Architectural features may project into required yards or into courts as follows:
(a) Front or Side Yards Adjoining Side Streets. Into any required front or side yard adjoining a side street:
(1) Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other architectural features may project a distance not to exceed 2 feet, 6 inches.
(2) Fire escapes may project a distance not to exceed 4 feet, 6 inches.
(3) An open stair and necessary landing may project a distance not to exceed 6 feet.
(4) A front porch may project into a front yard a distance not to exceed 6 feet, provided it is open on 3 sides, except for railing or banisters.
(5) Bay windows, balconies, or chimneys may project into a yard a distance not to exceed 5 feet. However, the aggregate width of the projection shall not exceed one- third of the length of the wall on which they are located.
(6) A. On any lot containing a minimum of 10,000 square feet, a roofline or footer may project into the rear yard a distance not to exceed 10 feet, provided that the remainder of the rear yard extends a minimum of 20 feet. Said roofline or footer may not extend more than 1/3 the width of the primary structure. For the purpose of this section, footers shall include but not be limited to support columns, piers, monolithic slabs, and post and beam construction.
B. Example: A residential property owner applies for a sunroom addition onto the rear of his or her home. The lot is 12,000 square feet in area and contains a 30- foot rear yard. The primary residential structure is 45 feet wide. The sunroom may extend a maximum of 10 feet into the rear yard, leaving 20 feet of green space to the rear property line. The sunroom can be no wider than 1/3 of the width of the primary structure, or 15 feet wide (1/3 of 45 feet). Therefore, the sunroom may be no larger than 10 feet deep by 15 feet wide.
(b) Side Yards. Subject to the limitations in the preceding divisions, the above-named features may project into any required side yard adjoining an interior side lot line, a distance not to exceed one-fifth of the required least width of the side yard, but not exceeding 3 feet in any case.
(c) Rear Yards. Subject to the limitations in division (a) of this section, the features named therein may project into any required rear yards or into any required outer court the same distance they are permitted to project into a front yard.
(d) Improvements Required by the Americans With Disabilities Act. Decisions of the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding architectural projections required for persons with disabilities that necessitate encroachment into any required front, side, or rear yard shall be based upon the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, 36 CFR Part 1191, as amended.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03; Ord. 03-2005. Passed 2-3-05.)