Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Architectural feature projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
may extend into a required front yard not more than six feet
- Architectural feature projection into side/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.36 in
Architectural features including sills, chimneys, fireplaces, cornices and eaves may extend into a required side yard, a required rear yard or a space between structures not more than thirty-six inches
- Chain link fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for public/quasi-public uses7 ft
a chain link fence up to seven feet in height may be located in any required front yard in conjunction with public and quasi-public uses.
- Fire escape projection4 ft
Open, unenclosed, uncovered metal fire escapes and depressed ramps or stairways may project into any required yard or space between buildings not more than four feet
- Fire resistant requirement for side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. projection >24 inches
where an architectural feature extends more than twenty-four inches into a required side yard, said extension shall be protected by a minimum one-hour fire resistant standard.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction when block has >60% lots with less than minimum
Where more than sixty percent of such portion of the linear frontage of lots improved with residential buildings within any block is comprised of lots with less than the minimum front yard requirement, the minimum front yard requirement for other residential buildings in such block may be reduced to the average of the actual front yards of all the lots in such block improved with residential buildings
- Planter box projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
planter boxes attached to a building may be extended into a required front yard by not more than three feet.
From the ordinance
Architectural features including sills, chimneys, fireplaces, cornices and eaves may extend into a required side yard, a required rear yard or a space between structures not more than thirty-six inches and may extend into a required front yard not more than six feet