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Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Minimum cul-de-sac lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.40 ft
In all detached residential zoning districts, the minimum width of a cul-de-sac lot is forty feet as measured along the radius of the front property line.
Other
- Arterial fence/wall average setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
All residential development with rear or side yard setback areas adjacent to an arterial street shall provide a minimum fence/wall setback of fifteen feet with an average of twenty feet from the face of the curb.
- Arterial fence/wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
All residential development with rear or side yard setback areas adjacent to an arterial street shall provide a minimum fence/wall setback of fifteen feet with an average of twenty feet from the face of the curb.
- Arterial roadway front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
The minimum front yard setback for residential development fronting an arterial roadway is thirty feet.
- Design permit required
Proposed projects in the detached residential zoning districts may also require a design permit pursuant to Section 18.108.040 (Design Permits).
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures allowed in freeway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory structures and ancillary uses, excluding guest houses or other habitable living space, may be located within the sixty-foot setback area.
The minimum setback for residential development adjacent to the freeway is sixty feet.
- Garage/carport entrance setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
The entrance of a garage or carport shall be setback a minimum of twenty feet from the edge of a sidewalk or public right-of-way, whichever is closer.
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. alteration permit required
Modifications to a historic resource may require a Historic Alteration pursuant to Chapter 18.60 (Historic Resources).
- Residential building allotment required
All residential development must comply with the voter-approved residential development control system (RDCS) as established in Chapter 18.78 (Residential Development Control System).
From the ordinance
Mushroom farms are prohibited. On-site sale of products is prohibited. Garage setback 20 ft; cul-de-sac lot width 40 ft; arterial front setback 30 ft; freeway setback 60 ft.