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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-21.3 EXCEPTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS AND 50-22.4 CAP TYPES.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-21.3 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-21.3 Exceptions and encroachments.
The following exceptions and encroachments to required yard areas and height limits are allowed. These provisions do not apply to form districts except as specifically noted in exceptions to building heights.
Table 50-21-1: Exceptions and Encroachments
Structure or Feature
Conditions or Limits
Encroachments into Required Yard Areas
Architectural features (sills, belt courses, eaves, cornices) awnings and canopies, bay windows, gutters and downspouts
Up to 18 in. into any required yard area
Unenclosed or lattice-enclosed stairs, excapes escapes and balconies opening upon fire towers
Up to 5 ft. into any required rear yard, except as required to comply with applicable fire code or Americans with Disabilities Act
Chimneys and flues
Up to 2 ft. into any required front or side setback.
Open sided uncovered porch, deck, or paved terrace
Up to 10 ft. into front yard, but no closer than 5 ft. from any street property line on a corner lot
Enclosed vestibule or fixed canopy with a floor area of not more than 40 sq. ft.
Up to 4 ft. into front yard
Fuel pumps or pump islands
Not closer than 15 ft. from any street line or closer than 50 ft. from any residential use
Fences meeting the standards of Section 50-26.4
Fences may not be located closer than 3 ft. to any publicly maintained right-of-way
Porte cochere, carport or canopy if every part is unenclosed except for necessary structural supports
Permitted in any side setback, but not less than 5 ft. from any side lot line
Residential window well
Permitted to encroach up to two feet from any property line, provided that window well:
(a) has a minimum distance of at least 5 feet from any structure on any adjancent property, and
(b) is ...
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