§ 153.033 PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS IN YARDS.
   The following are permitted as obstructions in a yard, as defined in § 153.003, when located in the yard or yards indicated:
   (A)   In any yard.
      (1)   Eaves, gutters, downspouts, cornices or similar ornamental projections projecting not more than 12 inches into the required minimum yard;
      (2)   Trees, shrubs, fences, hedges, walls, arbors, trellises, poles and other accessories, ornaments and furniture customarily used in the yard (that is, front, side or rear, as the case may be), subject to compliance with height limitations and other requirements of this chapter and of all other applicable ordinances of the village;
      (3)   Removable awnings and temporary canopies;
      (4)   Open terraces without roofs which are not over one foot above the average level of the adjoining ground and open steps not more than four feet above grade; and
      (5)   Private driveways.
   (B)   In side yard.
      (1)   Open accessory off-street parking spaces, except, in the case of a corner lot, a side yard abutting a street or an approved private roadway; and
      (2)   Unscreened unenclosed porches or entry platforms projecting not more than four feet (including eaves, gutters, downspouts, roofs or canopies) into the required minimum yard.
   (C)   In rear yard.
      (1)   Detached accessory buildings and structures located in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, including §§ 153.076, 153.079 and 153.082;
      (2)   Unscreened unenclosed porches or entry platforms described in and conforming to paragraph(B)(2) above; and
      (3)   Open accessory off-street parking spaces, except that in the case of a corner lot, no parking space shall be located closer to the side lot line abutting a street than the number of feet equal to the minimum depth required for the side yard of the lot abutting a street.
   (D)   In front yard and side yard abutting a street.
Covered but otherwise open, unscreened and unenclosed front porches not exceeding one story in height, where a principal building setback line is established.
(Ord. 577, passed 4-14-1969; Ord. 946, passed 10-11-2005)