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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1845 PAGE FOUR Sec. 41-1207. Building setbacks generally (a) As used in sections 1208 through 1211, the term "absolute minimum setback"means the minimum required distance between any part of a building and any part of the nearest property line thereto. No part of any multiple family dwelling shall encroach into any absolute minimum setback. (b) As used in sections 1208 through 1211, the term "minimum average setback" means the minimum required average distance between a face of a building and the property line nearest thereto. Private decks and balconies may encroach into a minimum average setback. (c) The front yard building setback rquirements in sections 1208 through 1210 apply to all buildings within a multiple-family dwelling development, including accessory buildings such as garages, carports and recreational buildings. ~The rear and side yard building setback requirements in such sections apply only to buildings in which dwelling units are located, provided, however, that if an accessory building is located within a rear or side yard building setback area, the distance between such accessory building and the nearest dwelling Unit building shall equal or exceed that building setback requirement. Sec. 41-1208. Building setback requirements for Class I developments. (a) The front yard building setback requirements Class I developments are as follows: for (1) The absolute minimum setback is twenty (20) feet. (2) If a building is more than ten (10) feet high but not more than twenty (20) feet high, its minimum average setback is twenty-five (25) feet. (3) If a building is more than twenty (20) feet high but not more than thirty (30) feet high its minimum average setback is twenty-five (25) feet plus six (6) inches for each foot by which the building's height exceeds twenty (20) feet. (4) If a building is thirty (30) feet high or higher, its minimum average setback is thirty (30) feet.