Except as otherwise provided, required yards shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky. Yards provided for a building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this code shall not be considered the yard for any other building, nor, considered the yard for any other lot.
A. Permitted yard obstruction: Permitted yard obstructions such as the following are authorized in all districts subject to the provisions of any and all recorded restrictive covenants and/or easements running with the land:
Basketball and/or tennis courts
Barbecue pits
Bird baths and bird houses
Clotheslines
Cornices, canopies, eaves, and similar architectural features may not project more than two feet into a required yard.
Curbs
Driveways
Fire escapes may project not more than four and one-half feet into a required yard.
Flagpoles
Hedges, provided they do not impede corner visibility requirements of Chapter 10.
Hot tubs, spas, whirlpools. Required to be ten feet in from any side or rear property line. Not allowed in any required front yard.
Lamp posts
Mail boxes
Name plates, not exceeding two square feet, see Chapter 11, Signs.
Parking spaces, no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles shall be parked or stored within the front or side yards in a residential district.
Patios and porches.
Playground equipment
Public utility installations for local service (such as poles, lines, hydrants, and telephone booths).
Retaining walls
Trees, shrubs, plants and flowers; provide they do not impede corner visibility requirements of Chapter 10.
Walks
(1980 Code, Ch. 156, § 2.05) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 6-5-1995; Am. Ord. 2017-16, passed 7-11-2017)