§ 4-6.3. Encroachments into Required Setbacks—See Figure 4-F.

(A)

Encroachments Permitted in Required Setback: The following are permitted in required setbacks provided there is no interference with any sight area:

1)

Landscaping features, including but not limited to, ornamental pools, planting boxes, sculpture, arbors, trellises, and birdbaths;

2)

Pet shelters, at grade patios, play equipment or outdoor furniture, ornamental entry columns and gates, flag poles, lamp posts, address posts, HVAC equipment, mailboxes, outdoor fire places, public utility wires and poles, pumps or wells, and fences or retaining walls subject to the requirements of Article VI (Development Standards);

3)

Handicapped ramps; and

4)

Gatehouses/guardhouse and bus shelter.

(B)

Structures Permitted in Required Setbacks: The following structures may encroach into any required setback:

1)

Cornices, steps, overhanging eaves and gutters, window sills, bay windows or similar architectural features, chimneys and fireplaces, fire escapes, fire balconies, and fire towers may project not more than two and one-half (2½) feet into any required setback, but in no case shall be closer than three (3) feet to any property line; and

2)

Porches may encroach into the required front and rear setbacks as follows:

Type	Yard	Maximum Encroachment	Maximum Area
Covered or Uncovered	Front	5 feet	35 ft.
Uncovered only	Rear	50% of setback	-

 

(C)

Permitted Projections: Canopies, awnings, and marquees or similar covers attached to a building in the GB districts may project into the street right-of-way provided that:

1)

No portion of the cover is located closer to the face of the street curb than a horizontal distance of three (3) feet;

2)

No portion of the cover or sign hanging below the cover is less than nine (9) feet above the grade; and

3)

No cover requiring vertical support to the sidewalk is located over a sidewalk with a total width of less than eight (8) feet.

(D)

Canopy Projections: Gas station and convenience store pump canopies may be located in the street setback provided that no equipment or part of a canopy is located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a street right-of-way line.