§ 17.20.070. Yards.

A.

Minimum Requirements. Where a minimum front, side and rear yard is specified in Section 17.20.040, an open area of at least the specified dimension shall be provided between the front, side and rear lot lines and the nearest point of any building or structure except as may be permitted hereafter. Every part of the required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except for the ordinary projection of the belt courses, sills, skylights and ornamental features projecting from the building not more than twelve inches, and of cornices and gutters projecting from the building not more than twenty-four inches. Awnings, arbors, fences, flagpoles, recreational and laundry drying equipment and similar objects shall not be considered obstructions when located within a required yard.

B.

Projecting Appurtenances. Projecting eaves, chimneys, bay windows, balconies, open fire escapes and like projections which do not project more than three feet, and unenclosed steps, unroofed porches and the like which do not project more than six feet beyond the line of the foundation wall and which are not over four feet above the average level of the adjoining ground, may extend into the minimum yard otherwise required for the district in which the structure is built.

C.

Front Yard Requirements—Lots Abutting More Than One Street. On lots abutting streets on more than one side, the front yard requirements of each of the abutting streets shall apply regardless of designated front lot lines. The remaining sides shall be subject to side yard requirements.

D.

Exceptions to Yard Regulations in Section 17.20.040

1.

In a Residence A district, for lots less than seventy-five feet in width at the time of the enactment of the ordinance codified in this title, the sum of the width of both side yards for a single-family dwelling may be reduced by one foot for each five feet that the lot is less than seventy-five feet in width. In no case shall any side yard be less than ten feet. In a Residence B district, for a multifamily dwelling of between four units and sixteen units, no side yard shall be less than fifteen feet. For a multifamily dwelling in excess of sixteen units, each side yard shall be not less than twenty feet.

2.

Where a wall of a building is not parallel with its corresponding lot line, the average width or depth of any yard or setback shall not be less than the dimension specified in Section 17.20.040 for the required width or depth; provided, that said yard or setback shall not be less at any point than three-fourths the required width or depth.

(Prior code Ch. 24, § 55)