(A) Architectural projections including eaves, roof overhangs, awnings, louvers and similar shading features; sills, belt courses, cornices and similar features; and flues and chimneys may project not more than four feet into a required setback area or into a required distance between buildings.
(B) Porches, steps, decks or terraces or similar features located at ground level or within five feet of ground level may project not more than ten feet nor more than one-half the minimum required dimension into a required setback area, or may project not more than five feet nor more than one-fourth the minimum required dimension into a required distance between buildings. Steps that form an exit discharge may project into a required setback area to the degree necessary to conform with the adopted Building Code’s means of egress standards, at the discretion of the Administrator.
(C) Balconies, decks, terraces and other similar unroofed features projecting from a structure at a height of more than five feet above ground level may project not more than five feet nor more than one-half the minimum required dimension into a required setback area, or may project not more than five feet nor more than one-fourth the minimum required dimension into a required distance between buildings. A balcony or deck projecting from a higher elevation may extend over a lower balcony or deck but in such case shall not be deemed a roof for the lower balcony or deck.
(D) Fire escapes or exterior emergency exit stairways may project into any required setback area or distance between buildings not more than four feet.
(E) Bay windows and similar features extending the interior enclosed space of a structure may project not more than three feet into a required setback area or a required distance between buildings, provided that the total of all such projection does not exceed more than one-tenth the area of the wall surface from which it projects or extends.
(F) Towers, spires, cupolas, chimneys, flagpoles and similar architectural features not usable as habitable floor area may extend above the height limit a distance of not more than 25% of the height limit nor more than 15 feet.
(G) A parapet or guardrail, transparent or otherwise, may exceed the allowable building height by no more than 30 inches, subject to a finding of the Design Review Board that the proposal meets the criteria enumerated in § 12-11-1.
(Ord., 9-21-1999; Ord. 29(2005) § 81; Ord. 8(2019) § 2)