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(d) Detached private garages, as defined, may be 20 feet in height, or the height of the principal
<br />structure, whichever is less.
<br />(e) Floor area. See section 106-416 (Special regulations).
<br />(1) Generally. No accessory building, or carport garage for single-family dwellings shall
<br />occupy more than 25 percent of a rear yard, nor exceed 1,000 square feet of floor area.
<br />(2) Large lot residential only. Accessory buildings in single-family residential large lots with
<br />one acre or more may not exceed 5,000 square feet of floor area. Accessory buildings with a
<br />floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet must be located at least 10 feet from any property
<br />line and 20 feet from other structures. All accessory buildings on lots less than one acre - all
<br />provisions of this section apply.
<br />(f) No more than one detached private garage or carport structure on lots less than one acre with
<br />single family dwelling.
<br />(g) Wind generators, for producing electricity or other forms of energy shall not be located in
<br />any yards other than the rear yard and must be set back 150 feet from all property lines or the
<br />height of the structure, whichever is greater unless a special conditional use permit (SCUP)
<br />is granted. Provisions of SCUP should take into consideration size, height, noise, location to
<br />adjacent properties, etc.
<br />(h) Reserved.
<br />(i) No accessory uses or equipment except for air conditioning structures or condensers may be
<br />located in a required side yard except for side yards abutting streets where equipment is fully
<br />screened from view.
<br />(j) Large lot district. The property owner of a toolhouse, barn, shed, storage building and/or
<br />livestock in the large lot district on a tract one acre in size or larger authorized without a
<br />principal structure on the property, shall be responsible for ensuring no one lives in the
<br />toolhouse, barn, shed, or storage building without properly permitting the structure for
<br />residential habitation, the property is kept in a sanitary condition and the property complies
<br />with all applicable city regulations.
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<br />Section 2: 3
<br />Area Requirements-771 Yard Requirements
<br />Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br />Section 106-771. - Yard requirements.
<br />The following shall not be considered as encroachments on yard setback requirements:
<br />(1) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, etc. Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels,
<br />ornamental features, cornices, eaves, gutters, steps, stoops, and similar features, provided they do
<br />not project more than four feet into any front or rear setback line, and two feet into any side setback
<br />line.
<br />(2) Terraces, decks, patios, etc. Terraces, decks, patios, or similar features, provided they do not
<br />extend more than one foot above the height of the exterior finish grade elevation, or to a distance
<br />less than two feet from any lot line, or encroach upon any utility easement. Further, pools shall not
<br />be considered as an encroachment on or in a front yard. provided that such pools are located in a
<br />front yard adjacent to Galveston Bay, and provided further that such pool does not extend more
<br />than one foot above the exterior finish grade elevation, or to a distance less than two feet from any
<br />lot line or encroach upon any utility easement.
<br />(3) Rear yards only. An unenclosed, attached patio cover, awning, or canopy, provided that no portion
<br />of such patio covers, awnings, or canopies shall encroach into any utility easements, or any vertical
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