§ 46-706. Setbacks.

(a)

Where, within the R-1 through R-4 residential districts, the front yard setback for existing dwellings in the vicinity of, and in the same zoning district as, a vacant subject lot are less than the required front yard setback for the zoning district of the subject lot, the required front yard setback for the subject lot shall be the average of the actual front yard setbacks of existing dwellings on the same side of the street and entirely or partially within 100 feet of the side lot lines of the subject parcel, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(b)

The front yard setback permitted in subsection (a) of this section shall only be permitted if there are two or more lots occupied by dwelling units within the area described in subsection (a) of this section for computing the average front yard setback.

(c)

In no case shall the average front yard setback resulting from the application of subsections (a) and (b) of this section be less than ten feet.

(Prior Code, § 5.11; Ord. No. 80-006, 12-1-1980; Ord. No. 88-06, 6-6-1988; Ord. No. 89-01, 1-9-1989; Ord. No. 90-28, 12-3-1990; Ord. No. 98-23, 11-16-1998; Ord. No. 2005-13, 8-15-2005)