§ X. Side yard.

(1)

In-districts "A", "B", "C" and "D" and in all districts where a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes, there shall be two (2) side yards, one on each side of the building, each a minimum of five (5) feet wide.

(2)

In the "D" district and in other districts where a building is erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes for buildings more than three (3) stories in height, but not exceeding six (6) stories in height, each of the two (2) side yards shall be increased three (3) feet in width for each additional story above the third. For buildings more than eight (8) stories, or one hundred (100) feet in height, there shall be an additional setback as provided in the height regulations above.

(3)

In the "F", "G", "H", "J", "K", "L" and "M" districts, if the property is not used for dwelling purposes, no side yards are required, unless a lot abuts upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes, there shall be two (2) side yards of not less than five (5) feet each. In other cases a side yard, if provided for a business or industrial building, shall not be less than four (4) feet.

(4)

For the purpose of side yard regulations, two (2) or more detached one- or two-family dwellings shall be considered as one building when occupying one lot, provided, however, there shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet between the sides of the building on the same lot.

(5)

In the case of group houses or court apartment, when buildings rear upon the side yard, the width of the side yard shall be increased by one foot for each building or apartment abutting thereon. If any stairway opens onto or are served by such side yard, the minimum width of such side yard shall be ten (10) feet.

(6)

The width of a place or court shall not be less than forty (40) feet measured between buildings or from buildings to the opposite property line, provided that open or unenclosed porches may project into the required place or court not more than twenty (20) percent of the width of such a place or court.

(7)

All other requirements including front, side and rear yards shall be complied with in accordance with the district in which such group houses or court apartments are located.

(8)

Every part of the required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices, etc., provided however, the above projections shall not extend into a court more than twenty-four (24) inches nor into a minimum side yard more than twenty-four (24) inches.

(9)

The side and front yard requirements for dwellings shall be waived where dwellings are erected above stores or shops.

(9a)

In districts "A", "B", "C" and "D" on corner lots the side yard adjacent to street side shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. In the case of side street or reversed frontage (where the corner lot faces an intersecting street) there shall be a side yard or the street side equal to the front yards on the lots in the rear, but said side yards shall never be required in any event to exceed thirty (30) feet. No accessory building on said corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line on the lots in the rear. This regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot facing an intersecting street of record at the time of passage of this ordinance to less than twenty-eight (28) feet, nor to prohibit the erection of an accessory building where the regulation provided for herein cannot be reasonably complied with.

(10)

The face (door or doors for ingress and egress of motor vehicles) of a private garage, either attached or detached, shall not be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any side or rear lot line in any single-family, duplex, three-family, four-family or multiple-family zoning district.

(Ord. No. 474, §§ 1, 2, 5-29-58; Ord. No. 2116, § 3, 5-13-71)