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o Allows Only Open-Air Porches. Subsection ld (6C2dld) strike the words windows, screens, and/or doors of transparent material and add text to read: "At . least sixty five (65) percent of the exposed porch fa(:ade is open; and the fa(:ade constitutes the area from the floor level of the porch to the porch ceiling; up to thirty five (35) percent of the fa(:ade may be solid and may only be occupied by columns and spaced railings; solid walls (even partial) are prohibited. " 2. Setbacks Distance to Property Lines: Council members expressed concern with the impact that porches may have in relative distance to neighboring property owners. In particular Council members raised questions of distance to side yard property lines. As currently proposed the language would allow the porches to extend up to ten (10) feet into the front yard or side yard comer yard (only applicable to comer lots) but limiting the minimum setback to 30 feet. This means that existing side yard setback regulations would still pertain to the porches and they would not be able to encroach into those side yard interior setback areas. In order for a porch to wrap around the sides of the home would require space beyond the existing side yard interior setbacks (5/15 in R-2 and 10/25 in R-l). Ordinance #357 does allow for encroachment into side yard comer setbacks similar to that of the front setback area. The side yard comer setbacks are for comer lots which essentially have two fronts (one front, and one side yard comer). While the zoning definitions may call one side the "front", the side yard comer side may functionally be the "front" of the home and therefore would be a better porch location. Again this side yard comer setback is adjacent to the roadway and not another adjoining lot. . Staff has included some alternative language that would give the Council the option to 1) clearly state that porches cannot encroach on side yard interior or rear setbacks, 2) allow side yard comer lots to have porches that wrap around from the side yard comer to front side, and 3) would require that comer lot properties choose either the side yard comer side for a porch or the front side but would preclude having a porch on both sides. The following alternative language could be included (in Ordinance #357, under 6C2d): o Clarify That Front Porches Cannot Encroach on Side Yard Interior Setbacks. Under subsection 1 (6C2dl) on the third line before "...the design of the..." add the following language: "; the porch complies with the side yard interior setback requirements. " o Clarify That Side Yard Comer Porches Cannot Encroach on Front or Rear Setbacks. Under subsection 2 (6C2d2) on the end of the fourth line before "...that the design..." add the following language: "; the porch complies with the front and rear setback requirements. " Page 2 of4 . I\Eal1hlPlanninglPlanning Cases\2005\05-07 Zoning OrdianceAmendmentsfor Front Porch Encroachments (PENDING)\04-18-05 CC Work Session Report Front Porch Exceptions.doc