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2. Permitted Yard Encroachments. The following shall not be considered as <br />encroachments on setback requirements subject to other conditions <br />provided herein: <br />a. All Yards. <br />1) Flag poles, sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, name plate signs, <br />trees, shrubs, plants, yard lights, mailboxes, floodlights, or <br />other sources of Tight illuminating authorized illuminated <br />signs, or light standards for illuminating yards for safety and <br />security reasons, provided the direct source of light complies <br />with Section 3, Subd. 4.F of this Ordinance. These uses <br />may be permitted in any yard provided they are not located <br />in any easement. <br />2) Posts, flues, belt course, bay windows, leaders, sills, <br />pilaster, eaves, gutters, awnings, open terraces, open <br />canopies, chimneys, ornamental features, open fire escapes <br />extending from the principal structure, provided they do not <br />project more than three (3) feet into a required setback. <br />3) Uncovered porches, decks, balconies, stoops, or similar <br />features provided: <br />a. The decking shall not extend above the height of the <br />floor of the ground floor level of the principal structure <br />though railings may be higher, and <br />b. They shall not extend to a distance less than five (5) <br />feet from any side or rear lot line, and <br />c. They shall not extend to a distance less than twenty <br />(20) feet of any lot line abutting a street, and <br />d. They shall not extend to a distance less than one (1) <br />foot from any existing or proposed access drive, and <br />e. No encroachment shall be permitted in existing or <br />required drainage and utility easements. <br />4) In rear yards, laundry drying equipment, recreational <br />equipment (non -vehicular), trellises, open arbors, detached <br />outdoor living rooms not to exceed five hundred (500) <br />Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance General Provisions <br />3-6 <br />