Except as otherwise provided, required yards shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
Permitted yard obstructions are permitted in required yards as follows:
A. Cornices, canopies, eaves and similar architecture features may project not more than two feet (2') into a required yard.
B. Fire escapes may project not more than four and one-half feet (41/2') into a required yard.
C. Fences, hedges, plant materials and walls may be located in any yard, provided the following conditions are met:
1. Fences more than six feet (6') tall must have a building permit;
2. Privacy fences may be built on the property line and extend up to the front build line of the primary structure;
3. Fences that extend past the build line into the front yard shall:
a. Be no more than three feet (3') tall if constructed with opaque material;
b. Be constructed of transparent fencing if over three feet (3') tall;
4. Corner visibility is maintained;
5. Fences located along any drainage easement shall be so constructed of materials which are open to pass water and waterborne debris without significant blockage.
D. Signs that are permitted as accessory uses in residential districts may be located within any yard that is bounded by a public street.
E. In the RE and RS residential districts, a detached accessory building or buildings may be located in a required rear yard provided: 1) the building or buildings do not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of the minimum required rear yard, 2) the total gross floor area for any accessory building or buildings does not exceed six hundred (600) square feet, and 3) the accessory building does not cover any public utility line or pipe.
F. Swimming pools, tennis courts and patios shall be located in the rear yard or side yard and shall have a minimum setback of ten feet (10') from any side yard or rear yard lot lines. Fallout and other protective shelters shall be located within a yard and shall have a minimum setback of ten feet (10') from any yard line.
G. Hitch as an integral part of a manufactured home.
H. All carports shall remain free of obstruction from ground to eave on at least two (2) adjacent sides, and shall be located in side or rear yards.
I. Customary accessory structures, such as clotheslines, barbecue pits and playground equipment.
J. Antennas, antenna supporting structures, and guylines may be located in the required rear yard.
Use of yards in R districts are that no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles or vehicle bodies or vehicle parts shall be parked or stored within the front yard in any single-family or duplex residential district. In an RMF and all nonresidential districts, no vehicle shall be parked for more than twenty four (24) hours in the front or side yard except on a hard surfaced area constructed of a durable dust free all weather material. Within the RMF districts, not more than one vehicle shall be parked for each six hundred (600) square feet of area contained in a required front yard or exterior side yard. (Ord. 2090, 2016: Ord. 1953, 2010)