§ 38-1502. Location of dwellings in residential districts.  


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  • (a)

    A separation of ten (10) feet shall be provided between any two (2) structures containing no more than two (2) dwelling units on the same lot or parcel. Structures containing three (3) or more dwelling units shall maintain a twenty-foot separation between any other structure on the same lot or parcel.

    (b)

    No dwelling shall be erected on a lot which does not abut on a street for a distance of at least fifteen (15) feet. Any divisions or splits of land, lots or parcels shall have a minimum of twenty (20) feet of fee simple access to a roadway, except to the extent that requirement is inconsistent or conflicts with the requirements of the subdivision regulations.

    (c)

    On any corner lot abutting the side of another lot, no part of any structure, excluding fences (see subsection 38-1408(i)), shall be located within the twenty (20) foot corner visibility triangle along the common lot line; and no structure shall be nearer the side street lot line than the required front yard of such abutting lot.

(P & Z Res., art. XX, § 2; Ord. No. 93-11, § 12, 4-27-93; Ord. No. 98-37, § 30, 12-15-98; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 42, 9-13-16)