The yard spaces required for a use or structure shall remain free of all uses or structures with the following exceptions:
(a) Fences shall be permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard, unless regulated or prohibited by Chapter 1264, including provisions for corner lots.
(b) Eaves, cornices, window awnings, window sills and belt courses, window wells, chimneys and window air conditioner units may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed two feet, except that required egress windows with safety covers may encroach up to three feet and not above grade.
(c) Unenclosed porches may extend ten feet into the required front yard. If uncovered, a deck may extend four feet into a required side or rear yard.
(d) Parking areas shall be permitted in required yards only as specified in Chapter 1262.
(e) A proposed addition to a residential structure with a non-conforming side yard setback that meets all other zoning and building standards, may encroach up to two feet into the required side yard setback to no closer than 5 feet from the property line, provided that the proposed addition is at least 8 inches further from the property line than the building line of the existing enclosed living space of a principal structure and fire safety and Building Code requirements are met.
(f) Accessory structures as provided in Section 1252.15(g).
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15- 16; Ord. 08-20. Passed 7-14-20.)