Zoning Diagrams Compendium
Category: Yard
Definition of Yard
Yard, Rear A yard extending the full width of the lot on which a building is located and situated between the rear lot line and a line parallel thereto and passing through the nearest point of the building. Accessory buildings are permitted in rear yards in many ordinances. There is now some tendency to make […]
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Established Building Lines/Front Yard Reduction
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary, where a permitted dwelling house is to be erected on a lot within a Residential Zone and where there is an established building line extending on both sides of the lot, such permitted dwelling house may be erected closer to the street line […]
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Examples of Yard Definitions
Yard An open space on the same lot with a building or building group lying between the front, rear, or side wall of a building and the nearest lot line, unoccupied except for projections and the specific minor uses or structures...
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