(a) The following items may be placed within the limits of required side and rear yards.
(1) Ordinary projections of eves, cornices, roof overhangs, and similar architectural features may be permitted to project into side and rear yards a maximum of 24".
(2) Open, unenclosed porches, not exceeding twenty-four square feet in area, may project into a required side or rear yard for a distance not exceeding four feet.
(3) Open or lattice-covered fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into a rear yard not more than five feet.
(4) The ordinary projections of chimneys and flues not exceeding twenty-four inches in depth or seventy-two inches in width may be permitted to project into a side or rear yard.
(5) Accessory buildings, structures, projections, and other items permitted in Chapter 1183 shall be permitted in a side or rear yard provided that any such building, structure, projection, or other item complies with the height, setback, and other requirements of the zoning district in which they are located.
(Ord. 05-2015. Passed 6-15-15.)
(Ord. 05-2015. Passed 6-15-15.)
(6) Fences located in side and rear yards.
A. No fence shall exceed six feet in height measured from grade to the top of fence.
B. Fences shall be constructed with the finished side of the fence facing towards the adjacent property or abutting right-of-way. For purposes of this Section, the finished side shall mean the side that conceals the exposed framework or horizontal, vertical, or diagonal support features of the fence.
C. No fence erected on a corner lot shall be placed any closer to the front property line than the front yard setback of the main structure on the lot, or the average front yard setback of the main structure on the lot which the fence is to be located and the home on the adjacent lot on the same street frontage, whichever is more restrictive.
D. Other than approved low voltage, underground fences, no fence shall be charged with electrical current.
E. Fences around approved outdoor storage areas on commercial and other properties not used for residential purposes, may contain a maximum of three strands of barbed wire on top of a fence. The minimum height above grade of the lowest strand of barbed wire shall be at least seventy-two inches and the maximum height above grade of the highest strand of barbed wire shall not exceed eighty-four inches.
(7) Alternative energy sources and equipment provided that any such alternative energy source and equipment complies with the height, setback, and other provisions of Title 11. Refer to Section 1183.17 for photovoltaic and other types of solar panels and solar panel arrays.
(8) Rain barrels and mechanical condensing and heating units.
(9) Temporary storage containers typically associated with moving or the temporary storage of household goods may be placed on an approved paved surface in a side or rear yard for a period not to exceed ninety days in a one year period when an individual is moving into or out of a residence or during periods of construction when the owner of such property has obtained any necessary building permits or when performing construction activities for which no permit is required.
(10) Swimming pools, hot tubs, tennis courts, paddle tennis courts or other large recreational structures, provided they are located not closer than ten feet to the rear or side yard lines.
(11) Play houses, tree houses, swing-sets, and other play equipment, structures or buildings.
(12) Clothes lines provided that they are located to the rear of the rear building line and are not visible from the public way.
(13) Green Roofs provided they are not visible from the public way.
(Ord. 24-2020. Passed 12-14-20.)