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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Code Section: 105.12.410(h) Off Street Parking Regulations The intent of this amendment is to <br />correct the language and clarify that the code applied to commercial trucks and trailers. <br /> <br />Proposed Language: Truck parking in residential areas. No commercially licensed trailer or truck <br />which has a vehicle weight of 14,000lbs (Class 4) or more shall be parked or stored in a residential <br />district except when loading, unloading, or rendering a service. Recreation vehicles and pickups <br />are not restricted by the terms of this provision. <br />Code Section: 105.12.440(e) Accessory Buildings and Structures, Generally The intent of this <br />amendment is to prohibit accessory buildings within the front yards of homes. <br /> <br />Proposed Language: Proximity to principal structure. Accessory buildings or structures shall <br />maintain a six-foot setback from the principal structure. An accessory building or structure will be <br />considered as an integral part of the principal building if it is located six feet or less from the <br />principal structure and located to the side or rear of the principal structure. Accessory buildings or <br />structures shall not be located in the front yard of the principal structure unless they are listed as a <br />permitted encroachment defined in LEC 105.12.200(a)(1). <br />Code Section: 105.12.200(a)(1) &(b) Permitted Encroachments The intent of this amendment is <br />to clarify that retaining walls and pool equipment pads may encroach into setbacks. This is <br />consistent with current City practice. This code does not apply to easements. <br /> <br />Proposed Language: <br />a) In any yards. <br />1) Posts, off-street open parking, flutes, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, cornices, eaves (up to <br />three feet), gutters, awnings, open terraces, steps, chimneys, flag poles, open fire escapes, <br />egress window/wells, sidewalks, fences, retaining walls less than four feet in height, <br />essential services exposed ramps (wheelchair), patios, stoops, decks not requiring railings <br />in accordance with state building codes, or similar features, provided they do not extend <br />above the height of the ground floor level of the principal structure or to a distance less <br />than five feet from any lot line nor less than one foot from any existing or proposed <br />driveway; yard lights and nameplate signs; trees, shrubs, plants, floodlights or other <br />sources of light illuminating authorized illuminated signs, or light standards for <br />illuminating parking areas, loading areas, or yards for safety and security reasons; provided <br />the direct source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential <br />property. <br /> <br />2) Porches as defined in LEC 1.08 may encroach up to six feet into a required front yard <br />setback or side corner yard, but in no case shall be set back less than ten feet from the front <br />property line. A porch is not allowed in a side or rear yard setback. <br /> <br />b) Side and rear yards. Fences; walls and hedges six feet in height or less; pool equipment pads; <br />bays not to exceed a depth of three feet or containing an area of more than 30 square feet; <br />egress/window wells not to exceed the minimum area needed to meet building/ fire code or <br />fire escapes not to exceed a width of three feet.