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C. Except as hereinafter provided no building shall be erected or structurally altered except in conformity with the regulations herein established for the height and area district in which such building is located, subject, however, to such modifications as may be imposed by the St. Joseph County Aviation Commission. D. No lot area shallbe so reduced or diminished that the yards or open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by.this ordinance, nor shall the area of any residential lot be reduced to less than forty -eight hundred (4800) sq. ft. Section 10. "A" Height and Area District In the "A" Height and Area District the height of building, the minimum dimensions of yards and setback and the maximum lot coverage shall be as follows: He t: No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed thirty -five (35) feet or two and one -half (22) stories. See Section 17) (a) and (b). Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a minimum depth of twenty- five (257 feet. See Section 17, (g) and (h) - Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, except accessory buildings of not less than five (5) feet in width, providedf however, that on a lot having a width of.less than forty (40) feet, as shown by the last conveyance of record at the time of the passage of this ordinance, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building of not less than three (3) feet in width. See Section 17, (h). Setback:. There shall be a setback line of not less than 25 feet, provided that when 25% or more of all the property on one side of a street between two intersecting streets has been build up with buildings having a set- back of more or less than 25 feet from the street line, no building here- after erected or structurally altered shall project beyond the minimum setback line so established; provided further, that this regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot 40 feet or less in width, and of record at the time of the passage of the zoning ordinance, to less than 701% of the width of.the.lot. On cor- ner lots more than 40 feet in width, the width of building may be greater than 28 feet by one half the amount by which the lot exceeds 40 feet in width. Lot, Coverage: No building shall be erected or increased in ground area so that more than forty-(40) per cent of the area of the lot will be covered. Section 11. "B" Height and Area District In the "B" Height and Area District the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and the maximum lot coverage shall be as follows: Height: No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed forty (40) feet or three stories. See Section 17, (a). -12-