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• 14 CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />than sixty feet in height, regardless of the number of <br />stories; provided, that the portion of such building more <br />than forty feet high shall set back from all required front, <br />side and rear yards, one foot for each two feet of such <br />additional height. <br />(2) The provisions of this sections shall not apply to <br />church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, monuments, water <br />towers, chimneys, flues, flag poles or radio poles, nor to <br />parapet walls extending not more than four feet above <br />the limiting height of the building on which it rests. <br />(3) In any B-1 business, B-2 business or C industrial <br />district a building may be erected to any height; provided, <br />that the portion of the building in excess of one and two- <br />thirds times the width of the street, on which it fronts <br />shall be governed by the following regulations: for each <br />foot such building, or portion thereof, is set back from any <br />street, lot or required yard or court line, such building, or <br />portion thereof, may be erected an additional two feet in <br />height; provided, that no street shall for this purpose be <br />considered to be less than forty feet nor more than sixty- <br />six feet in width. <br />Provided, however, that the provisions of this section <br />shall not apply to bulkheads, elevator pent houses, water <br />tanks, monitors or similar structures, provided such struc- <br />tures shall not have an aggregate area greater than twenty- <br />five per cent of the ground floor area. And provided fur- <br />ther, the provisions of this section shall not prevent the <br />�p erection of towers occupying not more than twenty-five <br />per cent of the ground floor area of the building upon <br />N <br />which such tower is erected and distant not less than <br />twenty-five feet in all part from any lot line not a street <br />line. ( Code 1932, § 495 (9) ; Ord. March 29, 1939.) <br />• side shall be the same as that established on the occupied <br />side as hereinbefore provided, but in no case to exceed 60 <br />feet. <br />(5) Where there is no building on either side of the <br />street, within a block, the setback line shall not be less <br />than thirty feet in an A residence district, nor less than 20 <br />feet in an A-1 residence district. <br />(6) Uncovered porches or covered but not enclosed <br />porches may project not more than ten feet beyond the <br />front wall of the building into a required front yard in <br />an A residence and not more than eight feet in an A-1 <br />residence district. <br />(7) Paragraphs five and six of this section shall not <br />apply to lots having a depth of less than one hundred feet, <br />which have been platted prior to the passage of this chap- <br />ter, but the setback line for such lots shall be not less than <br />fifteen feet. <br />(8) In any A -B or B business district which, within a <br />block, is adjacent on one or more sides to any A or A-1 <br />U <br />16 CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />residence district, the setback line shall be established <br />respectively, as provided herein, for A or A-1 residence <br />districts. <br />(9) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, the <br />setback requirement shall be the same as hereinbefore pro- <br />vided for in A-1 residence districts. <br />(10) A minimum setback line of ten feet is established <br />on both sides of the following streets: Preston Avenue <br />from Main Street to Tenth Street West, and on both sides <br />of Fourth Street West, from Main Street to Preston Ave- <br />nue; High Street from Preston Avenue to the Rivanna <br />River bridge; Jefferson Street from Second Street West, <br />to Park Street; Tenth Street West from Preston Avenue <br />to West Main Street; Seventh Street from Main Street to <br />High Street; Ware Street from Garrett Street to Blen- <br />heim Avenue; Fourteenth Street from Main Street to <br />Grady Avenue; Monticello Road from Chesapeake and <br />Ohio right-of-way to South City Limits; Grady Avenue <br />from Preston Avenue to Rugby Road; Rugby Road from <br />Main Street to Barracks Road; Route 29 from the North <br />City Limits to the South City Limits; Ivy Road from Rugby <br />Road to West City Limits. <br />Sec. 12. Rear yards. <br />(1) In any A or A-1 residence district a rear yard not <br />less than twenty feet deep shall be required on every lot <br />and every such yard shall extend from the rearmost por- <br />tion of the building or structure, inclusive of unenclosed <br />porches, to the rear line of the lot and be the full width <br />of the lot between sidelines. <br />(2) In any A -B business district or B business district <br />a rear yard not less than ten feet deep shall be required <br />on every lot and every such yard shall extend from the <br />rearmost portion of the building or structure, inclusive of <br />ZONING 17 <br />unenclosed porches, to the rear line of the lot and be the <br />full width of the lot between side lines. <br />(3) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, <br />the rear yard requirement shall be the same as herein- <br />before provided for in A or A-1 residence districts. (Code <br />1932, § 495 (11) ; Ord. March 29, 1939, April 7, 1941.) <br />Sec. 13. Side yards. <br />(1) The side line of a building on a corner lot shall be <br />not less than 20 feet in A districts and 10 in A-1 districts <br />and shall not be a factor in establishing the setback line. <br />(2) In any A residence district there shall be a side <br />yard on each side of every lot and the width of such side <br />yard for each side of said lot shall be not less than ten feet. <br />(3) In any A-1 residence district there shall be a side <br />yard on each side of every lot and the width of such side <br />yard for each side of said lot shall be not less than five feet. <br />In A-1 residence districts, when semi-detached houses <br />are built with a party wall on the dividing lot line, the side <br />yard requirement along the other lot line shall be two- <br />thirds of the sum of the two side yards required for a <br />detached house. <br />(4) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, <br />the side yard requirement shall be