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ARTICLE 5. LOT AND BUILDING REGULATIONS San Marcos, Texas and may be shaded by an awning overlapping the Sidewalk as gener- ally illustrated in Table 5.3. Awnings, if present, shall be a minimum of 3 feet deep. e. Building heights shall conform to Table 5.2, and Tables 1.2k and 1.3k. f. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling, except for a first floor Commercial Function, which shall be a minimum of 11 feet with a maximum of 25 feet. A single floor level ex- ceeding 14 feet, or 25 feet at ground level, shall be counted as two (2) stories. Mezzanines extending beyond 33% of the floor area shall be counted as an additional Story. g. In a Parking Structure or garage, each above - ground level counts as a single Story regardless of its relationship to habitable Stories. h. Height limits do not apply to Attics or raised basements, masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, water tanks, or elevator bulkheads. Attics shall not exceed 14 feet in height. 5.6.2. SPECIFIC TO ZONES T2, T3,T4,T5 a. The habitable area of an Accessory Unit within a Principal Building or an Outbuilding shall not exceed 500 square feet, excluding the parking area. 5.6.3. SPECIFIC To ZONE T3 a. No portion of the Private Frontage may Encroach the Sidewalk. b. Open porches may Encroach the first Layer 50% of its depth. (Table 8.1 d) c. Balconies and bay windows may Encroach the first Layer 25% of its depth except that balconies on porch roofs may Encroach as does the porch. 5.6.4. SPECIFIC TO ZONE T4 a. Balconies, open porches and bay windows may Encroach the first Layer 50% of its depth. (Table 8.1d) 5.6.5. SPECIFIC TO ZONE T5 a. Awnings and Galleries may Encroach the Sidewalk to within 2 feet of the Curb but must clear the Sidewalk vertically by at least 8 feet. b. Stoops, Lightwells, balconies, bay windows, and terraces may Encroach the first Layer 100% of its depth. (Table 8.1 d) c. Loading docks and service areas shall be permitted on Frontages only by Warrant. d. When parking is not screened by a building along any part of a Frontage Line, a Streetscreen shall be built co- planar with the Facade. e. Streetscreens should be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height. The Streetscreen may be replaced by a hedge or fence by Warrant. Streetscreens shall have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. f. A first level Residential or Lodging Function shall be raised a minimum of 2 feet from average Sidewalk grade. SMARTCODE VERSION 10 SC43