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The area for required Front, Side and Rear Yards setbacks shall be open to the sky and unobstructed, except for the following:

(1) Accessory Structures located in Rear Yards may encroach into Side and Rear Yard setbacks as outlined in individual zones in Chapter 7-6.

(2) The ordinary projections of skylights, sills, belt courses, Cornices, chimneys, flues and other ornamental features may encroach no more than three feet into Front, Side and Rear Yard setbacks. Such projections shall maintain at least a six-foot Side Yard setback.

(3) Bay or box windows not more than 10 feet long and not more than two feet deep may encroach into Front, Side and Rear Yard setbacks. Bay or box windows shall maintain at least a six-foot Side Yard setback. No more than one bay or box window is allowed for every 20 feet of length of a Façade.

(4) Exterior stairways and fire escapes required for egress may encroach no more than four feet into side and rear setbacks. Such projections shall maintain at least a six-foot Side Yard setback.

(5) Uncovered steps or an open porch leading to the main Entrance may encroach into the Front Yard setback provided they maintain at least a 20-foot Front Yard setback. Covered porches that are enclosed for interior living space shall not encroach into the Front Yard setback.

(6) Window wells or Basement access ways may encroach into Rear Yard setbacks not more than four feet. Window wells or Basement access ways may encroach into Side Yard setbacks provided they maintain at least a two-foot Side Yard setback and are not adjacent to a Street. Window wells or Basement access ways may encroach not more than four feet into Side Yard setbacks that are adjacent to a Street.

(7) Satellite dishes may encroach into Rear Yard setbacks.

(8) Patio covers constructed in accordance with this Title may encroach into setbacks in accordance with Section 7-6-204.