the same as hereinbe- <br />fore provided for in A or A-1 residence districts. <br />(5) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district along any boundary line between such <br />districts and A or A-1 residence districts, such boundary <br />line being not a street line, if the building or structure to <br />be erected is intended or designed to be used, in whole or <br />in part, for any industrial manufacturing trade or com- <br />Sec. 11. Setback building lines. <br />(1) In any A or A-1 residence district no building <br />shall be erected, reconstructed or altered nearer to the <br />street line on which it faces than the average setback ob- <br />ZONING 15 <br />served by the buildings on the same side of the street and <br />fronting thereon, within the same block; provided, that <br />apartment hotels shall not be erected within fifty feet of <br />any street or property line. <br />(2) Provided, that no building shall be required to set <br />back from the street a distance greater than the setback <br />line observed by that one of two existing buildings on the <br />immediate adjoining lots on either side, which is the further <br />removed from the street line. <br />(3) Provided, that in no case shall the required setback <br />be more than 60 feet unless two or more houses in the same <br />block shall have previously established setback lines. <br />(4) Where there are buildings on only one side of a <br />street, within the block, the setback line for the unoccupied <br />• side shall be the same as that established on the occupied <br />side as hereinbefore provided, but in no case to exceed 60 <br />feet. <br />(5) Where there is no building on either side of the <br />street, within a block, the setback line shall not be less <br />than thirty feet in an A residence district, nor less than 20 <br />feet in an A-1 residence district. <br />(6) Uncovered porches or covered but not enclosed <br />porches may project not more than ten feet beyond the <br />front wall of the building into a required front yard in <br />an A residence and not more than eight feet in an A-1 <br />residence district. <br />(7) Paragraphs five and six of this section shall not <br />apply to lots having a depth of less than one hundred feet, <br />which have been platted prior to the passage of this chap- <br />ter, but the setback line for such lots shall be not less than <br />fifteen feet. <br />(8) In any A -B or B business district which, within a <br />block, is adjacent on one or more sides to any A or A-1 <br />U <br />16 CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />residence district, the setback line shall be established <br />respectively, as provided herein, for A or A-1 residence <br />districts. <br />(9) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, the <br />setback requirement shall be the same as hereinbefore pro- <br />vided for in A-1 residence districts. <br />(10) A minimum setback line of ten feet is established <br />on both sides of the following streets: Preston Avenue <br />from Main Street to Tenth Street West, and on both sides <br />of Fourth Street West, from Main Street to Preston Ave- <br />nue; High Street from Preston Avenue to the Rivanna <br />River bridge; Jefferson Street from Second Street West, <br />to Park Street; Tenth Street West from Preston Avenue <br />to West Main Street; Seventh Street from Main Street to <br />High Street; Ware Street from Garrett Street to Blen- <br />heim Avenue; Fourteenth Street from Main Street to <br />Grady Avenue; Monticello Road from Chesapeake and <br />Ohio right-of-way to South City Limits; Grady Avenue <br />from Preston Avenue to Rugby Road; Rugby Road from <br />Main Street to Barracks Road; Route 29 from the North <br />City Limits to the South City Limits; Ivy Road from Rugby <br />Road to West City Limits. <br />Sec. 12. Rear yards. <br />(1) In any A or A-1 residence district a rear yard not <br />less than twenty feet deep shall be required on every lot <br />and every such yard shall extend from the rearmost por- <br />tion of the building or structure, inclusive of unenclosed <br />porches, to the rear line of the lot and be the full width <br />of the lot between sidelines. <br />(2) In any A -B business district or B business district <br />a rear yard not less than ten feet deep shall be required <br />on every lot and every such yard shall extend from the <br />rearmost portion of the building or structure, inclusive of <br />ZONING 17 <br />unenclosed porches, to the rear line of the lot and be the <br />full width of the lot between side lines. <br />(3) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, <br />the rear yard requirement shall be the same as herein- <br />before provided for in A or A-1 residence districts. (Code <br />1932, § 495 (11) ; Ord. March 29, 1939, April 7, 1941.) <br />Sec. 13. Side yards. <br />(1) The side line of a building on a corner lot shall be <br />not less than 20 feet in A districts and 10 in A-1 districts <br />and shall not be a factor in establishing the setback line. <br />(2) In any A residence district there shall be a side <br />yard on each side of every lot and the width of such side <br />yard for each side of said lot shall be not less than ten feet. <br />(3) In any A-1 residence district there shall be a side <br />yard on each side of every lot and the width of such side <br />yard for each side of said lot shall be not less than five feet. <br />In A-1 residence districts, when semi-detached houses <br />are built with a party wall on the dividing lot line, the side <br />yard requirement along the other lot line shall be two- <br />thirds of the sum of the two side yards required for a <br />detached house. <br />(4) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district if a building to be erected is intended <br />or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, <br />the side yard requirement shall be the same as hereinbe- <br />fore provided for in A or A-1 residence districts. <br />(5) In any A -B, B, B-1, B-2 business district or C <br />industrial district along any boundary line between such <br />districts and A or A-1 residence districts, such boundary <br />line being not a street line, if the building or structure to <br />be erected is intended or designed to be used, in whole or <br />in part, for any industrial manufacturing trade or com- <br />