Sec. 20.152.015
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12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Rear 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. building4 ft
A detached garage, detached storage shed, or similar detached accessory building not exceeding fifteen (15) feet in height at the ridge and five hundred (500) square feet of floor area shall observe a four (4) foot setback from rear property lines that do not have street frontage.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from dwelling for animal buildings on large parcels40 ft
For parcels greater than forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size, such buildings shall be not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line, and not less than forty (40) feet from any dwelling.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from dwelling for animal buildings on small parcels40 ft
For parcels less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size, such buildings shall be located on the rear one-third of the lot, not less than four (4) feet from the side or rear property line, and not less than forty (40) feet from any dwelling.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for animal buildings on parcels >40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.50 ft
For parcels greater than forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size, such buildings shall be not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line, and not less than forty (40) feet from any dwelling.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for animal buildings on parcels <40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.4 ft
For parcels less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size, such buildings shall be located on the rear one-third of the lot, not less than four (4) feet from the side or rear property line, and not less than forty (40) feet from any dwelling.
- Corner lot front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
In the case of a corner lot in any district, front yard setbacks shall be maintained from all lot lines having street frontage. Side yard setbacks shall be maintained from all other lot lines not having street frontage.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for uncovered decks/porches4 ft
Uncovered decks or porches shall observe a four (4) foot setback from rear property lines that do not have street frontage.
- Maximum eave overhang into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2 ft
Eaves, canopies, and similar roof features may overhang into any required yard setback a distance not exceeding two (2) feet.
- No shared yards between buildings
No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the regulations of this Division shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building or structure.
- Roadway easement considered street for front-yard setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
If a roadway easement or access easement serves, or has the potential to serve, more than four (4) lots or parcels, said easement shall be considered a street for the purpose of establishing a front-yard setback.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for veterinary indoor treatment areas50 ft
Animal Sales and Services—Veterinary (all types) as described in sections 20.024.020(F) and (G) must maintain a minimum fifty (50) foot setback from the nearest property line to all indoor treatment areas and a minimum one-hundred-foot setback from the nearest property line for outdoor treatment or confinement areas.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for veterinary outdoor treatment/confinement areas100 ft
Animal Sales and Services—Veterinary (all types) as described in sections 20.024.020(F) and (G) must maintain a minimum fifty (50) foot setback from the nearest property line to all indoor treatment areas and a minimum one-hundred-foot setback from the nearest property line for outdoor treatment or confinement areas.
From the ordinance
Eaves, canopies, and similar roof features may overhang into any required yard setback a distance not exceeding two (2) feet.