Ord #199 - 3rd Ser/Amending Setbacks For Non-Conforming Residential Lots

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ORDINANCE NO. 199,THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, NIINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO SETBACKS FOR NON-CONFORNIING RESIDENTIAL LOTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 78-1406 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows: Sec. 78-1406.—Additional yard provisions. Required yards in the districts specified shall be subject to the following additional requirements: (1) Through lots. Through lots in any district shall have a required front yard on each street. (2) 8 and I districts:adjacent lots. In the B and I districts, where the average depth of at least two existing front yards for buildings within 150 feet of the lot in question are less or greater than the minimum front yard depth required for the district, required front yards shall not be less than the average depth of such existing front yards; however, the depth of a front yard shall not be less than five feet nor be required to exceed 50 feet. (3) R districts: adjacent lots. In any R district, where the average depth of at least two existing front yards for buildings within 150 feet of the lot in question and within the same block front is less or greater than the minimum front yard depth required for the district, the required front yard shall not be less than the average depth of such existing front yards; however, the depth of a front yard shall not be less than ten feet nor be required to exceed 50 feet. (4) R districts: Side Yards adiacent to unimproved riphts-of-wav. In anv residential district, the setback for side vards adiacent to unimproved riqhts-of-wav shall be the same as the applicable interior side vard setback. Unimproved in this section shall be interpreted to mean not improved or maintained bv the citv or countv for vehicular travel. SECTION 2. Section 78-305 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows: Sec. 78-305. -Area, height, lot width and yard requirements. (a) Height. No structure or building in the LR-1A district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in section 78-1366. (b)Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed: Lot Lot Front Side Side Rear Area Width Yard Yard Yard Yard (Acre) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent (feet) to Street (feet) 2 200 50 30 �A 30 50 Lcll Within the LR-lA zonin�district,the side vard setback for lots that are non-conformin�as to their width shall be the lessor of 30 feet or equal to 10%of the Lot Width as defined. However, in no case shall the �