No principal structure shall be located any closer to any street or property line than the required minimum yard in § 235-13, Bulk Table.[1] Accessory structures and uses are not permitted within any front yard except as specifically authorized herein. In all other instances, accessory structures and uses are not permitted closer than 10 feet to any lot line.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Bulk Requirements is located at the end of this chapter.
A. 
The Board of Appeals, upon application by the property owner, may permit the following accessory structures within a required front yard:
(1) 
Gatehouse.
(2) 
Watchman's post.
B. 
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 land within the triangular area as shown in Sketch A.
A. 
An unroofed terrace or patio which is no more than one foot above ground level or an arbor, open trellis or flagpole is permitted in a required yard. An open fire escape, deck or unroofed porch or terrace which is more than one foot above ground level may project into a required rear yard no closer than 10 feet to the lot line.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
B. 
An awning or movable canopy may project no more than 10 feet into a required yard; cornices or eaves may project no more than 24 inches into a required yard.
C. 
A fence or wall no more than six feet in height is permitted along any lot line except in the case of where specific fencing requirements may be established by the Town Planning Board or Board of Appeals. A fence which is installed along a lot line shall have a comparable quality and appearance on both sides; in the case of stockade fence or one of comparable appearance, the finished side shall face the adjoining property.
All required front yard 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 of the public street abutting the lot in question. Where lots are subdivided on other than a public street, the designated street line, for purposes of front yard measurement, shall be parallel to and 25 feet distant from the center line of any access easement or right-of-way.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
A front yard shall be required on a corner lot from each street line. There shall be designated on the site plan or subdivision plan which of the remaining yards shall be the side and rear yard, respectively.
[Added 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
Residential properties in existence on or before December 27, 2005, shall not be subdivided or resubdivided to create a "flag lot."