Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum architectural projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
may project up to four feet into a required front yard area
- Maximum architectural projection into side/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. (inches per foot of yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width)4 in/ft
may project into a required side or rear yard area up to four inches per one foot of width of such yard
- Maximum fire escape projection into any required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
Fire escapes may project up to four feet into any required yard area.
- Maximum single-story porch encroachment into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
Single-story porches may encroach into the required front yard up to 20 percent of the yard length or six feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum open stair/balcony projection into any required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2.5 ft
Open, unenclosed, and uncovered staircases or balconies may project up to two and one-half feet into any required yard area.
- Minimum distance between projections and property line3 ft
A minimum distance of three feet shall be maintained between all projections and any property line.
From the ordinance
Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills bay windows, buttresses, or other similar architectural features may project up to four feet into a required front yard area and may project into a required side or rear yard area up to four inches per one foot of width of such yard.