§ 153.330. Building line exceptions.

A.

1.

In a residence district, attached structures may be erected beyond the building lines only as follows:

a.

A one-story vestibule may be erected beyond the building line if the area of the porch does not exceed forty square feet and the depth of the same does not exceed five feet.

b.

A one-story enclosed porch not to exceed eight feet in depth may be erected beyond the building line if it is not nearer than ten feet to any street line, if forty percent of each side and front above the floor level is devoted to glass and if it does not become a part of any interior room.

c.

A wheelchair ramp not to exceed eleven feet in depth may be erected beyond the building line if the ramp is not nearer than nine feet to any street right-of-way line.

2.

In addition, a basement room may be constructed below ground under an open or enclosed porch erected beyond the building line, if no entrance is provided from the outside.

B.

In a residence district, where the building line provided on a lot is a greater distance from the street line than the building line along the same street on an adjacent lot, a building may be erected beyond the building line for a distance of not more than fifty feet from such adjacent lot to a line parallel to and midway between the building lines.

C.

In a residence district, an apartment house along with its parking area may be located beyond the established building line in the following instances:

1.

If the distance between the established building line and the street line is over twenty feet, structures and parking may be located not nearer than twenty feet to the street line.

2.

Where the average minimum alignment of all existing buildings on a street frontage on either side of a street between two intersecting streets, but excluding the frontage along the sideline of a corner lot or outside residence districts, is less than twenty feet from the street line, structures and parking may be located not nearer the street line than such average alignment distance, except that in no instance shall such structures and parking be located nearer than ten feet to the street line. This section may apply to all street frontages of a lot.

D.

In a business or industry district, no structure, or portion of a structure extending above curb level, shall be located closer to the street line than ten percent of the average depth of the lot regardless of the established building line, except as otherwise provided within this code. However, the distance between the street line and the structure shall not be less than fifteen feet and need not be more than fifty feet. Penalty, see § 153.199.

(Prior code § 153.297; Ord. 124-1995; Ord. 859-1992; Ord. 322-1976)