§ 15-313. DETERMINING SETBACKS AND YARDS.

A setback line defining a required yard is parallel to and at the specified distance from the corresponding front, side, or rear property line. For regulations pertaining to projections or encroachments into required yards, refer to Section 15-2014.

A.

Front Setbacks. Front setbacks shall be measured from the back of the sidewalk (including instances where the back of the sidewalk lies within the project parcel) to the portion of the structure that is closest to the front of the lot. In the absence of a sidewalk, the minimum front setback shall be measured from the back of the curb. In the absence of a sidewalk and curb, minimum front setbacks shall be measured from the front property line.

B.

Garage Setbacks. In Residential Single-Family Districts setbacks for garages shall be regulated and calculated separately from habitable space. However, the measurement to determine the garage setback shall be made in the same manner as Subsection A above.

C.

Side Setbacks. Side setbacks on interior lot lines shall be measured from the property line. When the side of the lot abuts a street, the measurement to determine the setback shall be made in the same manner as Subsection A above.

D.

Yards on Alleys. The following special regulations for determining setbacks apply when a lot abuts an alley.

1.

If a side lot line abuts an alley, the yard shall be considered an interior side yard rather than a corner side yard.

2.

In computing the minimum yard for any lot where such yard abuts an alley, no part of the width of the alley may be considered as part of the required yard.

E.

Yards Abutting Official Plan Lines. If a property abuts an Official Plan Line, the required setback shall be established from the Official Plan Line or the property line, whichever results in a greater setback.

F.

Regardless of the stated setback for a property, in no instance shall a building be allowed to encroach within an easement unless an easement encroachment has been authorized and a covenant recorded for that purpose.

FIGURE 15-313: DETERMINING SETBACKS (YARDS)

(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16; Am. Ord. 2016-32, § 3, eff. 10-21-16).