Section 17.04.030
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Arcade minimum games for separate use5 count
arcades containing coin operated amusements and/or electronic games (five or more such games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment constitutes an arcade pursuant to this definition, four or less are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site)
- Bulk reverse vending machine minimum area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A 'bulk reverse vending machine' means a reverse vending machine that occupies an area larger than 50 square feet...
Setback, Front or Front Setback means an area formed by a line parallel to a front property line where the main access to the primary structure enters from a public road easement, private road easement or a driveway easement that serves two or less separately-owned parcels.
- Interior setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. definition
Setback, Interior or Interior Setback means an area of separation between two buildings or structures on a single parcel. Interior setbacks are established by Section 17.54.160.
- Light processing facility maximum area45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A light processing facility occupies an area of under 45,000 square feet of gross collection, processing and storage of two outbound truck shipments per day.
Setback, Rear or Rear Setback means an area formed by a line parallel to the rear property line.
- Residential care home maximum persons for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.6 persons
A residential care home serving six or fewer persons shall be considered a single-family dwelling for all zoning purposes.
- RV maximum living area320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Recreational vehicle means a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, originally designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy with a living area of 320 square feet or less...
- Senior housing maximum under 180 persons
no persons under 18 years of age are permitted as residents.
- Senior housing minimum age55 years
Senior Housing Projects means multifamily residential projects where occupancy is limited to people of 55 years or older...
Setback means the required distance from the property line where no buildings, structures, or additions to them may be located, and which thereby becomes a yard area.
Setback, Side or Side Setback means an area formed by a line parallel to the side property lines of a lot...
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. maximum boarders4 boarders
rental of bedrooms within a single-family dwelling to no more than four boarders. More than four boarders constitutes a boarding house...
- Small collection facility maximum area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small collection facilities that occupy an area of not more than 500 square feet...
- Snow removal vehicle minimum elevation5,000 ft
stored seasonally on residential property above 5000 feet in elevation...
- Snow removal vehicle minimum horsepower20 hp
Snow removal equipment vehicle—residential means four-wheel or tracked vehicles with motors in excess of 20 horsepower...
- SRO minimum units5 units
Single-room occupancy (SRO) housing means any building containing five or more units...
- Street-side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. definition
Setback, Street-Side or Street-Side Setback applies only to parcels zoned 100,000 square feet or less and means an area formed by a line parallel to the side property line of a lot that abuts an adjacent public road easement, private road easement, or a driveway easement that serves more than two parcels...
- Utility cabinet exemption area120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Equipment cabinets or enclosures less than six feet in height and 120 square feet in area are accessory buildings and uses and therefore exempt from special permit requirements.
- Utility cabinet exemption heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Equipment cabinets or enclosures less than six feet in height and 120 square feet in area are accessory buildings and uses and therefore exempt from special permit requirements.
Signage
- Monument sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Monument sign means a self-supported sign with its base on the ground, not exceeding six feet in height.
- Sign area definition
Sign Area means the area of the smallest rectangle within which a single sign face can be enclosed.
- Sign definition
Sign means any visual device or representation designed or used for communicating a message, or identifying or attracting attention to a premise, product, service, person, organization, business or event, not including such devices visible only from within a building.
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. definition
Sign Height means the vertical distance from average adjacent ground level to the top of the sign including the support structure and any design elements.
- Wall sign maximum projection12 in
Wall sign means a single-faced sign painted on or attached to a building or wall, no part of which extends out from or above a wall more than 12 inches.
From the ordinance
Setback means the required distance from the property line where no buildings, structures, or additions to them may be located...