Architectural features may project into required yards or into courts as follows:
(a) Into any required front or side yard adjoining a side street:
(1) Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other architectural features may project a distance not to exceed two feet, six inches.
(2) Fire escapes may project a distance not to exceed four feet, six inches.
(3) An open stair and necessary landing may project a distance not to exceed six feet. (Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74.)
(4) A front porch may project into a front yard a distance not to exceed eight feet, provided it is open on three sides, except for railing or banisters.
(Ord. 93-12. Passed 12-14-93.)
(5) Bay windows, balconies, or chimney may project into a yard a distance not to exceed five feet provided, however, that the aggregate width of such projection shall not exceed one-third of the length of the wall upon which they are located.
(Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74.)
(6) Patios and open porches may be located in side and rear yards provided they are not closer than six feet to any adjacent property line. In case of a corner lot, no patios or porches shall be closer to the side street lot line than the least depth required for such side yard.
(Ord. 93-12. Passed 12-14-93.)
(b) Subject to the limitations in the preceding subsections, the above named features may project into any required side yard adjoining an interior side lot line a distance not to exceed one sixth of the required least width of such side yard, but not exceeding three feet in any case.
(c) Subject to the limitation in subsection (a) above, the features named therein may project into any required rear yard or into any required outer court the same distance they are permitted to project into a front yard.
(Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74.)