No principal structure shall be located any closer to any street or property line than the required minimum setback as set forth in Article IV, § 195-13 and the accompanying Bulk Table. Accessory structures and uses may be permitted within the required setback other than the front setback but not within any required yard, unless specifically authorized in this article. Parking shall not be permitted in any required yard.
B.
The Planning Board may permit a garage accessory to
a residence to be located within the front yard or setback where,
due to topographic conditions, there would be practical difficulties
in constructing a safe and convenient drive from the street; provided,
however, that such garage shall not adversely affect the future use
and development of adjacent properties.
C.
At the intersection of two streets, no shrubbery,
hedge or other natural growth, fence, wall or other obstruction shall
be located within the sight distance easement shown shaded in Sketch
A below.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Sketch A is included at the end of this chapter.
D.
A flagpole
not higher than 25 feet measured from the ground at its base, an arbor
or a trellis may be located in the front setback.
[Added 9-15-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A.
An unroofed terrace or patio which is not more than
one foot above ground level or an arbor, open trellis, chimney 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 not more than four feet in height
above average existing grade is permitted along any lot line and no
more than six feet in height above average existing grade along that
part of any lot line behind the required front yard. A fence or wall
over the six-foot height is permitted, provided that it is set back
from the lot line a distance equal to 2/3 its height. All fences shall
be constructed with the outer face thereof located a minimum of one
foot from the property line, except that a common fence may be constructed
on the property line with the written consent of both abutting owners.
The finished side of the fence shall face the lot line. For purposes
of these regulations, the installation of a fence or wall shall require
a building permit.
D.
Accessory buildings 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 144 square feet and an exterior
height of no more than eight feet.
All required front yard and front setback depths
shall be measured from the designated street line, front lot line
or existing street or right-of-way 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 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 or subdivision plat which of the remaining yards or
setbacks shall be the side and rear yard or setback, respectively.
