Certain architectural features may project into required yards, in accordance with the following criteria:
(a) Front and Corner Side Yards. The following may project into any required front yard, or corner side yard:
(1) Covered, unenclosed porches may project a distance not to exceed eight feet, provided such feature does not exceed eight feet in length or twenty percent of the length of the building wall on which it is located, whichever is less.
(2) Bay windows, balconies, unenclosed porches, and chimneys may project a distance not to exceed six feet, provided that such features do not occupy, in the aggregate, more than one-third of the length of the building wall on which they are located.
(3) Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other similar architectural features may project a distance not to exceed four feet.
(4) An uncovered stairway or ramp may project a distance not to exceed four feet.
(5) Fabric awnings, unroofed arbors, or trellises may project a distance not to exceed eight feet.
(b) Side Yards. Subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (a) hereof, the features enumerated above may project into a side yard adjoining an interior lot line for a distance not to exceed one-third of the required minimum width of such side yard.
(Ord. 24-97. Passed 10-14-97.)