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476 � For lots less than forty (40) feet in width, existing at the time of passage of this ordi- nance, no such side yard shall be less than three (3) feet in width. In A-1 Residence Districts, when semi-detached houses are built %Ath a party wall on the dividing lot line, the side yard requirement along the other lot line shall be two-thirds or the sum of the two side yards required for a detached house. (3) In any B. B-1, B-2 Business District or C Industrial District if a building to be erected is intended or designed to be used entirely for residential purposes, the side yard requirement shall be same as herein before provided for in A or A-1 Residence Districts. (4) In any B, B-10 B-2 Business District or C Industrial District along any boundary line between such districts and A or A-1 Residence Districts, such boundary line being not a street line, if the building or structure to be erected is intended br designed to be used in whole or in part for any industrial manufacturing trade or commercial purpose, a side yard shall be required which shall be ten percent of the lot width, provided that no such side yard shall be less than three (3) feet in width and shall not be required to be more than ten (10) feet in width. (5) Side yards shall not be required in any B, B-1, B-2, Business District or C Industrial District except as provided for in this Section and in Section 14, Sec, 13 COURTS. (1) When a window in any A or A-1 Residence District in any room except a storage room, bath room or clothes closet does not open on a street, alley, side or rear yard as required in this Ordinance; it shall open on a court conforming with the provisions hereinafter contained in this section. The court need not extend below the lowest story it is required to serve. (2) In any A or A-1 Residence District no accessory building shall be located within any required court. (3) Within the limits of any outer court, no fence nor wall more than 50 percent solid shall be more than four feet high. (4 ) In any A or A-1 Residence District the minimum widths of courts at the levels of the lowest window sill of the story served by such court shall be as follows; NUMBER OF STORIES ABOVE THE LOWEST LEVEL SERVED BY THE COURT WIDTH OF OUTER COURT WIDTH OF ENCLOSED COURT 1 2 3 For each story over three, if permitted, add 4 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 10 ft. 8 ft. 14 ft. 2 ft. 4 ft. (5) In no case shall an outer court be less than two inches wide for each foot of building length from the enclosed end. (6) The length f6Y4 an enclosed court shall be lat least twice the required width of the oourt or such court shall have an area equivalent to the product of the said required dimensions. (7 ) In B. B-1, B-2 Business Districts and C Industrial Districts no courts shall he required except as provided in section 14. SEC. 14. EXCEPTIONS AND REGULATIONS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS* (1) Except as specified in this section, yards and courts required by this ordinance shall be open, unobstructed to the sky. (2) Cornices anis eaves may project not to exceed thr(;e feet over any minimum required yard' Provided that any such projection shall not be less than two feet from any lot line. (3) Sills, leaders, belt courses and similar ornamental features may project six inches Ovae any minimum yard or court. An open fire balcony, fire escape or fire tower may project five feet over any yard. -(4) A bay window, oriel or balcony which is not more than ten (10 ) feet wide may project not