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consistent with the front setback of the adjacent property. If there are no adjacent properties the setback will be calculated by taking the average setback of the first two houses on the block to the south. B. Side Setback Requirements: The minimum side setback shall be five feet, except under the following circumstances: 1. On corners, the minimum street side setback shall be ten(10) feet from the side property line abutting an east-west street. Setback for infill buildings shall be determined by the orientation of the building(see Section 15 of this Ordinance). 2. Uninhabited, detached accessory buildings such as garages or sheds shall have a minimum five(5) foot setback requirement on interior side lot lines. C. Rear Setback Requirements: 1. In the R-4H zone, the rear setback shall be five(5) feet except for infill dwellings (see Section 15, Subsection F, of this Ordinance 2. In the R-3H zone the minimum rear setback shall be twenty(20) feet except for rear yard infill dwellings (see Section 15 of this Ordinance). 3. In the R-1H and R-2H zones, the minimum rear setback shall be twenty(20) feet. 4. In order to maintain open rear yards in all zones, there shall be no minimum rear setback requirement for detached accessory buildings such as garages and sheds. Section 7. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 2547-01, which currently reads as follows: Section 9: Building Height and Calculation. A. Allowable Height: 1. In the R-3H zone, the maximum permitted eave height shall be twenty-four(24) feet, measured to the bottom of the eaves of the roof. The maximum permitted building height shall be thirty-five (35) feet. This will generally mean a maximum of three(3) stories above the sidewalk on north/south streets. 2. In the R-4H zone, the maximum permitted eave height shall be twenty-four(24) feet, measured to the bottom of the eaves of the roof. Roof slope shall conform to the standards of Section 10 of this Ordinance. The maximum height in the R-4H zone shall be forty(40) feet. This generally means a maximum of four(4) stories above the sidewalk on the north/south streets. Under-building parking is encouraged. 3. In the R-3H and R-4H zones, the height limitation can be changed by to ten (10)percent pursuant to Section 2B of this Ordinance. 4. In the R-1H and R-2H zones,maximum building height shall be twenty eight(28) feet. B. Height Calculation. Building height shall be measured from the highest point of the sidewalk at the entrance of the building. Generally the entrance will be on Norton, Grand or Rucker Avenues, the north/south streets. On sloping sites, such as some parts of Rucker and Grand Avenues, the height calculation will follow the land contour. That is if the property slopes away from the Avenue, the height shall be determined from the highest point of the sidewalk at the entrance to the building. If the property 8