72-82.4C

Other

• ACacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones./heating equipment encroachment3 ft

  Air-conditioning/heating equipment and emergency electricity generation equipment, provided that multiple units run parallel to the principal structure, may project into a required side or rear yard setback, but not nearer to any lot line than three feet.

• Awning/cornice/canopy/eave/balcony encroachment4 ft

  Awnings, cornices, canopies, eaves, balconies or other similar features may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback, but not more than four feet from the existing building face, nor closer than two feet to any lot line. This provision shall not apply to permanent canopies over gasoline pump islands.

• Basement entrance/fire escape/stair encroachment5 ft

  Outside basement entrances, fire escapes, uncovered stairs and landings may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than five feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.

• Bay window encroachment3 ft

  Bay or display windows may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than three feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.

• Carport encroachment5 ft

  Carports, with at least two sides open, may project into a required side or rear yard setback not more than five feet, but not closer than three feet to any lot line.

• Chimney encroachment2 ft

  Chimneys may project into a required side, rear, or front yard setback not more than two feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.

• Driveway encroachment1 ft

  Driveways may encroach to within one foot of a side or rear property line provided that no parking area shall create a visual obstruction or hindrance to traffic on any abutting street.

• Porch/stoop encroachment5 ft

  Covered and uncovered porches and stoops, including stairs, may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than five feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet, except that front porches to be constructed in the R-4, R-8, and C-T Districts may use an average front setback as is found on the adjacent lots on the same block face.

• Roofed deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. encroachment5 ft

  Any roofed deck, including associated steps and appurtenant features, attached to a single-family dwelling may extend into the rear yard five feet, but not closer than one-half the distance measured from the rear lot line to the closest point of the dwelling; and no deck shall have a floor higher than 12 feet above grade.

• Uncovered deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. encroachment12 ft

  An uncovered deck, including associated steps and appurtenant features, attached to a single-family dwelling may extend into the rear yard 12 feet, but not closer than one-half the distance measured from the rear lot line to the closest point of the dwelling; and no deck shall have a floor higher than 12 feet above grade.