§ 3363.25. Building lines on corner lot; exceptions.

(a)

Corner Property in Old Subdivision. Where a building or other structure is to be erected or extended on a corner property and where subject property is 65 feet or less in width so that the required building line cannot be applied equitably along the longer side of the corner lot as determined by the enforcement officer, then the distance of the building line from the property line of the street along the longer side of subject corner lot may be reduced to the following minimum distance:

(1)

Corner property with a width of not over 65 feet and not under 40 feet - 20 percent of property width.

(2)

Corner property with a width of less than 40 feet - 20 percent of property width minus two percent for each foot of lesser width than 40 feet.

(3)

Corner property under 36 feet in width - None.

(b)

Corner Ownership Containing Two or More Lots. Where the ownership of a corner property has a width of more than 65 feet and contains more than one adjacent lot, one of which is a corner lot, the provisions of subsection (a) above shall not apply.

(c)

Garage on Corner Property in Old Subdivision. On a corner property where the side of the principal building on subject property or ownership may be located nearer than ten feet from the street along the longer side of the corner lot, the garage may be located at the following minimum distance from such street property line and subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Corner property with a width of 50 feet or more -20 percent of property width.

(2)

Corner property with a width of less than 50 feet but not under 40 feet - ten feet.

(3)

Corner property with a width of less than 40 feet:

If entrance to garage is on the side facing the street along the longer side of the lot and cannot be relocated conveniently to face the rear end of the lot, build the garage with an inside depth from the entrance doors only to include the customary length of a private passenger automobile, and build the garage as near as permitted to interior side lot line. Additional length of garage is allowed, provided entrance doors are set back from the street not less than 20 percent of property width. However, where said garage is built to include only the customary length of a private passenger automobile but cannot set back of the building line as required in subsection (a) above, then such garage may be built up to the interior side lot line (notwithstanding the required side yard along such interior lot line) if the wall facing said interior lot line is of masonry construction and contains no windows and the roof thereof is of fire-resistant materials.