(a) Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, canopies or other similar horizontal features may extend or project into a required front and rear yard not more than two inches for each foot of width of the yard and may extend or project into a required side yard not more than thirty inches. Chimneys may also project into a required front, side or rear yard not more than one and one-half feet; however, no other vertical projections such as bay windows may project into the required yards.
(Ord. 1992-206. Passed 11-24-92.)
(b)
Unenclosed porches, platforms or landing places may be covered by a roof or canopy, which does not extend above the level of the first floor line of the building, may extend or project into any required front or rear yard not more than eight feet.
(Ord. 2009-062. Passed 6-9-09.)
(c) A fence, lattice, screen or wall, not more than six feet in height, or a hedge or thick growth of shrubs or trees, maintained so as not to exceed six feet in height may be located in any required side or rear or front yards in the suburban districts, and in any required side or rear yard in the one-family and multi-family districts except as provided in Section 1361.05, provided, however, that no such fence, lattice, screen or wall shall project into a front yard beyond the required setback line.
(d) Landscape features, such as trees, shrubs, flowers or plants, are permitted in any required front, side or rear yard provided they do not produce a hedge effect contrary to the provisions in the preceding subsection, except that the side yard line and front yard line of a corner lot shall have no obstructions to normal sight lines for a distance of forty feet on each side of the intersection.
(Ord. 1992-206. Passed 11-24-92.)