Yard encroachments and exemptions

602.1. Extensions into front yard. The space in a required front yard shall be open and unobstructed by structures other than signs and light posts except that in a residence district an uncovered porch may extend not to exceed eight feet into the front yard. All other uncovered porches or decks in other yards shall be subject to the yard requirements for the district in which they are located.

602.2. Building projections. Projections of window sills, belt courses, eaves, cornices and other ornamental features may extend up to two feet into any required yard.

602.3. Yard extension for gasoline pumps. A gasoline pump or pumps may be located 15 feet from any front lot line.

602.4. Required front yards in developed blocks. In a block in which 25 percent or more of the frontage within 200 feet on both sides of a lot and on the same side of the street is developed with structures, the required front yard for a structure hereafter erected on that lot shall extend to the average alignment of such existing structures, as shown on a plan certified by an engineer or a registered land surveyor, instead of as provided in the preceding sections of this ordinance; except that no residence shall have a front yard of less than five feet in depth or need have a front yard of greater depth than 40 feet in an A-40 district, 30 feet in an A-15 district, or 25 feet in an A-10 or A-7 district.