(a) No portion of any building or structure may project in front of the front setback building line, except the following:
(1) Unenclosed steps or ramps;
(2) Cornices and belt courses, provided that they project no more than eighteen inches into the required front yard;
(3) Entrance canopies and similar overhanging roofed spaces and chimneys, porticos or bays projecting not more than three feet, exclusive of cornices, and aggregating a vertical area in any story of not more than thirty-five percent of the area of the front of that story; and
(4) Retaining walls, if the location and height are approved by the Building Commissioner.
(b) Window sills, belt courses or other ornamental features may project into any side yard to an extent not exceeding six inches. Chimneys or cornices may project into a required side yard not more than eighteen inches.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, open structures such as porches, patios, decks, balconies, platforms, carports, covered patios and similar architectural projections shall not project into any required minimum front, side or rear yard.
(Ord. 96-61. Passed 4-21-97.)