Chapter 18.66
SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
Sections:
18.66.020 Detached accessory buildings.
18.66.030 Attached accessory buildings.
18.66.040 Attached patio roof structures.
18.66.010 Intent.
The purpose of accessory building regulations is to provide for adequate yard areas, access, space between buildings, and to prevent inadequate driveways which result in cars being parked across sidewalk areas. Unless City approval has been given and occupancy permits have been issued, these buildings are not intended for residential occupancy. Therefore, standards for accessory building setbacks and allowed coverage of rear yard areas vary from those required for accessory units which can be approved on certain lots in single-family residential zoning districts. For these reasons, the following accessory building regulations are adopted. (Ord. 1680 § 4, 11-14-95; Zoning Ord. § 33-1).
18.66.020 Detached accessory buildings.
Detached accessory buildings (garages, carports, or other structures) are permitted in residential zone districts subject to the following special requirements.
Such accessory buildings shall be allowed only when constructed concurrent with, or subsequent to, the main building and may not exceed four hundred eighty (480) square feet in area. Maximum height shall be one story, but not to exceed twelve (12) feet in height.
(a) Minimum Driveway. Said uses shall be located on a lot so as to provide a minimum of twenty (20) feet of driveway between said use and any street right-of-way line.
(b) Front Yard. Said uses shall not be located in front of the main building, unless they are garages or carports which otherwise meet the regulations of the zoning district in which they are located.
(c) Side Yard. When any portion of said use is located to the side of the main building, said use shall provide and maintain the same front, side and rear yard setbacks as required for the main building, subject to minimum driveway requirements.
(d) Coverage of Rear Yard Areas. A detached accessory building may cover not more than forty percent (40%) of the area of any rear yard.
(1) Rear yard: said use shall be located at least five feet from the rear property line.
(2) Side yard: said use shall be located at least three feet from any interior side property line.
(3) Accessory buildings are prohibited in any public utility easement area, unless an encroachment permit and other necessary approvals are obtained.
(e) Alley Setback, Side Street Line. Said uses shall be at least five feet from any alley and shall be subject to the same minimum setback of the side yard on the street side of corner lots as required for main buildings, subject to minimum driveway requirements.
(f) Setback from Main Building. Any portion of said use shall be at least six feet from the main building.
(g) Reversed Corner Lot. Said uses located on a reversed corner lot adjacent to a key lot shall not project beyond the required front yard line of the adjacent key lot if it is located within twenty (20) feet or less to said common lot line. In no case shall a detached accessory building, carport, or similar structure be located nearer to the side lot line than the width of the side yard required on the lot for the main building.
(h) Breezeway Connections. Said use may be connected to the main building by a breezeway or other similar structure but shall not be considered as an attached accessory building, carport, or similar structure. Said breezeway shall not project nearer the side lot line than the minimum side yard required for the main building. (Ord. 1680 § 4, 11-14-95; Zoning Ord. § 33-2).
18.66.030 Attached accessory buildings.
Attached accessory buildings not exceeding six hundred (600) square feet in area are permitted in residential zone districts subject to the following special requirements. These buildings shall not exceed the height of the main building.
(a) Minimum Driveway. Said uses shall be located on a lot so as to provide a minimum of twenty (20) feet of driveway between said use and any street right-of-way line.
(b) General Setback Requirements. Said use shall provide and maintain the same front, side and rear yard setbacks as required for the main building, subject to minimum driveway requirements.
(c) Reversed Corner Lots. On a reversed corner lot, said use may project into the rear yard area; provided, that total required rear yard area is maintained; and provided, that the projecting portion thereof does not extend beyond the front setback line of the adjacent key lot if it is located within twenty (20) feet or less to said common lot line, nor nearer to the side lot line than the width of the side yard required on the lot for the main building.
(d) Projection – Corner Lot. On a corner lot, said use may project into the rear yard; provided, that total required rear yard is maintained, and provided the projection portion thereof does not extend nearer to the side lot line than the width of the side yard required on the lot for the main building.
(e) Nonprojection – Rear Yard. When said use does not project into the required rear yard area, it may be erected in accordance with all setback provisions applicable to the main building, subject to minimum driveway requirements.
(f) Public Utility Easements. Accessory buildings are prohibited in any public utility easement area. (Ord. 1680 § 4, 11-14-95; Zoning Ord. § 33-3).
18.66.040 Attached patio roof structures.
Attached patio roof structures in residential zone districts may encroach into fifty percent (50%) of the required rear yard depth; provided, that such patio roof structure shall not exceed forty percent (40%) coverage of the required rear yard area. Such roof structures shall be considered as building coverage, and shall not be enclosed on more than two sides. (Ord. 1680 § 4, 11-14-95; Zoning Ord. § 33-4).