DeKalb County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 27. ZONING |
Article 5. SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING FORM STANDARDS |
Appendix 27-5.1 DIVISION 1. BLOCK AND LOT REQUIREMENTS |
§ 5.1.4. Lots, corner.
Corner Lot
A.
Front yard building setback. On corner lots, the lot frontage with the shortest distance to a public right-of-way shall be designated as the front yard, and development shall comply with front yard building setback requirements of the zoning district in which the lot is located.
B.
Side corner yard. Once the front of a corner lot is determined pursuant to subsection A., the remaining side adjacent to a street is the side corner yard.
C.
Side corner yard building setback. The minimum side corner yard building setback on corner lots shall be as designated by the zoning district regulations in article 2. Unless otherwise restricted, buildings may face either the front or side corner.
D.
Lot width. The minimum width of corner lots with residential uses shall be increased by fifteen (15) feet above the minimum width required for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
E.
Side corner yard for nonconforming residential. The side corner yard building setback in residential districts may be reduced to sixty (60) percent of the minimum front yard building setback in the zoning district if:
1.
The lot is a legal nonconforming lot; and
2.
The lot does not abut a thoroughfare.
( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)