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lines drawn perpendicular from the face of any wall of one building will not intersect the face, of any wall of another building, where diagonal but not opposite, the minumum horizontal distance between such buildings shall be not less than one-half the combined height of the two buildings. Inf ortnal and oblique arrangements of buildings, conformance to topographic and coordinating the site pattern with natural features is encouraged. The application of the above formulae for spacing of buildings, especially informal and oblique arrangements, shall be~determined by the Planning Commission in the review of the preliminary site development plan. Distances from Apartment Buildings to Accessory Uses. The':minimum distances from any apartment house to parlcing areas, driveways, walks and recreation areas and to the lot line, as set forth herein are to be applied in the site planning. Minimum Distance From Apartment-House From I,ot Line Accessory Uses (Ft) ( Ft.) Garages and parking areas 25 15 Driveways 30 * 10 Wallcs 15 10 Recreation Areas ( active play) 40 15 * except at building entrances. " 17 Sec. 10. Section/ of said Ordinance No. 159 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec: 17, Rear Yards in Residence Districts. In aClass U-1 or U-2 District, every building erected shall have a rear yard. The least dimension of such rear yard shall be 20% of the depth of the lot, but such leas;,t dimension need not be more than 40 feet, provided such least dimension shall in no case be less than the height of the building. 40% of the area of such yard may be occupied by a one story accessory building not more than 15 feet in height, but on a corner lot the rear line of which is identical with the side line of an interior lot, no!-.such accessory building if detached from the main building shall be erected within 25 feet of any street line or within 10 feet of the rear lot line. Rear yards for apartment buildings shall be governed by Section 16 (a) of Ordinance No. 159 as amended." Sec. 11. Section 18 of prdinance No. 159 is hereby amended to read as follows;