TABLE 155.9402.C ALLOWABLE REQUIRED YARD ENCROACHMENTS
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TABLE 155.9402.C ALLOWABLE REQUIRED YARD ENCROACHMENTS
Feature
Extent and Limitations
TABLE 155.9402.C ALLOWABLE REQUIRED YARD ENCROACHMENTS
Feature
Extent and Limitations
1. Open balconies, fire escapes, or stairways
May extend up to five feet into a required rear yard
2. Bay windows
May extend up to three feet into any required yard if no more than nine feet wide
3. Roof eaves and overhangs
May extend up to three feet into any required yard
4. Sills or entablatures
May extend up to 12 inches onto any required yard
5. Signs, projecting or free-standing
May extend into or be located in any required yard in accordance with the Sign Code (Chapter 156 of the Code of Ordinances )
6. Vegetation and landscaping features such as retaining walls, fountains, ponds, and similar landscaping features
May be located in any required yard, provided any non-vegetative landscaping feature in a required yard is no more than four feet higher than grade
 
(Ord. 2012-64, passed 9-11-12; Am. Ord. 2013-37, passed 1-22-13; Am. Ord. 2018-40, passed 2-27-18; Am. Ord. 2019-110, passed 9-24-19; Am. Ord. 2020-21, passed 1-14-20)