§ 28-673. Yards.

(1)

Front yards or street yards. Every plot in R-5-A districts shall have a minimum front or street yard of not less than 25 feet in depth; provided that where the structure exceeds 25 feet in height, the front or street yard shall be increased by 1 foot for each additional 2 feet in height, until the maximum height of 150 feet has been reached.

(2)

Yards. Yards abutting the Atlantic Ocean shall not be less than 125 feet from the bulkhead line or the mean high-water line.

(3)

Side yards.

(a)

A side yard shall be provided on each side of every plot of not less than 25 feet in width; provided that when the structure exceeds 25 feet in height, the side yard shall be increased by 1 foot for each additional 2 feet in height or portion thereof.

(b)

When the distance between 2 parallel lines, drawn through the 2 points of the main building or structure nearest to opposite side yard property lines, exceeds 100 feet, the additional side yard shall be increased above that established by (a) above as follows:

1.

One foot for every 10 feet in length or fraction thereof up to and including 200 feet.

2.

One foot for every 5 feet in length or fraction thereof over 200 feet up to and including 400 feet.

3.

One foot for every 2½ feet in length or fraction thereof over 400 feet in length.

(Ord. No. 1355, § 7, 7-1-69; Ord. No. 1637, §§ 18, 19, 3-14-72; Ord. No. 1663, § 3, 5-9-72; Ord. No. 1729, § 1, 10-10-72; Ord. No. 1821, § 11, 7-18-73; Ord. No. 1952, § 11, 4-9-74; Ord. No. 1974, §§ 1—5, 5-14-74; Ord. No. 1980, § 8, 5-14-74; Ord. No. 1998, §§ 1, 2, 6-25-74; Ord. No. 2114, § 1, 6-24-75; Ord. No. 2250, § 1, 6-8-76; Ord. No. 2930, § 7, 5-19-81; Ord. No. 2975, § 2, 7-14-81; Ord. No. 3164, § 1, 4-12-83; Ord. No. 3705, § 11, 7-26-88)