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Created: 2024-04-11 13:47:58 [EST] (Supp. No. 34) Page 1 of 1 Sec. 90-47. Exceptions to yard regulations. Measurements for yard regulations shall be taken from the nearest point of the wall of a building to a lot line in question, subject to the following qualifications: (1)Canopies, air conditioners, cantilevers, chimneys, cornices, eaves, flues, window wells, and bay windows may extend into: a.The required minimum front yard a distance not to exceed four feet, six inches; b.The required minimum side yard a distance not exceeding three feet, inclusive of rain gutters and other such appurtenances; (2)Fire escapes may extend into the required front yard a distance not exceeding four feet, six inches; (3)A landing place, deck, or porch may extend into the required front yard a distance not exceeding six feet, if the landing place or porch has its floor no higher than the entrance floor of the building. An open railing may be placed around such place; (4)The architectural features enumerated in subsection (3) of this section may also extend into any side or rear yard to the same extent, except that no porch, deck, terrace, or outside stairway shall project into the required side yard; (5)On double frontage lots, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets; (6)The required front yard of a corner lot shall not contain any wall, fence, or other structure, tree, shrub, or other growth, which may cause danger to traffic on a sidewalk, street, or public road by obscuring the view; (7)The required front yard of a corner lot shall be unobstructed above a height of three feet in a triangular area, two sides of which are the lines running along the side street lines between the street intersection, at the curb, and a point 30 feet from the intersection and the third side of which is the line between the latter two points. (Prior Code, § 1010-110.1)