1. Permitted Obstructions in Required Setbacks. All Setbacks.
1. Chimneys, removable awnings, eaves, gutters, and architectural elements not directly housing interior living space may project two feet into any setback.
2. Stairs may project five feet into any given setback; but shall not locate closer than five feet to any property line.
3. Pavement, masonry, and other items which are installed at grade level are exempted from the setback provisions.
2. Permitted Obstructions in Side and Rear Yard Setbacks.
1. Fences in all residential, N, MU, and Traditional Neighborhood Development Districts shall be permitted up to six feet. No fences shall be constructed of potentially injurious materials such as barbed wire. Fences on lots with nonconforming structures, which infringe on a front yard setback, may infringe on the front yard setback up to the building line of the existing structure.
3. Permitted Obstructions in Front Yards.
1. An unenclosed porch may infringe on a front yard setback by eight feet.
2. Fences of up to four feet in height which do not interfere with a clear sight triangle of 50 feet.
4. Permitted Excesses of Maximum Heights. The following may exceed the maximum height specified by zoning district by the following amounts:
1. Chimneys, antennas, and lightning rods: six feet.
2. Decorative structural elements on nonresidential principal structures including or reasonably commensurate with spires, minarets, or similar extensions of the roof structure which do not house principal uses.
(Ord. 935, 5/10/2018, §27-402)