A.
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that development is consistent
with the General Plan, complies with the standards of this chapter,
produces an environment that is harmonious with existing and future
development, and protects the use and enjoyment of neighboring properties.
B.
Applicability.
1.
The
standards in this chapter apply to all zones.
2.
These
standards shall be considered in combination with the standards for
each zone in Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Uses, and Development Standards),
and Article 4 (Standards for Specific Land Uses). Where there may
be a conflict, the standards specific to the zone or specific land
use shall override the general standards in this chapter.
3.
All
structures, additions to structures, and uses shall conform to the
standards of this chapter as determined applicable by the Director.
(Ord. 1976 § 2, 2019)
In applying the regulations of this section, the following features
of a structure shall not be included in the lot coverage and may project
into a required setback to the extent specified. None of the identified
exceptions shall be permitted if they encroach into an adopted parcel
line, right-of-way, or public use easement.
A.
Cornices,
canopies, eaves, or other projections that do not increase the volume
of space enclosed by the structure may project up to three feet into
a required setback.
B.
Fire
escapes may project into a required setback up to four feet, six inches.
C.
An
uncovered stair, ramp (ADA), and landing that does not extend above
a ground floor entrance, except for the railing, may project up to
three feet into a required setback.
D.
Bay
windows and chimneys may project up to three feet into a required
setback provided that they do not occupy, in the aggregate, more than
1/3 the length of the structure wall on which they are located.
E.
Equipment
and/or structures enclosing equipment that is attached to the main
structure or an accessory structure (e.g., solar panels, water storage
tanks, heating and air conditioning equipment, or similar mechanical
equipment) shall be permitted to encroach into a required rear or
side setback area, provided they do not encroach more than 50 percent
into the required rear or side setback area.
(Ord. 1976 § 2, 2019)
A.
Maximum
Height Allowed. The height of structures shall not exceed the standards
established by the applicable zone in Article 2 (Zones, Allowable
Uses, and Development Standards), except as otherwise provided in
this section.
B.
Height
Measurement. Height shall be measured as the vertical distance from
the average finished grade nearest the structure to the highest point
of the structure. See Figure 3-1 below (Measurement of Height).
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Figure 3-1 Measurement of Height
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C.
Allowed
Structure Height Increases. The maximum structure height in the development
standards established by Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Uses, and Development
Standards) may be increased as specified by this section, provided
the increase shall not conflict with the conditions of an approved
discretionary permit.
1.
Places
of Assembly and Meeting Facilities. Places of assembly and meeting
facilities in zones that impose a height limitation of 35 feet or
less may exceed the 35-foot height limit by up to 25 feet when the
required front, side, and rear setbacks are increased an additional
one foot in excess of minimum requirements for each four feet in height
above 35 feet.
2.
Miscellaneous
Structures. The maximum structure height specified in this Zoning
Code shall not apply to the following miscellaneous structures and
may be exceeded by no more than 25 percent, except that a lower maximum
height may be required by the Review Authority through the conditions
of an approved land use permit:
a.
Cooling towers, smokestacks, or other structures that are required
by allowed industrial processes in industrial zones.
b.
Cupolas and domes.
c.
Distribution and transmission cables and towers.
d.
Elevator housings.
e.
Fire and hose towers.
f.
Fire walls.
g.
Flag poles.
h.
Mechanical equipment and its screening to include roof-mounted wireless
telecommunications support facilities.
i.
Monuments.
j.
Observation towers.
k.
Radio and television station towers.
l.
Residential chimneys, flues, smokestacks, and enclosures.
m.
Ground mounted solar energy collectors. These structures shall be
set back from all property lines and habitable structures at least
100 percent of the height of the structure.
n.
Stairway housing.
o.
Water tanks and water towers.
p.
Other roof mounted structures and mechanical equipment similar to
those listed above.
(Ord. 1976 § 2, 2019)
A.
Applicability.
This section establishes standards to ensure the provision of open
areas around structures for visibility and traffic safety; access
to and around structures; access to natural light and ventilation;
separation of incompatible land uses; and space for privacy, landscaping,
and recreation.
B.
Setback Regulations. Except as provided by subsection E, no required setback or required open space for one structure shall be considered as providing a required setback or open space for another structure.
C.
Exemptions
from Setback Requirements.
2.
Street
setback lines, as delineated on all recorded final maps, parcel maps,
and record of survey maps shall be the street and yard setback distances
required on the property within the final maps, parcel maps, records
of survey maps, unless additional road dedication is required as a
condition of development. When additional road dedication is required,
or in the case of recorded final maps, parcel maps, and records of
survey maps, the greater setback distance of either the property development
standards in the applicable zone based on the ultimate right-of-way
width or the setback distance as shown on the approved map shall prevail.
D.
Measurement
of Setbacks. Setbacks shall be measured and applied as follows, except
that the Review Authority may require different setback measurement
methods where the Review Authority determines that unusual parcel
configuration makes the following infeasible or ineffective. See Figure
3-2.
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Figure 3-2 Location and Measurement of Setbacks
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1.
Front
Setbacks. The front setback shall be measured at right angles from
the nearest point of the front property line of the parcel to the
nearest point of the structure envelope, except for corner parcels.
2.
Side
Setback. The side setback shall be measured at right angles from the
nearest point on the side property line of the parcel to the nearest
line of the structure envelope, establishing a setback line parallel
with the side property line that extends between the front and rear
yards.
3.
Street
Side Setbacks. The side setbacks on the street side of a corner parcel
shall be measured from the nearest point of the side property line
adjoining the street.
4.
Rear
Setbacks. The rear setback shall be measured from right angles from
the nearest point on the rear property line of the parcel to the nearest
line of the structure envelope, establishing a setback line parallel
with the rear property line that extends between the side yards, except:
a.
In the case of an irregularly shaped lot, where the rear property
line is narrower than the front, a 10-foot line drawn within the lot,
parallel to, and most distant from the front lot line shall be considered
the rear lot line for the purpose of measuring the required rear setback.
Rear setbacks shall be measured from this line to the nearest line
of the structure envelope.
E.
Exceptions.
The setback requirements as specified shall apply with the addition
of the following:
1.
No
structure shall be erected, structurally altered, or used for a school,
place of assembly, hospital, public structure, or other similar use,
allowed either as a matter of right under the Director's review and
approval of a Conditional Use Permit regulations of this Zoning Code,
unless the structure(s), when fronting on a street, have a front setback
not less than prescribed by the zone in which the structure is located.
2.
Side
and rear setbacks may be used for required uncovered off-street parking,
as determined by the Director. If a canopy or similar structure is
used to cover the off-street parking spaces, then the structure may
be considered an accessory structure. If the parking area abuts property
classified as a residential zone, then a solid masonry wall six feet
in height shall be erected on the property line abutting the area
used for off-street parking.
(Ord. 1976 § 2, 2019)
