§ 21.18.030. Permitted administrative adjustments.

A.

Administrative adjustments from the regulations of this Zoning Code may be granted by the Planning and Zoning Director only in accordance with the criteria established in this Chapter, and may be granted only for the following:

1.

Setbacks. To permit any yard or setback of up to twenty percent less than a yard or a setback required by the applicable regulations.

2.

Parking. To increase by not more than twenty percent the maximum distance that required parking spaces are permitted to be located from the use served.

3.

Lot Coverage. To increase by not more than twenty percent the lot coverage restrictions, except that administrative adjustments of lot coverage restrictions shall not be permitted in the Critical Area Overlay District.

4.

Fences and Walls. To permit certain fences and walls an additional height allowance of up to four feet above the standard maximum height limit specified in Section 21.60.070.

5.

Specific Zoning District Provisions. The zoning district provisions applicable to specific zoning districts, as provided in Division III, may authorize other permitted administrative adjustments. In Chapter 21.54, Critical Area Overlay, these adjustments are referred to as administrative variances.

B.

The Director of Planning and Zoning may not approve administrative adjustments in the R1, Single-Family Residence District when the minimum lot width and area requirements for the affected property are not met.

(Ord. O-23-05 Revised § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. O-1-04 Revised (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. O-19-10, § I, 10-11-2010; Ord. No. O-47-11 Amended, § I, 10-28-2013; Ord. No. O-19-18, § I, 11-19-2018)