having double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

C.

Except in the B-3 Central Business District, no fence, sign, structure or planting higher than thirty (30) inches above the established street grades shall be maintained within twenty (20) feet of any street intersection right-of-way.

D.

An open, uncovered porch or paved terrace may project into a required front yard for a distance of not more than ten (10) feet, but this shall not be interpreted to include fixed canopies.

E.

Filling station pumps and pump islands and signs may be located within a required yard, provided that they are not less than fifteen (15) feet from any street line and not less than fifty (50) feet from the boundary of any residential district.

A.

On a corner lot, the width of the yard along the side street shall not be less than any required front yard on such street; provided, however, that the buildable width of a lot of record shall not be reduced to less than thirty-two (32) feet.

B.

No accessory building shall project beyond the required yard line along any street.

C.

Where dwelling units are erected above a commercial establishment, no side yard is required except when required for the commercial building on the side of a lot adjoining a residence district.

D.

Where a lot of.record on July 2, 1963, is less than fifty (50) feet in width, each of the required side yards may be reduced by an amount equal to ten (10) percent of the difference between such width and fifty (50) feet; provided, however, that no side yard shall be less than three (3) feet.

A.

Where a lot abuts upon an alley, one-half (½) the alley width may be considered as part of the required rear yard.

B.

No accessory buildings shall be closer than ten (10) feet to the main building unless it is attached to or forms a part of such main structure nor closer than six (6) feet to a rear lot line or three (3) feet to any side lot line.

C.

The ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features may extend to a distance not to exceed eighteen (18) inches into a required yard. Roofs and eaves may extend not more than thirty (30) inches into a required yard.

D.

Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues into a rear yard may be permitted by the building official for a distance not to exceed five (5) feet when these are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.

22-5. Lot area per family. Where a lot of record on July 2, 1963, has less area or width than herein required in the district in which it is located, and the owner of such lot does not own any other parcel or tract adjacent thereto, said lot may nonetheless be used for a one-family dwelling or for any nondwelling use permitted in the district in which it is located.

22-6. Lot of record in commercial or industrial district. Where a lot of record exists on July 2, 1963, in a commercial or industrial zone prohibiting residences, such lot of record may be used for construction of a single-family dwelling and must meet the yard requirements applicable to the R-2 District.

22-7. Buildings per lot. There may be two (2) or more related multifamily, commercial, industrial or institutional buildings on a lot; provided that the required yards be maintained around the group of buildings.

A.

Access to a use located on a collector or major thoroughfare as designated in the comprehensive plan, shall not have more than one (1) twenty-foot wide entrance to said thoroughfare for the parcel on which said use is located, except that a parcel having more than two hundred (200) feet of frontage on said thoroughfare may have an additional twenty-foot wide entrance.

B.

Any new entrance to a public street shall require a building permit in accordance with city standards.

C.

For all uses in the B-2, B-4, BS, POM and M-1 District, there shall be provided a clearly marked fire/emergency lane, not less than twelve (12) feet in width, adjacent to all pedestrian doors and parking areas and plainly marked so as to prohibit parking thereon or obstruction thereof in any way.

D.

All access points, entrances, drives, and/or driveways to a use constructed after the date of this article shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than thirteen (13) feet, which shall include clearance for all drop off canopies.

(Ord. No. 19-2008, § 2, 4-15-2008; Ord. No. 33-2012, § 2, 7-17-2012)