No building and no 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 a distance of not more than ten feet, provided, 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, patio or similar 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 so that it shall not extend into a required yard more than forty percent of the required depth or width of the yard.
(c) A carport may be erected over a driveway in a required side yard, provided such structure is:
(1) Not more than fourteen feet in height and twenty feet in length;
(2) Entirely open on at least three sides, exclusive of the necessary supporting columns and customary architectural features; and
(3) At least three feet from the side lot line.
(d) A buttress, chimney, cornice, pier or pilaster of a building may project not more than eight inches into a required yard.
(Ord. 81(66-67). Passed 12-15-66.)
(e) Fire escapes, steps and balconies may project not more than three feet into a required yard.
(f) Gutters and overhanging eaves may extend into a required yard not more than eighteen inches.
(g) An existing nonconforming porch or deck may be replaced in kind without regard to front, side or rear yard setbacks and without a variance, provided the replacement in kind does not perpetuate an encroachment upon any street right of way.
(Ord. 280(00-01). Passed 12-6-01.)