Where any front yard is required, no building shall be hereafter erected or altered so that any portion thereof shall be nearer the front property line than the distance indicated by the depth of the required front yard except that eaves, cornices, steps, terraces, not over 10 percent of the ground area and fences, hedges not over 42 inches high may be allowed within a front yard. No dwelling shall be set back more than 10 feet further than the average of adjoining property dwellings. (Ord. 369 § 7(1), 1995)