§ 122-206. Yards.

Minimum yard requirements for the C-1 district are as follows:

(1)

Front yard. Property adjacent to Hartwood Marsh Road, SR 50 and U.S. Highway 27 shall maintain a 50-foot setback. The setback on all other streets shall be 25 feet.

(2)

Side yard. The minimum side yard setback shall be 12 feet. On corner lots, a side yard setback of 50 feet shall be maintained on Hartwood Marsh Road, State Road 50 and U.S. Highway 27 and a side yard setback of 25 feet shall be maintained from all other streets and 12 feet on the interior side yard. However, a side setback of 25 feet shall be maintained on the side adjacent to property that is either zoned or used as residential.

(3)

Rear yard. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet except where a rear yard abuts Hartwood Marsh Road, SR 50 or U.S. Highway 27, a setback of 50 feet shall be maintained. The rear building line of lakefront property shall be measured from the established high-water mark. No construction encroachment may occur in any designated 100-year floodplain except in accordance with policies of the adopted comprehensive plan and after formal approval of a site development plan by the administrative official.

(4)

Buffer strip. When a conditional or commercial use abuts a residential use, the conditional or commercial use shall provide a landscaped buffer strip along the abutting property line.

(5)

Other setbacks. All yard setbacks for principal buildings shall be a minimum of 25 feet from established high-water marks. No construction encroachment may occur in any designated 100-year floodplain except in accordance with policies of the adopted comprehensive plan and after formal approval of a site development plan by the administrative official.

(Code 1998, § 122-206; Ord. No. 281-C, § 1(ch. 7), 11-8-1994; Ord. No. 298-C, § 2, 6-27-2000; Ord. No. 306-C, § 2, 3-27-2001; Ord. No. 355-C, § 122-206, 10-23-2007; Ord. No. 2013-04 , § 2, 2-26-2013)