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142 THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. ___ SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE CHAPTER 156 -ZONING CODE The City Council of the City of Centerville hereby ordains: Section 1.Revisions to § 156.006 DEFINITIONS. BUILDABLE AREA. The space remaining on a zoning lot after minimum yardsetbackand open space requirementshave been met, unless as otherwise specified. BUILDING LINE.A line, parallel to a lotstreet line, that passes through the point of the principalbuilding nearest the frontsaidlot line. LOT, CORNER.A lot abuttingon and at the intersection of two or more streets.A corner lot shall have two or more front lot lines, and two or more side lot lines, and shall not have a rear lot line. LOT, LAKESHORE.A lot bordered on one side by a river, stream, or lakeshore, and another side by a right-of-way. Lakeshore lots may also be corner lots or interior lots. Also referred to as a riparian lot. LOT LINE, FRONT.On an interior lot, the lot line abutting a street; on a corner lot, the lot lines abutting the street; on a through lot, the lot line abutting the street providing the primary access to the lot; or, on a flag lot, the interior lot line most parallel to and nearest the street from which access is obtained. A lot line along a curved street, or cul-de-sac, shall be considered one continuous lot line. SETBACK.The minimum horizontal distance between a lot line and a building line or use. A required open space on a lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided for herein. The measurement of a SETBACK shall be construed as the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and thebuilding line oredge of astructure. YARDSETBACK, FRONT. A yard extending across the full width of the front lot between side lot lines and extending from the front property line to the depth required in the yard regulations of the district in which the lot is located. On a corner lot, both street frontages shall be considered the front. The area extending along the full length of a front lot line between side lot lines, and to the depth required in the setback regulations for the district in which it is located. YARDSETBACK, REAR. The portion of the yard on the same lot with the principal building located between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line and extending for the full width of the lot.The area lying along the full length of the rear lot line between side lot lines and extending inwardly to the depth required in the setback regulations for the district in which the lot is located.