1163.17 SIDE AND REAR YARD PROJECTIONS; OLD STANDARDS.
   (a)   The area required in a side yard or rear yard shall be open from the established grade, or from the natural grade if higher than the established grade, to the sky, unobstructed except for the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and other ornamental features to the extent of not more than four inches. However, within five feet of the street wall, a cornice or unsupported bay window may project not over three feet into such yard, provided that, if the structure is not over two and one-half stories in height, the cornice or unsupported bay window may project not more than two and one-half feet into such yard.
 
   (b)   A structure and any accessory structure erected on the same lot shall, for the purpose of side and rear yard requirements, be considered a single structure.
(Ord. 3053. Passed 3-14-00.)