§ 21.60.090. Objects in required yards.

The following are not obstructions when located in the required yards:

A.

All Yards.

1.

Open terraces, porches, and decks not over four feet above the average level of the adjoining ground, but not including a permanent roof-over terrace or porch. Handrails and guardrails around terraces, porches, and decks within a view cone shall be open, pursuant to Section 21.60.080,

2.

Awnings and canopies,

3.

Steps four feet or less above grade which are necessary for access to a permitted building or for access to a zoning lot from a street or alley,

4.

Grade-level walks and driveways,

5.

Chimneys projecting two feet or less into a yard,

6.

Recreational and laundry-drying equipment,

7.

Arbors and trellises,

8.

Flagpoles, and

9.

Fences, walls and plantings, except as prohibited under Sections 21.60.075 and 21.60.080.

B.

Front Yards.

1.

One-story bay windows projecting three feet or less into a yard,

2.

Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard,

3.

Fuel, air and water pumps in conjunction with motor vehicle service stations; provided, that they are set back at least fifteen feet from the front lot line, and

4.

Canopies in conjunction with motor vehicle service stations subject to the site design plan review requirements of Chapter 21.22.

C.

Rear Yards.

1.

Balconies,

2.

One-story bay windows projecting three feet or less into the yard, and

3.

Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting three feet or less into the yard.

D.

Side Yards.

1.

Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting eighteen inches or less into the yard, and

2.

Fuel, air and water pumps in conjunction with automobile service stations; provided, that they are set back at least fifteen feet from the side lot line.

(Ord. O-1-04 Revised (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. O-6-11, § I, 6-20-2011; Ord. No. O-47-11 Amended, § 1, 10-28-2013)