(a) Except as otherwise permitted by this section, no projection from a building shall extend into any required yard. Notwithstanding the foregoing, cantilevers, overhanging eaves, gutters and cornices, shall be permitted to project into required yards a distance of no more than three feet. Unenclosed staircases, steps and wheelchair ramps which provide access to the first floor of a building shall be permitted to project into required yards and shall not be deemed to be projections subject to the limitations of this subsection (a).
(b) Projections which include interior living areas shall be considered as part of the building coverage and shall be excluded from required yards.
(c) In the RA, RB and RC Residential Districts, where the principal structure has a conforming front yard setback, a front porch may project into such conforming front yard setback by special exception where the front porch complies with the following criteria and standards and the general standards for a special exception set forth at Section 1264.17 of this zoning ordinance:
(1) The front porch shall be a single story structure projecting from the front of the principal building;
(2) The front porch may have a roof and/or railings and/or a sitting wall (which railings and/or sitting wall shall be no higher than thirty-six inches but shall not be enclosed by glass, screens or otherwise;
(3) The front porch shall extend no further from the front building line of the principal structure than ten feet and shall extend into the front yard setback no further than five feet;
(4) The front porch shall be architecturally consistent with the principal structure; and
(5) The front porch shall comply with any other applicable bulk and area requirements of the applicable zoning district, including without limitation, side yard setback, combined lot coverage and hardscape coverage, and lot coverage requirements.
(Ord. 774. Passed 8-23-76; Ord. 1035. Passed 5-10-10; Ord. 1087. Passed 10-15-19.)