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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-07-31 14:51:31 [EST] <br /> <br />Page 15 of 19 <br />(6) Average lakeshore setback. No principal or accessory building shall be located closer to the ordinary <br />high-water line (OHWL) on a lakeshore lot than the average distance from the shoreline of existing <br />principal buildings on adjacent lots; this does not apply to patios and other accessory structures less <br />than 42 inches above existing grade and/or stairways, lifts, landings, lockboxes, flagpoles and pump <br />houses. Further, the average lakeshore setback shall apply only to classified lakes and shall not apply to <br />tributaries. The average lakeshore setback line shall be a straight line connecting the most lakeward <br />protrusions of the principal buildings on the immediately adjacent lakeshore lots. <br />a. In situations where improvement is proposed on a lot adjacent to a vacant lot or right-of-way, <br />the average lake shore setback shall be equivalent to the setback of the most lakeward <br />protrusion of the principal building on the immediately adjacent improved lakeshore lot. <br />b. In situations where the average lake shore setback line bisects the principal building located on <br />either adjacent lot, the next most adjacent lake side point of the bisected principal building shall <br />be used for determining the average lakeshore setback. If the line continues to bisect the <br />principal building, the next most lakeside point is to be used until the setback line does not bisect <br />the principal building on an adjacent lot. <br />(Code 2003, § 78-1279; Ord. No. 101(2nd series), § 1(10.56(16)(C)), 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 11(3rd series), § 1, 5-24- <br />2004; Ord. No. 106(3rd series), § 28, 6-10-2013; Ord. No. 157(3rd series), § 1, 8-10-2015; Ord. No. 222(3rd series), <br />§ 19, 12-10-2018; Ord. No. 234(3rd series), § 1, 10-14-2019; Ord. No. 243(3rd series), § 2, 4-13-2020; Ord. No. <br />284(3rd series), § 3, 11-13-2023; Ord. No. 303(3rd series), § 2, 4-8-2024) <br />Sec. 6.12.6940. Permitted encroachments. <br />(a) The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard setback requirements: <br />(1) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, eaves, <br />gutters, and similar building elements, provided they do n ot extend more than two feet into a required <br />yard. <br />(2) Nameplate signs for one-family dwellings subject to the provisions of article X, division 4 of this <br />chapter; lights for illuminating parking areas, loading areas or yards for safety and security purpo ses, <br />provided the direct source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential <br />property and is located at least five feet from the front lot line; public utility poles and overhead lines; <br />mailboxes. <br />(3) Steps, sidewalks, uncovered porches, stoops, or similar structures which do not extend above the <br />height of the ground floor level of the principal building and extend to a distance of not less than two <br />feet from any lot line. <br />(4) Bays, cantilevers, and fire escapes. In side or rear yards only, the following encroachments are <br />permitted: <br />a. Bays and/or cantilevers which are not part of the defined building footprint, may extend up to <br />two feet into the required side or rear yard, provided the aggregate area of the bays and/or <br />cantilevers is not more than 20 square feet; and <br />b. Fire escapes not exceeding a width of three feet and a depth of four feet. <br />(5) Driveways and parking areas when constructed, located, and used in compliance w ith other provisions <br />contained within this chapter. Driveways and parking areas may extend to within five feet of a side lot <br />line. <br />(6) Retaining walls, planters, and similar structures, subject to the following provisions: <br />249