[Prior code § 17.0602]
The minimum setback requirements of Sections
17.30.010 and Chapter
17.54 establish the minimum required yards for all uses, except those exempted by the provisions of this section.
A. No yard shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to make such
yard less than the minimum required by this title. If an existing
yard is less than the minimum required, it shall not be reduced further,
except where exempted by the provisions of this section.
B. No required yard or lot area allocated to satisfy the minimum yard
or lot area requirements for one building or structure shall be used
to satisfy the minimum yard or lot area requirement for another building
or structure.
C. In instances where the required bufferyard width (per Section
17.68.100) exceeds the minimum required setback width, the minimum required bufferyard width shall prevail. Absolutely no intrusions of a building or structure beyond the required fence or berm are permitted within the required bufferyard.
D. Permitted Intrusions Into Required Yards. The following intrusions
by buildings and structures are permitted into the specified required
yards:
1. Permitted intrusions into required front or street yards:
a.
Chimneys, flues, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features,
cornices, eaves, and gutters for residential buildings; provided they
do not extend more than 2 1/2 feet into the required yard:
b.
Yard lights, ornamental lights, and nameplate signs for residential lots, provided that they comply with the illumination requirements of Section
17.66.070 and provided they do not locate closer than five feet from the front or street property line;
c.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches, decks, stoops, or similar
appurtenances to residential buildings which do not extend above the
floor level of the adjacent building entrance; provided they do not
intrude more than six feet into any required street yard;
d.
Fences on residential or nonresidential lots which do not exceed four feet in height; provided they do not locate closer than one foot to any street right-of-way. Permitted fence types shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.66.200(C).
2. Permitted intrusions into required rear or side yards:
a.
Chimneys, flues, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features,
cornices, eaves, and gutters for residential buildings; provided they
do not extend more than 2 1/2 feet into the required yard;
b.
Fences may locate on the property line. Permitted fence types shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.66.200;
c.
Fire escapes (on residential buildings) which do not extend
more than three feet into the required yard;
d.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches, decks, stoops, or similar
appurtenances to residential buildings which do not extend above the
floor level of the adjacent building entrance; provided they do not
intrude more than six feet from any side lot line.
3. Permitted intrusions into required rear yards:
a.
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches, decks, stoops, or similar
appurtenances to residential buildings which do not extend above the
floor level of the adjacent building entrance; provided they do not
intrude more than six feet into any required rear yard;
b.
Balconies or similar appurtenances to residential buildings
which extend more than three feet above grade; provided they do not
extend more than six feet into the required rear yard.
4. Intrusions Into Required Yards. No yard shall be reduced in area
or dimension so as to make such yard less than the minimum required
by this title. If an existing yard is less than the minimum required,
it shall not be reduced further, except where exempted by the provisions
of this section.
E. All Front Yard and Street Yard Areas. With the exception of fences,
no accessory structures shall be permitted within any portion of a
front yard or street yard.
[Prior code § 17.0603]
Additions in the street yard of existing structures shall not
project beyond the average of the existing street yards on the abutting
lots or parcels.
[Prior code § 17.0604]
The required street yards may be decreased in any residential
or business districts to the average of the existing street yards
of the abutting structures on each side and five feet in any business
district except in the CC, central commercial district.
[Prior code § 17.0605]
Structures shall provide a street yard as required by this title
on the street that the structure faces. A second street yard shall
be provided on the side of the structure abutting a second public
or private street.