§ 154-71. Yard exceptions.  


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  • A. 
    Front yard exceptions. In R-1, R-2, R-3 Residence Districts and Business Districts, the front yards of a proposed building may be decreased in depth to the average alignment of existing buildings within 100 feet on each side of the proposed building and within the same block, if such alignment of existing buildings is less than the front yard requirement for the district.
    B. 
    Yard exceptions for private garages and accessory buildings. A private garage or other accessory building which is not an integral structural part of a main building may be located in the required side or rear yard but not less than six feet from any property line, provided that such building is situated not less than 10 feet farther back from the street line than the rearmost portion of the main building. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a side yard or rear yard which abuts a street. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the erection of a common or joint garage which is not an integral structural part of a main building or adjoining lots.