17.56.010 Projections into required yards.
   No building or any part of a building shall be erected within or shall project into any required yard in any district except that:
   A.   An unenclosed porch, not more than fourteen feet in height, may be erected to extend into a required front or rear yard at a distance of not more than ten feet, provided that in no case shall it extend into such front or rear yards more than one-half of the required depth of the yard.
   B.   A terrace, platform, patio, deck, or landing place, not covered by a roof, canopy or trellis, which does not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may be erected to extend into a required yard a distance of not more than twelve feet, provided that it shall not extend into such yard more than forty percent of the required depth or width of the yard.
   C.   See Chapter 17.72, Nonconforming Buildings, Uses and Lots, Section 17.72.030, Exceptions to side yard requirements in R-1 and R-2 residential districts.
   D.   A carport may be erected over a driveway in a required side yard, provided that such structure is:
      1.   Not more than fourteen feet in height and twenty feet in length;
      2.   Entirely open on at least two sides, exclusive of the necessary supporting columns and customary architectural features.
   E.   A buttress, chimney, cornice, pier, or pilaster of a building may project not more than eighteen inches into a required yard.
   F.   Open, unenclosed fire escapes, steps, bay windows and balconies may project not more than three feet into a required yard.
(Ord. 81-11 Art. XIV § 1, 1980).