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1181. 07 PLANNING AND Z ONING Minimum dista.nce= LA + I,B + HA + HB 3.5 The minimum distance between a side or rear lot line and any building designated as A, shall be as determined by the formula: Minimum distance= LA. + HA 3.5 The length of a building, for the purposes of these foimulae shall be construed as the length of the portion of building A from which lines drawn perpendicular to the face of such wall, or walls, wi.ll intersect any wall of opposite building B or intersect the lot line in the case of a yaxd along side or rear lot line. In cases where 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 minimum horizontal distance between such buildings shall be not less than one-half the combined height of the two buildings. Informal and oblique arrangements of buildings, conformance to topography 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 and Zoning Commission in the review of the preliminary site development plan. The minimum distances from any apartment house to parking areas, driveways, walks and recreation axeas and to the lot line, as set forth herein are to be applied in the site planning. Minimum Distance Accessory Uses Gaxages and parking areas Driveways W alks Recreation Areas (active play) *Except at building entrances s From Apartment House From Lot Line (Feet) (Feet) 25 15 30* 10 15 10 40 15 (Ord. 77-42, Approved by voters 11-7-78.) (c) Rear Yards in Residential Districts. 130 (1) In a Class U-1 or U-2 District, every building erected shall have a rear yard. The least dimension of such rear yard shall be twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, but such least dimension need not be more than forty feet, provided such least dimension shall in no case be less than the height of the building. On a corner lot where the rear line is identical with the side line of the interior lot, no accessory building, if detached from the main building, shall be erected within twenty-five feet of any street line or within ten feet of the rear lot line, 1994 Replacement