§ 331-14. Provisions governing yards.

See also § 331-29, Schedule of Dimensional Regulations.

A. 

Use of yards.

(1) 

Buildings and structures. No principal building shall be constructed on any portion of a lot which is less in width than the minimum required for the district in which it is located. No building or structure shall be permitted within any minimum required yard except:

(a) 

Decks or terraces less than 18 inches above the level of the ground beneath them and not extending closer than six feet to any side lot line or 10 feet to a rear lot line.

(b) 

Swimming pools as regulated by § 331-17.

(c) 

Fences as regulated by § 331-16.

(d) 

Sports courts but not closer than 10 feet from any property line.

[Added 9-21-2004 by Ord. No. 198-2004]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection A(1)(d) as Subsection A(1)(e), which follows.

(e) 

Other minor accessory structures in a side or rear yard but no closer than three feet from any property line.

(f) 

Ground-mounted solar energy collectors not extending closer than six feet to any side lot line or 10 feet to a rear lot line.

[Added 11-15-2016 by Ord. No. 233-2016]

(2) 

Parking. No parking shall be permitted within any yard except as provided in Article XIV.

(3) 

Structural projections.

(a) 

Open one-story porches, roof overhangs, canopies, and other similar architectural features may extend to within a minimum distance of the front lot line as follows:

[1] 

R1-20, R1-15, R1-10, and R1-WF-10 Districts: 25 feet.

[Amended 5-19-2005 by Ord. No. 120-2005]

[2] 

R1-10A and R1-7.5 Districts: 20 feet.

[Amended 5-19-2005 by Ord. No. 120-2005]

[3] 

R2-7.0, RMF-0.4, RMF-0.5, RMF-0.7, and RMF-1.3 Districts: 15 feet.

(b) 

The ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, chimneys, cornices, eaves, sun-shading devices and other similar architectural features shall not project more than 30 inches into any side or rear yard. Any commercial installation of an awning proposed as a sun-shading device shall be subject to § 270-4F and all applicable subsections.

[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 39-2013]

B. 

Front and side yards on corner lots. The owner of a corner lot in a residence or nonresidence district may elect either yard fronting on a street as the required front yard, with any other yard fronting a street being equal to at least the following:

(1) 

R1-20, R1-15, R1-10, R1-WF-10: 25 feet.

[Amended 5-19-2005 by Ord. No. 120-2005]

(2) 

R1-10A, R1-7.5, RMF-0.5, RMF-0.7, RMF-1.3: 20 feet.

[Amended 5-19-2005 by Ord. No. 120-2005]

(3) 

R2-7.0, RMF-0.4: 15 feet.

C. 

Obstruction to visibility at intersections. The following requirements with respect to obstruction to visibility at intersections shall apply to one- and two-family properties in residence districts only. Standards with regards to visibility affecting other properties shall be as determined adequate by the Planning Board as set forth in Article XIII of this chapter.

(1) 

Driveway intersections. Obstructions to visibility which exceed 2 1/2 feet in height shall be prohibited in the triangles formed by the edge of the paved street, the edge of the driveway, and a line joining points located along the street pavement edge 30 feet therefrom and the driveway edge 15 feet therefrom.

(2) 

Street intersections. Obstructions to visibility which exceed 2 1/2 feet in height shall be prohibited in the triangle formed by intersecting street pavement edges, and a line joining points located along said street pavement edges, which are 40 feet from the theoretical point of intersection of such lines, as extended.

(3) 

Right-of-way intersections. No person in possession of property as either owner or tenant thereof shall erect, construct, install, plant, grow or maintain on any property located at the intersection of the rights-of-way of avenues, streets or alleys any fence, sign, post, hedge, shrubbery or tree that exceeds three feet in height above the nearest ledge of such intersecting corner of said rights-of-way of said avenues, streets or alleys, or any tree of which any branch shall be lower at any point than seven feet above said level of such corner of said rights-of-way of said avenues, streets or alleys, to the end that persons driving vehicles upon either of such intersecting corner of said rights-of-way of said avenues, streets or alleys shall have an unobstructed view across the corner part of said premises to the other corners of said avenues, streets or alleys for a distance of at least 20 feet measured from the intersecting corner of said rights-of-way of said avenues, streets or alleys in either direction.

[Added 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 103-2010]

Amended 7-16-2002 by Ord. No. 139-2002