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25-8.1 Setbacks of Accessory Uses. In any district no accessory structure, building, storage area, off-street parking area or truck loading space shall be permitted within five (5) feet of a property line. The following additional restrictions shall apply to certain structures and uses: a. No accessory uses shall be located within any minimum required front yard or side yard. b. If any such accessory use is located in B, I, or I-B district and a property line which is the district boundary line abuts a residential district, then the minimum required distance from such property line shall be ten (10) feet. c. Parking areas, in an OB-2 or O-R district shall be not less than seventy-five (75) feet from the property line, except where such property line is the district boundary line which abuts a residential district, in which case the required distance shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from such property line. d. A private swimming pool, a private recreation facility and any related structures shall comply with the required side yard setbacks for a principal structure in the zone in which they are located and shall not be permitted within ten (10) feet of a rear property line. e. No accessory building shall be located within fifteen (15) feet of any principal building, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. f. An accessory building in a residential zone shall not be taller than one and one-half (1 ½) stories or fifteen (15) feet, shall not cover more than one-third (1/3) of the minimum required rear yard, and shall not be used as living or sleeping quarters. 25-8.2 Yard Encroachments. In all districts, the space in a required front, side, side front yard or rear yard shall be open and unobstructed except for: a. An unroofed terrace projecting not more than eight (8) feet into the required rear yard. b. Steps projecting not more than six (6) feet leading to a basement or first floor. c. Doorways, windows, sills, lintels, wall ornaments or leaders projecting not more than two (2) feet. A variance shall be required for any feature that projects more than two (2) feet into a required yard. d. Fire escapes required by law, and chimneys, not over four (4) feet wide, provided that the Building Inspector shall

ture that projects more than two (2) feet into a required yard. d. Fire escapes required by law, and chimneys, not over four (4) feet wide, provided that the Building Inspector shall determine that such projections are so placed as not to obstruct light or ventilation. e. An existing private garage for a one-family or two-family dwelling may be rebuilt within its same footprint. 25-8.3 Front Yards on Through Lots. In all districts, through lots lying wholly or partly within any district, in which a front yard is required shall be considered as having two (2) frontages, each of which shall be subject to the front yard regulation contained in the Table of District Regulations. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.2C) 25-8.4 Walls and Fences. Walls and fences are permitted under the following conditions: a. Walls and fences which are not more than fifty (50%) percent solid are permitted anywhere on the property, in all districts, provided they are not higher than four (4) feet. 20