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NON-ENCROACHMENTS SECTION: Revisions Co Fence Provisions <br />Subd. 15. Non-Encroachments. The follox^ing shall not be considered to be <br />encroachments on yard requirements: <br />A. Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, onuunental <br />features, mechanical devices, cornices, eaves, gutters and the like, provided they do not extend more <br />than 1-1/2 feet, off-street parking except as hereinafter regulated. <br />B. Name plate signs for one family dwellings; lights for illuminating parking <br />areas, loading areas or yards for safety and security purposes, provided the direct source of light is <br />not visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential property may be located to within five <br />feet of the front lot line. <br />C. fences which do iiot'cxceed 3*1 *2 feet in height, fences not over 0 feet ii <br />height along llw succt lot line of lake frontage lots which front on a major thoroughfare, if fill is <br />required, the total ^«>inbined height of both fence and fill shall not exceed 6 fect'above the^iei^tt of <br />the crown of the read; tJtcrraccs, steps, uncovered porches, stoops or similar structures, wiiich do <br />not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the principal building and extend to a <br />distance of not less than 2 feet from any lot line. <br />D. In side or rear yards only, bays not to exceed a depth of 2 feet nor to <br />contain an area of more than 20 square feet, fire escapes not to exceed a width of 3 feel, fences and <br />walls not to ex ceed a hei^t of 6 feet above original giade and open off-street parking ex cept for <br />lakcslioic lots, no fence or wall c. 42 inches but not in excess of 72 inches in height above < <br />i^adc may be located doscr to tlic*shorcluic than tlic avcragedislance fi uiii the shoreluie of existing <br />fcsidcncc buildiiigs on adjacent lots, such fences shall not be cousuucted within'"7ii icct of the <br />shoreline. <br />Source: Ordinance 9 , -2nd Scries <br />Adopted: lOS'BS <br />E. Rear yard only; balconies, breezeways, detached outdoor picnic shelters <br />and recreational equipment except as regulated hereinafter, no accessory structure shall be closer <br />than 5 feet from a rear lot line nor shall a fence or wall constiucted within a rear yard exce ed a height <br />of 6 feet abo\e orignial giadc. <br />F. Side yards only; no accessory' structi re shall be closer than 10 feet from any <br />side lot line iioi shall a fence oi wall constiucted witlun a side }’aid exceed a height of 6 feet above <br />original giadc. <br />Source: Ordinance 9 , 2nd Series <br />Adopted. 1-28-85 <br />1 <br />I