A. Permitted Obstructions in All Required Yards and Courts. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.36.010 of this title, the following buildings and other structures shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in any required yard or any required inner or outer court:
1. Open patios, terraces and steps with associated landings below the first floor level and which are not roofed over;
2. Cornices, sills, belt course, eaves, gutters, downspouts and ornamental features projecting eighteen (18) inches or less into a yard;
3. Chimneys and flues projecting eighteen (18) inches or less into a yard and not exceeding in the aggregate seven (7) feet in length;
4. Statuary;
5. Flag poles;
6. Signs permitted under the Winnetka Village Code, as amended;
7. Driveways;
8. Fences and walls located along the contiguous rear or side lot lines between commercial and single-family or multiple-family residential zoning districts, provided that they have a height of no more than eight (8) feet above natural grade.
9. Fences and walls not exceeding six and one-half feet above natural grade located along a front or corner lot lines, except that no fence or wall shall extend within ten (10) feet of the intersection of a driveway and sidewalk or within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of the street line of two (2) intersecting streets:
a. Unless it extends the same materials at the same height and in the same distance from the property line as the remainder of the fence or wall; and
b. Unless the Village Engineer determines that the fence or wall, in the materials, height and location proposed, will not create a public safety hazard for vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
10. Poles, towers, conduits, vaults, pipelines, laterals or any similar distribution equipment of a public utility nature, whether municipal or investor-owned; and
11. Bay windows projecting twenty-four (24) inches or less into a required front yard, and bay windows projecting eighteen (18) inches or less into any other required yard, provided such bay window shall not exceed seven (7) feet in length and no more than one (1) bay window may encroach upon a side yard.
12. Arbors and trellises, subject to the following conditions and requirements;
a. Only one (1) such structure may be constructed within a required setback for any zoning lot;
b. The arbor or trellis shall not be more than six (6) feet wide and three (3) feet deep;
c. The arbor or trellis shall be no more than eight (8) feet high;
d. The arbor or trellis shall be located at least two (2) feet from any public right-of-way, and at least ten (10) feet from any other property line;
e. The arbor or trellis shall be substantially open to the passage of light and air, with at least fifty (50) percent of the area of each surface of the structure being open;
f. The arbor or trellis shall be used solely for the purpose of supporting vines, roses or other similar vegetation; and
g. No arbor or trellis shall be located within ten (10) feet of the intersection of a driveway and sidewalk or within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of the street line of two (2) intersecting streets unless the Village Engineer determines that the arbor or trellis, in the materials, height and location proposed, will not create a public safety hazard for vehicular or pedestrian traffic. (MC-157-96) (4/2/96)
B. Permitted Obstructions in All Required Rear Yards. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17.36.010 of this title, the following buildings and other structures shall not be considered to be obstructions when located in any required rear yard:
1. Accessory buildings; and
2. Open parking areas (including a parking slab) not covered by a roof or roof structure, temporary or permanent, and not surrounded by a fence or wall exceeding six and one-half feet in height.
(MC-4-2009, Amended, 05/05/2009; MC-5-2003, Amended, 04/01/2003; MC-6-2002, Added, 05/21/2002)