On a lot held in single and separate ownership
on the effective date of this chapter (May 26, 1976) or any amendment
thereto, which does not fulfill the regulations for the minimum lot
area and/or lot width for the district in which it is located, a building
may be erected, altered and used and the lot may be used for a conforming
(permitted) use, provided the yard and other requirements of this
chapter are not less than the minimum specified for the zone in which
the lot is located.
A.
Allowable projections of structures into yards and
other modifications to yard requirements. Architectural features of
buildings such as window sills, cornices, roof overhangs, and unenclosed
porches may project into the required yard not more than six feet.
Open fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways, chimneys and flues
may project into the required yard not more than six feet. Unenclosed
and uncovered ground-floor terraces or patios may extend into any
side or rear yard area.
B.
Allowable projections of business structures into
yards. Signs, awnings, canopies, marquees as attached to and part
of the building may project into the front yard in the GC, VC and
VI Districts only.
[Amended 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-8; 4-11-2017 by Ord. No.
2017-04; 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 2021-15]
C.
Allowable projections of fences into yards. Fences
may be constructed in or project into yards, provided that no fences
may be located closer to any front of the lot, that faces a street,
than the principal building, and no fence more than six feet high
shall be allowed on any part of the lot.
[Amended 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-8]
Where an undeveloped lot lies between two developed
lots that do not meet the front yard requirements of this chapter,
the setback for a proposed building on the undeveloped lot shall be
no less than the average of the principal buildings on the two adjoining
lots.
The building height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to church steeples, silos, flagpoles, water tanks, equipment required to operate or maintain buildings or structures for essential services as defined in § 165-11, provided that all yards required in the particular district are increased one foot for each one foot of height in excess of the height limitation.
