The following shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in the required yards specified.
(A) In all yards. Porch awnings and canopies; steps which are necessary for access to a permitted building, or for access to a zoning lot from a street or alley; chimneys projecting not more than 18 inches into the yard; clothes lines; flag poles; arbors, trellises, closed and open-type fences, and hedges six feet or less in height, provided no such fence, the top rail of which is between two and six feet above the roadway surface or no other ground level sight obstructions, exceptions being trimmed tree trunks and poles, shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner or reversed corner lot within the triangular area formed by the right-of-way lines and a line connecting them at points 25 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way lines, or in the case of a rounded right-of-way corner, from the intersection of the right-of-way lines extended; and open fences exceeding six feet in height.
(B) In front yards. One-story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yard, and overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard. In the A-1 District, permitted roadside stands.
(C) In rear yards. Open decks not enclosed; attached or detached off-street parking spaces; open off-street parking spaces; accessory sheds, tool rooms, similar buildings, or structures for domestic or agricultural storage; balconies; breezeways and open porches; one-story windows projecting three feet or less into the yard; and overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard.
(D) In side yards. Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting into the yard for a distance not exceeding 10% of the required yard width, but in no case exceeding 18 inches.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)