Section 22.20.090
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit reference
Fences or screening walls that comply with the height limits specified in Section 22.20.050 (Fencing and Screening Standards) and as restricted by Chapter 13.18 (Visibility Obstructions) of the County Code are exempt from setback requirements.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures within required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. with Design Review
Detached accessory structures may be located within a required setback with Design Review approval.
- 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. for detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures10 ft
The rear yard setback for a detached accessory structure shall equal the required side setback to a maximum rear setback of 10 feet; except that the rear setback on a through lot shall be 20 percent of the lot depth to a maximum of 25 feet.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure on through lot25 ft
The rear setback on a through lot shall be 20 percent of the lot depth to a maximum of 25 feet.
- Corner lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. measurement
The measurement shall be taken from the nearest point of the structure to the nearest point of the property line adjoining the street to which the property is addressed and the street from which access to the property is taken.
- Detached site elements setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirement18 in
Detached decks, swimming pools and spas, steps, terraces, and other site design elements that are placed at or below grade, and which exceed a height of 18 inches above grade at any point, shall conform with the setback requirements of this Chapter for detached accessory structures.
- Detached energy efficiency device heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.4 ft
Detached energy efficiency devices located within required rear yard and side yards that do not exceed a height of four feet in height above grade are exempt from setback requirements.
- Exempt development heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in
Development that is equal to or less than 18 inches above grade is exempt from setback requirements.
- Exempt site elements heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold18 in
Site design elements less than 18 inches above grade are exempt from setback requirements.
- Flag lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. measurement
For a lot with a fee ownership strip extending from a street or right-of-way to the building area of the parcel, the measurement shall be taken from the nearest point of the wall of the structure to the point where the access strip meets the bulk of the lot along a continuous line, establishing a setback line parallel to it.
- Flag pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exemption30 ft
Flag poles that do not exceed a height of 30 feet above grade are exempt from setback requirements.
- 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. measurement
The front yard setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the front property line of the lot to the nearest point of the wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the front property line.
- Prohibition of junk and scrap in front yards
No junk or scrap shall be allowed in the front yard on any lot in any residential zoning district. This restriction includes the storage of operable or inoperable vehicles in other than improved parking or driveway areas.
- Elevation difference threshold for parking structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Elevation of the lot at the property line from which vehicular access is taken is five feet or more above or below the elevation of the adjoining street.
- Parking structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on steep lots3 ft
In any zoning district allowing residential uses, where the slope of the one-half of the parcel beginning at the street-access side is 20 percent or more, or where the elevation of the lot at the property line from which vehicular access is taken is five feet or more above or below the elevation of the adjoining street, a parking structure may be built to within three feet of the front and side property lines that abut the adjoining street from which vehicular access is taken.
- Steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. threshold for parking structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 pct
Slope of the one-half of the parcel beginning at the street-access side is 20 percent or more.
- 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. measurement
The rear yard shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the rear property line to the nearest point of the wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the rear property line.
- Retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit reference
Retaining walls that comply with the height limits specified in Section 22.20.052 (Retaining Walls) are exempt from setback requirements.
- Side 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. measurement
The side yard setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the side property line of the lot to the nearest point of the wall of the structure; establishing a setback line parallel to the side property line, which extends between the front and rear yards.
- Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. 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. measurement
The side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point of the side property line adjoining the street to the nearest point of the wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the side property line which extends between the front and rear yards.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in triangular or gore-shaped lots10 ft
On a triangular or gore-shaped lot, where it is difficult to identify a rear lot line, the rear yard shall be measured at right angles from a line 10 feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front property line.
From the ordinance
The front yard setback shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the front property line of the lot to the nearest point of the wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the front property line.