With the exception of the following, every required yard area shall remain open and unobstructed from the ground upwards:
(A) Maximum two foot projection. The following architectural and structural features may project up to two feet into a required yard area:
(1) Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, bay windows, buttresses or other similar architectural features;
(2) Stairways, balconies and fire escapes; and
(3) Guard rails.
(B) Maximum three foot projection. The following architectural and structural features may project up to three feet into a required yard area:
(1) Planting boxes and masonry planters ; and
(2) Fireplace structures.
(C) Projection and lot line minimum distance. A minimum distance of three feet shall be maintained between any permitted projection and any lot line.
Figure 153.130.030-1: Permitted Projections into Setbacks.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)