10.24.020 Permitted Projections into Required Setback Areas.

   The architectural and similar features identified in Table 3-1 may project into any required setback area, but in no case shall any such projection extend closer than 30 inches to a side property line.

TABLE 3-1 PERMITTED PROJECTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS INTO REQUIRED SETBACK AREAS
Architectural Feature	Permitted Encroachment Distance into Required Setback Area1, 3
	Front	Side	Rear
Cornices, eaves, sills, buttresses, and roof overhangs	2 ft.
Planter boxes attached to structures	2 ft.
Uncovered porches or stairways, first floor decks, balconies, fire escapes, and landing places	6 ft.2	Up to 5 ft. from property line	Up to 5 ft. from property line
Fireplaces, bay windows, awnings, trellises, and patios not higher than 30 inches above grade	2 ft.2	4 ft.2	4 ft.2
Note: 1.   Measurements are to be to the outside face of a structural member, which includes any exterior finish such as paint, stucco or siding. 2.   The combined length of all such features shall not account for more than 25 percent of the length of the wall surface on which the features are located. 3.   See also 10.24.050 (Setback: Measurement, Standards, and Exceptions).

 

(Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)