Setback requirements shall be as specified in the applicable zoning district, except as otherwise provided in Part 400, Article 2, 500-416, Nonconformities.
A. 
All required setbacks shall remain open and unobstructed, except for the following permitted obstructions. In no case, however, shall the identified permitted obstructions be located closer than one foot to a property line, except for fences.
(1) 
Air conditioning, heating, ventilation or other mechanical equipment, subject to the screening requirements in Part 500-1700, located only within rear or side yards and no closer than 1/2 the applicable setback to a side or rear property line.
(2) 
Awnings, cornices, canopies, eaves, and other ornamental features, projecting not more than two feet into any required yard setback.
(3) 
Chimneys, fire escapes, uncovered stairs, ramps and necessary landings, bay windows no closer than 1/2 the applicable setback to a side or rear property line.
(4) 
Containers for the storage of household refuse, compost, or firewood if screened from view.
(5) 
Fences in compliance with § 500-416.
(6) 
Light fixtures, lampposts, and flagpoles.
(7) 
Recreational playground equipment.
(8) 
Signs in compliance with the provisions of Part 500-1800, Signs.
(9) 
Walkways and steps not exceeding four feet in width.
(10) 
Landscaping as not to infringe on the vision triangle.
(11) 
Covered porches are permitted in the front setback compliant with the conditional use permit requirements found in § 500-205.
(12) 
Ornamental arbors with inside dimensions of not more than 30 inches in depth, 48 inches in width, and eight feet in height are permitted in a front or corner side yard. When located within 10 feet of a street right-of-way, arbors must be setback 15 feet from any driveway.
A. 
Within the vision triangle, defined as the triangular area defined by two thirty-foot legs extending from two intersecting streets or an intersecting street and alley or driveway, the following clearances shall be observed:
(1) 
No obstructions shall be permitted except for landscape materials and fences as regulated in this section.
(2) 
Shrubs and other under-story vegetation shall not exceed three feet in height and shall be largely see-through, defined as no more than 10% solid.
(3) 
All new trees and existing deciduous trees shall be kept free of branches up to a height of at least eight feet above the ground or 60% of their overall height, whichever is less, provided that trees are located so as not to create a traffic hazard. Coniferous (evergreen) trees shall be avoided.
(4) 
Fences shall not exceed three feet in height and shall be largely see-through, defined as no more than 10% solid.
On a corner lot, one of the lot lines that abuts the street shall be considered a front lot line, and the other shall be considered a corner side lot line. Establishment of the front lot line shall be based on the orientation of the existing or proposed building.
On a through lot, both lot lines that abut the street shall be considered front lot lines. The required front setback shall be provided and maintained along each front lot line.
A. 
In general. The building height limitations established in each separate zoning district shall apply to all buildings and structures, with the exception of the following:
(1) 
Accessory farm structures, silos.
(2) 
Church steeples, spires, or belfries.
(3) 
Chimneys or flues.
(4) 
Cooling towers.
(5) 
Cupolas and domes which do not contain useable space.
(6) 
Elevator bulkheads.
(7) 
Fire towers.
(8) 
Flagpoles.
(9) 
Mechanical or electrical equipment.
(10) 
Monuments.
(11) 
Parapet walls extending not more than three feet above the limiting height of the building.
(12) 
Television antennas not exceeding 20 feet.
(13) 
Towers, poles, or other structures for essential services.
(14) 
Water towers.
B. 
Measurement. Building height shall be measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building to the mid-height of the structure on a flat or shed roof, the deck line of a mansard roof, or the average distance between the eaves and the ridge level for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs.
C. 
Limits. No excluded roof equipment or structural element extending beyond the defined height of a building may occupy more than 25% of the roof area.
D. 
Churches, schools, and other public and quasi-public buildings may be erected to a height not exceeding 60 feet nor five stories, provided the front, side and rear yards required in the district in which such a building or structure is to be located are each increased at least one foot for each foot of additional height above the height limit otherwise established for the district in which such building or structure is to be located.