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Projections Into Front Setback Area

336 1 Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (6), bay windows and eaves may project a maximum of 0.6 metres into the front setback area.

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2 Landings, ramps other than wheelchair ramps and stairs may project into a front setback area provided:

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a they provide access to the main floor or lower level of the building; and

b the area of a landing does not exceed 2.5 square metres.

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4 Window wells may project without limits into any front setback area.

5 In a Developed Area, a porch may project a maximum of 1.8 metres into a front setback area where:

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a it forms an entry to the main floor of a Dwelling Unit of a main residential building;

b the setback of the porch from the front property line is not less than the minimum setback in the district;

c the maximum height of the porch platform is 1.2 metres measured from grade, excluding stairs and a landing area not exceeding 2.5 square metres; and

d the portion of the porch that projects into a front setback area is unenclosed, other than by a railing, balustrade or privacy walls located on porches between attached units.

6 Eaves may project an additional 0.6 metres from a porch into the front setback area, as described in subsection 5.

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