Section 2-262 Yard
“Yard” means a space on the same lot with a building, open, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings or structures from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this Title, or as authorized by the Uniform Building Code. Yards are classified as follows:
2-262.A. Yard, Front. “Front yard” means a yard extending the full width of the lot or parcel, the depth of which is measured in the least horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the building, such distance being referred to as the “front yard setback.”
2-262.B. Yard, Rear. “Rear yard” means a yard extending the full width of the lot or parcel, the depth of which is measured in the least horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest wall of the building, such depth being referred to a the “rear yard setback.”
2-262.C. Yard, Side. “Side yard” means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is measured in the least horizontal distance between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the building, such width being referred to as the “side yard setback”.