9-3-4: EXCEPTIONS TO BULK AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS:

   (A)   Residential Setback Averaging In Infill Situations: When a lot has a front or exterior side yard on a street where fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage on the same side of the street in the same block has been developed, the front or exterior side yard requirement shall be the average of all the existing front or exterior side setbacks of all the buildings on the same side of the street whose setbacks are less that the Zoning District requirement. In no event shall the front or exterior side yard be less than thirty (30) feet in the R-1 Single-Family District or less than twenty-five (25) feet in the R-2 Single-Family and R-3 Single-Family Districts.

   (B)   Allowed Yard Encroachments: Encroachments into the yard requirements specified in Section 9-3-01 shall be allowed as specified in Table 9-3-04(B). The following key shall be utilized in the interpretation of Table 9-3-03(B).

   1.   F = Front Yard.

   2.   ES = Exterior Side Yard.

   3.   IS = Interior Side Yard.

   4.   R = Rear Yard.

   5.   X = Permitted Obstruction.

Table 9-3-04(B): Allowed Encroachments
Encroachment	F	ES	IS	R	Standard	Other Requirement(s)
Antenna, shortwave radio, transmitting and receiving, citizen band radio, transmitting and receiving, broadcast band radio, receiving				X	See Section 9-4-11(K)
Antenna, television, receiving				X	minimum setback of 15 feet from lot line	not more than 2 antennae on any 1 structure
Arbor, trellis	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 2 feet	maximum height and width of 8 feet
Balcony	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 4 feet	n/a
Barbecue equipment, permanent				X	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Bay window, wing wall	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 2 feet	n/a
Chimney	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 2 feet	n/a
Detached garage			X	X	minimum setback of 10 feet from rear lot line and 5 feet from interior side lot line	See Section 9-4-11(c)
Driveway	X	X	X	X	minimum setback of 5 feet from lot line	See Section 9-5-03
Eave, gutter, permanent downspout	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 3 feet	n/a
Electric vehicle charging station	X	X	X	X	minimum setback of 10 feet from lot line	allowed in multifamily, mixed use, and nonresidential development only
Fall out shelter				X	minimum setback of 10 feet from lot line	n/a
Fence, wall	X	X	X	X	See Section 9-5-05
Fire escape				X	maximum projection of 5 feet	n/a
Flagpole	X	X	X	X	minimum setback of 10 feet from lot line	no more than 3 per lot
Ground/wall mounted mechanical equipment			X	X	minimum setback of 5 feet from lot line	n/a
Landscape planting	X	X	X	X	n/a	maximum of 18 inches above curb level or edge of pavement if there is no curb within 15 feet of the lot corner formed by the intersection of 2 right-of-way lines
Lawn ornament, furniture, ornamental, lighting, statuary	X	X	X	X	minimum setback of 5 feet from lot line	n/a
Non-mechanical laundry drying equipment				X	minium setback of 5 feet from lot line	n/a
Nonresidential awning, canopy, marquee	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 1/3 of district yard standard	n/a
Open terrace, porch, patio, deck			X	X	minimum setback of 10 feet from rear lot line and 5 feet from interior side lot line	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Parking	X	X	X	X	See Section 9-5-01
Loading			X	X	See Section 9-5-01(F)
Pergola, gazebo				X	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Playground equipment				X	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Pool house				X	See Section 9-4-11(C)
Residential awning, canopy	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 3 feet in front, exterior side, and rear yards; maximum projection of 1.5 feet in interior side yard	n/a
Sign	X	X	X	X	See Section 9-6-03
Storage shed			X	X	minimum setback of 10 feet from rear lot line and 5 feet from interior side lot line	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Steps, stoops	X	X	X	X	maximum projection of 4 feet in front, exterior side, and rear yards; maximum projection of 3 feet in interior side yard	n/a
Swimming pool, hot tub				X	See Section 9-4-11(D)
Vegetable garden				X	minimum setback of 5 feet from lot line	n/a
Walkway	X	X	X	X	n/a	maximum width of 5 feet

 

(Ord. 23-0-05, 1-23-2023)