17.67.020
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
"Flag" lots shall not be permitted.
- Minimum net useable area4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each lot shall have a minimum net useable area of four thousand (4,000) square feet.
Other
- Air conditioning unit encroachment into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Air conditioning units not affixed to a dwelling shall be permitted to encroach five feet into the rear yard.
- Architectural feature encroachment into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2 ft
Chimneys, fireplaces, media niches, bay windows or similar architectural features may encroach two feet into the required rear setback.
- Architectural feature encroachment into side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2 ft
Chimneys, fireplaces, media niches, bay windows or similar architectural features may encroach two feet into a five-foot side yard setback and also may encroach one foot into a four-foot side yard setback, provided that a three foot minimum clearance shall be maintained on one side yard of a non two-pack lot.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. to street-facing garage door20 ft
The front yard as measured to a street-facing garage door shall be not less than twenty (20) feet, measured from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer the proposed garage door.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. to porches, patios, covered entries7 ft
The front yard setback as measured to porches, patios, covered entries or second story cantilevered elements shall be not less than seven feet measured from the existing street line or from any future street line as shown on any specific plan of highways, whichever is nearer the proposed structure.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. for single story dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.70 pct
in no case shall more than seventy (70) percent of any lot be covered by buildings or structures for lots with single story dwelling units.
- Patio cover encroachment into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.10 ft
For a rear yard in which no garage is located, patio covers may encroach ten (10) feet into the rear yard.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when garage located in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
except that where a garage is located in the rear yard, then the rear yard shall not be less than three feet.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. measured from second story10 ft
In addition, the rear yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet when measured from the second story of a structure.
- Minimum separation between structures on adjoining properties8 ft
with a minimum separation of eight feet between structures on adjoining properties.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area shall be not less than four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet. ... Side yards on interior and through lots shall be not less than four feet, with a minimum separation of eight feet between structures on adjoining properties. ... In no case shall more than sixty (60) percent of any lot be covered by buildings or structures for lots with multiple story dwelling units.