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Bogota City Zoning Code

§ 21A-9.2

Yard Regulations.

[Ord. #1007, A9]
a. 
General Regulations.
1. 
No building or part thereof shall project into any required yard except as provided hereafter.
2. 
No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as providing a required open space for any other building on the same or any other lot.
b. 
Projections Into Required Yards — General Exceptions.
1. 
The ordinary projection of parapets, windowsills, doorposts, rainwater leaders and similar ornamental or structural fixtures may project a maximum distance of six (6") inches into required yards.
2. 
Cornices, canopies, eaves, bay windows, balconies, and necessary landings and other similar architectural features may project a maximum distance of two (2') feet into required yards. Front steps may reject a maximum distance of four (4') feet into a required front yard.
3. 
Chimneys or flues may project a maximum distance of three (3') feet in required yards.
4. 
Patios, decks and swimming pools shall not be located in any rear yard closer than six (6') feet to a property line. Swimming pools shall not be closer than six (6') feet from a structure.
5. 
Fences and walls may project into any required yard, subject to the applicable regulations set forth in the Borough Land Development Ordinance.
c. 
Front Yard Requirements Affected by Master plan or Official Map. Where any lot fronts upon a street right-of-way which is proposed to be widened as indicted on an official map or an adopted Master Plan of the Borough of Bogota, the front yard shall be measured from such proposed future right-of-way line.
d. 
Front Yard Requirement Affected by Future Widening. Where any lot fronts upon a street right-of-way which is proposed to be widened by means of a proposed dedication of land for a right-of-way widening or proposed easement for road widening purposes, the front yard shall be measured from such proposed future right-of-way or easement line.