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0RDINANC3 # , SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TO THE NON-ENCROACHMENT AND ACCESSORY STROCTORE SECTIONS OP THE ORONO MDNICIPAL CODE / » The City Council of Orono ordains as follows; SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code of Orono is hereby amended by repealing Sections 10.03, Subdivision 15 A through F, and substituting the following language in its place; Section 10.03, Subdivision 15 - Non—encroachments. The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard requirements; A. Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, mechanical devices, cornices, eaves, gutters, and the like provided they do not extend more than 1-1/2 feet laterally into the required yard from a structure that is not located within the required yard. B. Off-street parking in any required yard except as otherwise regulated in the Municipal Code. C. Naune plate signs for one family dwellings. D. Lights for illuminating parking areas, loading areas, or for safety and security purposes, provided the direct source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent resxdential property. Such lights may be located to within 5 feet of the front lot line. E. Fences which do not exceed 3—1/2 feet in height?^ terraces, steps, uncovered porches, stoops or similar structures, which do not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the princxpal buxlding and extend to a distance of not less than-3-^ feet from any lot Ixne. F. In side or rear yards only; bays which do not exceed a depth of 2 feet nor which contain an area of more than 20 s.f.; which do not exceed a width of 3 feet; fences and walls whxch do not exceed a height of 6 feet above original grade, except as regulated hereinafter. G. In rear yard only; accessory structures and equipment such as balconies, breezeways, detached outdoor picnic shelters recreational equipment except as regulated hereinafter, when such accessory structures or equipment are located at least 5 feet from a rear lot line. No fence or wall constructed within a rear yard shall exceed a height of 6 feet above original grade. However, for lakeshore lota which by definition do. not have a front yard, but have only a -lakeshore yard" and a -reajr yard", no fence exceeding 3-1/2 feet in height is allowed within the required rear * fence not exceeding 6 feet in height is allowed the street lot line of lake frontage lots which front on, but are ® major thoroughfare (if fill is required, the total combxned hexght of