Item 5: Action - Ord. on Land Use Code Amend - Infill Standards

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[6. Bay windows cantilevered from the first floor, provided they do not exceed 8 feet in width.] (c) For all multi-family developments and for all residential developments in R-3 and R-4 zones, portions of buildings that may project into required front yard setbacks no more than 5 feet and into the required interior yard setback no more than 2 feet, provided such projections are at least 8 feet from any building on an adjacent lot, include: 1. Eaves, cornices, belt courses, sills, awnings, buttresses or other similar features. 2. Chimneys and fireplaces, provided they do not exceed 8 feet in width. 3. Porches no less than 7 feet deep, as measured from the leading edge of the structure, and no higher than 15 feet measured from grade may project into required front yard setbacks. 4. Bays and bay windows no greater than 3 feet deep and 10 feet in width and no higher than 25 feet measured from the exterior base of the bay or bay window to the peak of the bay or bay window may project into required front yard setbacks. The maximum frequency of such bays or bay windows is one per 15 feet of street facing building facade. Bays shall not include doors. 5. Bays and bay windows no greater than 8 feet in width and no higher than 25 feet measured from the exterior base of the bay or bay window to the peak of the bay or bay window may project into required interior yard setbacks along a public alley. The maximum frequency of such bays or bay windows is one per 15 feet of alley facing building façade. Bays shall not include doors. 6. Balconies no greater than 10 feet deep are permitted to project into required front yard setbacks. 7. The maximum length of all porches, bays, bay windows, and balconies intruding in the required front yard front setback is limited to no more than 50 percent of the length of the street facing building façade on each floor. (cd) Signs conforming to all other applicable provisions of this code. Freestanding signs 5 feet high or less are allowed in the front yard setback when located at least 5 feet from the front property line. (6) Driveways. Except as provided in EC 9.2751(15)(c) Driveways and Parking Areas in R-3 and R-4, [I]in any zone, driveways or accessways providing ingress and egress to or from parking spaces, parking areas, parking garages, or structured parking shall be permitted, together with any appropriate traffic control devices, in any required setback. (7) Parking Spaces in Required Setbacks. (a) Except as provided in EC 9.2751(15) Driveways and Parking Areas in R-3 and R-4, [I]in areas with a broad zone category of residential, as depicted in Table 9.1030 Zones, parking in required front and interior yard setbacks is permitted with the following restrictions: Ordinance - Page 14 of 18