14.16.090 Projections Into Yards.
(1) The following structures may be erected on or projected into any required yard:
(a) Fences and walls in conformance with the Provo City Code and other City codes and ordinances.
(b) Landscape elements including trees, shrubs, and other plants.
(c) Necessary appurtenances for utility service.
(2) The structures listed below may project into a minimum front or rear yard not more than four (4) feet, and into a minimum side yard not more than two (2) feet, except that a required driveway shall remain unobstructed from the ground up.
(a) Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses, or similar architectural features;
(b) Fireplace structures and bays, provided that they are not wider than eight (8) feet measured generally parallel to the wall of which they are a part.
(c) Stairways, ramps, balconies, door stoops, fire escapes, awnings, and planter boxes or masonry planters not exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in height.
(d) Carport and loading docks in a side yard or rear yard, provided that such structure is not more than one (1) story in height and twenty-four (24) feet in length and is entirely open on at least three (3) sides except for necessary supporting columns and customary architectural features.