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10 - 29 minimum area or frontage required in such area provided that any such steps, stoop or deck district; provided, however, that subsequent to does not exceed a maximum height of 5 feet above such addition, the side yard, open space and ground level or exceed a width of 12 feet side to percentage of occupancy provision for lots of the side and provided further any such structure does resulting size shall apply; and provided further, not extend any further into the required setback that after buildings have been erected on such area than a distance that would be the lesser of lots or parcels their area or width shall not either 10 feet or 50% of the distance from the thereafter be reduced, except in conformity to building to the appropriate lot line. No such the provisions of this ordinance. structure shall be enclosed. Railings which do not (4) Setback, front yard. (a) In a district in exceed 3 1/2 feet in height and which are of open which service stations are permitted, pumps and architecture and not solid in appearance are pump islands may be located within the setback permitted. lines, but not closer to the lot line or highway (fn) For single family residences or duplex right-of-way line than 12 feet. On corner lots no residence buildings, single story bay windows may pump or pump island shall be closer to either be constructed in such a manner that they project _ street or highway than 12 feet. three (3) feet or less into the front yard provided (b) In case of interior lots having frontage on that such windows do not occupy, in the two (2) side streets, no accessory building shall aggregate, more than one-third (1/3) of the front extend into the setback area of either street. wall of the building. (c) When the side line of an interior lot is (g) On lake front lots, accessory buildings may formed wholly or in part by the rear line of an be located in front yards subject to the locational abutting corner lot and the street side yard for the requirements of s. 10.16(6)(a)1. provided, , main building is less than the setback from the however, that the setback requirements are met. main building facing such street, the setback for (5) Sideyards. (a) Lots of nonconforming width. the building on such interior lot may be modified 1. On lots 50 feet or more i‘ widtthh�ut less that so as to be midway between the side yard for the 60 feet, the minimum aggregate sieyards shall be building on the corner lot and the setback from 15 feet and no single side yard shall be less t an- such street. five (5) feet. - ,� (d) In platted subdivisions recorded before the 2. On lots less than 50 feet in idt he 1,3id-' adoption of this ordinance where a building line minimum side yard on each side shall •e ive (5) io-25- 3 shall have been established by the construction feet. JE�'1 of buildings on 30 percent of the lots in any one (b) Corner lots. (1) block, such established setback line shall be 1. When the long side of a corner lot is formed the setback for that block, but in no event shall by a class A, B or C highway the side yard on that such setback be less than 20 feet. street shall conform to the setback requirements for (e) No existing building, erected prior to the such highway. adoption of this ordinance, which projects into 2., When the long side of a corner lot is formed the setback area shall be moved, structurally by a class D or E highway, the setback from the lot altered or added to so as to increase that part of line of the long side shall not be less than one-fifth the building projecting into the setback area. (1/5) of the lot depth measured from the long side This provision shall not be construed to prohibit except on lots of less than 60 feet, then the setback additions or alterations which conform to the shall not be less than 12 feet. For buildings with setback requirements. attached garages facing the long side and having (f) For purposes of entry to a commercial or access to the long side of the lot, the minimum multi-family building, steps or stoops may be setback of the garage from the lot line shall be not constructed in such a manner that they intrude less than 20 feet. into the required setback area provided such (6) Rear yards. (a) Location of accessory structures are not more than three (3) feet above buildings in rear yards. ground level and do not extend more than four 1. On interior lots 60 feet or more in width no (4) feet into the required setback area. accessory building shall be erected, moved or (fm) For purposes of entry to single family or added to so as to be nearer than four (4) feet to the 'duplex residence buildings, steps, stoops or side lot or rear lot line; provided, however, if the decks may be constructed in such a manner that front building line of.any accessory building is they intrude into the required front yard setback located closer than 10 feet from the rear building rev. 103194