§ 8-3.7.8 Structures and Uses Limited in Yards.
   (A)   No principal building or structure shall be located within any required setback or yard.
   (B)   No principal building or structure shall be located within any required buffer or screen.
   (C)   Permitted fences and walls, security gates, paths, walkways, mailboxes, utility poles, lighting fixtures, patios at grade and similar features may be located in a required yard, so long as the sight triangle on corner lots is protected.
   (D)   Permitted signs may be located in an established front or side yard abutting a public street.
   (E)   Off-street parking areas, maneuvering areas for parking and loading areas are prohibited in required yards. This restriction shall not apply to:
      (1)   A driveway which crosses a required yard to provide access from a public street to a parking area;
      (2)   Driveways and parking areas for a detached or duplex residential dwelling;
      (3)   Plazas associated with civic buildings or campus quadrangles that have been designed and approved for occasional use as secondary parking areas;
      (4)   Yards included within specific streetscape plans adopted by the Town Board in which the plans include limited parking and access in adjacent yards; or
      (5)   Front yards in the Highway Commercial District which meet the requirements for front parking.
   (F)   Subordinate structures attached to single-family homes, such as decks, garages, porches, utility rooms and similar features may extend into the required rear yard up to 25% of its depth and may cover up to 20% of its area. The extensions may not exceed 50% of the width of the dwelling at the rear building line.
   (G)   Above-ground sewer backflow prevention devices are expressly prohibited in the established front yards of buildings.
(2003 Code, § 8-3.7.8) (Updated 2009)