No principal structure shall be located any
closer to any street or property line than the required minimum setback
in the bulk table or the established setback, if such exists. Accessory
structures and uses are permitted within the required setback other
than the front setback but not within any required yard, except as
specifically authorized herein. Parking shall not be permitted in
any required yard.
[Amended 4-24-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
A. 
No shrubbery, hedge or other natural growth, fence
or wall over three feet higher than the apex at the center line of
the street shall be located within the triangular area shown shaded
in Sketch A (below) at the intersection of two streets, nor shall
the limbs or foliage on any tree obstruct vision or be permitted to
grow nearer to the ground than eight feet where such limbs or foliage
overhang or are over or upon land within the triangular area as shown
in Sketch A.
B.
No swimming pools shall be located within the front
yard of any residential or commercial use.
[Amended 11-18-2004 by L.L. No. 16-2004]
A.
An unroofed surface or patio which is not more than
one foot above ground level or an arbor, open trellis or flagpole
is permitted in a required setback. An open fire escape, deck or unroofed
porch or terrace which is more than one foot above ground level may
project not more than six feet into a required rear setback.
B.
An awning or movable canopy may project not more than
10 feet into a required setback; cornices or eaves may project not
more than 18 inches into a required setback.
C.
A fence or wall no more than three feet in height
is permitted along any lot line and no more than six feet in height
along that part of any lot line behind the required front yard. A
fence or wall over six feet in height is permitted to a maximum of
10 feet, provided that it is set back from the lot line a distance
equal to 2/3 of the setback.
D.
Accessory buildings such as storage sheds constructed
on adjacent lots with the written consent of all abutting owners may
be located along the common side lot line or rear lot line, provided
that the accessory building has a floor area of less than 100 square
feet and an exterior height of no more than nine feet.
All required front yard and front setback depths
shall be measured from the designated street line, front lot line
or existing street line, whichever is a greater distance from the
center line on the public street abutting the lot in question. Where
lots are subdivided on other than a public street, the designated
street line, for the purposes of front yard and setback measurement,
shall be parallel to and 25 feet distant from the center line of any
access easement or right-of-way.
A front yard and front setback shall be required
on a corner lot from each street line. There shall be designated on
the site plan which of the remaining yards or setbacks shall be the
side and rear yard or setback, respectively.
The height limitations of this chapter shall
not apply to:
A.
Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers,
fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers or air-conditioning or heating
equipment, provided that such features shall not occupy, in aggregate,
more than 10% of the area of the roof of the building and are set
back from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot
by which such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified
for the district in which they are located. All mechanical equipment
located on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened.
B.
Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the
maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located
by more than four feet.
C.
Solar energy systems, provided that such systems shall
be erected only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes
they are intended to serve.
A.
An outer court shall be at least 20 feet wide, as
wide as its depth or as wide as the height of the highest wall adjoining
said court, whichever is the greatest.
B.
An inner court shall be at least 50 feet in the least
horizontal dimension. Two open and unobstructed passageways, each
at least 14 feet high and 12 feet wide, to permit access by fire-fighting
equipment shall be provided at ground level to any court.
No side yard or rear yard shall be required
where such yard abuts the right-of-way of a railroad, limited-access
highway or utility transmission line at least 50 feet in width.
