(a) Setback Requirements for Corner Lots. On a corner lot, the principal building and accessory structures shall be required to have the same setback distance from all street right-of-way lines as required for the front yard in the district in which such structures are located.
(b) Setback Requirements for Alleys. Setbacks from property lines abutting an alley shall meet the appropriate side or rear yard setback for the applicable district.
(c) Visibility of Intersections. No use of structures, signs or landscaping shall materially impede vision at the intersection of two public streets or the intersection of a private street with a public street, such determination to be made by the City Manager or his designee.
(d) Architectural Projections. Open structures such as porches, canopies, balconies, platforms, carports, covered patios and similar architectural projections shall be considered parts of the building to which such projections are attached and shall not project into the required minimum front, side or rear yard setback. Porches are permitted to project into the required front yard setback of single-family residences in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 districts no more than eight feet but in no case closer than ten feet from the front lot line. In order to be permitted this reduced setback, a porch must adhere to the following criteria unless otherwise provided in Part Eleven of the Codified Ordinances:
(1) Be constructed at a first floor elevation no lower than eight inches below the first floor of the dwelling at the front entrance and no higher than the first floor level at the entrance to the dwelling;
(2) Must utilize design elements and materials consistent with that of the principal building.
(e) Exceptions to Height Regulations. The height limitations of this Zoning Ordinance shall not apply to silos, spires, flag poles, cupolas, antennas, chimneys, or other appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level, but shall not be erected beyond a safe height as determined by the City Manager or his designee.
(Ord. 06-09. Passed 5-2-06.)