Brookhaven |
Code of Ordinances |
Land Use Legislation |
Chapter 85. Zoning |
Article XXXIV. Land Development Standards |
§ 85-880. Corner and through lots.
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A.Every corner lot and every through lot shall have a front yard on each street. The depth of each front yard shall be determined by the regulations applicable to the district in which said lot is located.B.For principal structures located on corner lots, that portion of said corner lot which has frontage upon the street which the main entrance of the building faces, as shown by plans or physical layout, shall be deemed the primary front; the rear lot line shall be opposite the primary front lot line; and that portion of a corner lot which has frontage upon the street which the main entrance of the building does not face, as shown by plans or physical layout, shall be deemed a secondary front; lot lines opposite a secondary front lot line shall be deemed a side yard and shall have a minimum width equal to the minimum side yard requirements of the zoning district in which located.C.For principal structures located on corner lots, the rear yard shall consist of an open unoccupied space situated between the rear lot line (the "rear lot line" consists of the lot line directly opposite the street upon which the side of the house having the main entrance faces) and the rear line of the structure (the "rear line of the structure" consists of the side of the structure directly opposite the side of the structure in which the main entrance is located), but such rear yard shall not extend beyond the side lines of the structure on any side that faces a street.