15.08.260 Y definitions.
“Yard” means an open space on the same lot or parcel used with the building, extending from the building to the nearest lot line.
1. Front – a yard lying between the main building and the front line and extending across the full width of the lot or parcel; provided, that if any official plan line has been established for the street upon which the building site faces, then such measurement shall be taken from such official plan line to the nearest line of the building.
2. Side – a yard lying between the side lot line and the main building and extending from the front yard line to the rear yard line.
3. Rear – a yard lying between the main building and the rear line and extending across the full width of the lot or parcel.
a. On a corner lot, yards abutting streets shall be considered as front yards.
b. On through lots, either end lot line may be considered the front line, in which case the minimum rear yard shall not be less than the required front yard in the district in which such lot is located.
Where yards are required by this title, they shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky (except as provided in this title).