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22\1 The measurements for side yard space or set-back shall be made between the side lot line or the front line and the part of the building nearest to it and shall be made on a line perpendicular to the side or front lot line. The measurements shall be made at the grade level, at the building, and the .comice or ie.ve projection shall not affect the case unless this projection is over two (2) feet from the face of the building. If the cornice or eave projection is over two (2) feet an amount shalF'be added to the required space equal to the diff- erence between the cornice or eave projection and two ~2) feet. 5-18 Driveways, when they are constructed from the public street over a prr.rtion of the lot, shall be located in residential areas to conform with the side yard requirements, that is, the edge of the driveway nearest to the side lot line shall be five (5) feet from such lot line except by special permission or by agreement with the owner of the property adjacent to have said driveway nearer to said line. 5-19 Fences, when constructed to enclose any lot or tract of land shall be located in such a way that the entire fence shall be on the property of the builder thereof. Posts and framework shall be placed within the property lines of the owner and the actual fencing material such as wire, lumber, pickets, etc., shall be placed on the side of the fence which faces the street or the adjacent property. 5-20 If any lot, shown on a recorded plat in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ramsey County, does not have an average width of 75 feet and an area of at least 10,000 square feet, no building permit shall be issued for construction thereon unless the applicant for permit can show to the satisfaction of the governing body that he is unable to obtain additional area and/or width. In the case of such an iso- lated lot, a building permit shall be issued only after the applicant has furnished such subsoil samples and testings as may be determined by the building inspector to be necessary for the purpose of ascer- taining what type of sanitary sewage disposal can be safely installed in the limited area of such lot and the inspector has approved the same. For the purpose of this regulation, the building inspector may call upon the State Department of Health or obtain such other expert assistance as he requires. 5-21 No building permits shall be issued hereafter for the construction of any dwelling or other buildings requiring sanitary sewer facilities in any undeveloped recorded plat, the lots of which are of smaller dimensions than those set out in paragraph 5-16 unless the building sites shall be the size required by the provisions of said paragraph 5-16. 5-22 Previous to the placing of any surfacing material of a permanent or semi-permanent nature on that portion of any driveway lying between the edge of the traveled road or street and the property line of the property being served by said driveway, the owner or builder shall cmntact the building inspector for a special permit at which time he shall be advised as to the grade and elevation which can be used in the construction of the proposed driveway. The building inspector may call upon the services of the engineer for the municipality to assist in the enforcement of this provision. -24-