17.70.020 Residential dwellings.
The following regulations apply to all residential and agricultural zones unless otherwise specified in the respective zone sections in this title:
A. Minimum Dwelling Sizes in the A-1, A-5, R-1, R-2, R-3 Zones.
Dwelling Type | Rambler | Slab on Grade | Bi-Level | Tri-Level | Multi-Level | Two Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum size of dwelling (sq. ft.) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 ,000 |
B. Residential Dwellings.
1. The real property and the dwellings thereon shall be held in common ownership and taxed as real property.
2. Dwellings shall be attached to a foundation in accordance with plans prepared by a registered engineer providing for vertical loads, uplift, and lateral forces and frost protection in compliance with the International Building Code.
3. Dwellings shall be permanently connected to and approved for all required utilities.
4. For purposes of this subsection, the definition of “facade” means all exterior walls.
C. Single-Family Residential Dwelling Height Regulations.
1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, no single-family dwelling in any zone shall exceed the following standards:
|
Lot Area (In Square Feet) |
Maximum Dwelling Height (In Feet) |
|---|---|
|
Less than 10,000 |
30 |
|
10,000 to 14,999 |
35 |
|
15,000 to 43,560 (1 acre) |
38 |
|
Over 43,560 |
40 |
2. Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, and fire or parapet walls, skylights, shade structures (awnings, fabric roof coverings, wood and metal open frame structures, etc.), towers (where required by city ordinances), flagpoles, chimneys, stealth wireless or television installations, theater lofts, solar panels, may be erected above the height limits prescribed in this chapter, but no space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional habitable floor space.
3. No such structures except towers, parapet walls, and solar panels may be located closer than 10 feet to edge of the building. The maximum increase in height for the above features shall be 12 feet.
D. Residential Projections Into Required Yards. Certain architectural features may project into required yards or courts as follows:
1. Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed except for accessory building in a rear yard, and except for the ordinary projections of skylights, sills, belt courses, bay windows, and other ornamental features.
2. Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways, and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into a yard not more than five feet; and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues are permitted.
3. Architectural features shall be allowed to project into required rear yards but not closer than 10 feet from rear property line including, but not limited to, patio coverings, decks and balconies.
E. Residential Front Yard Exceptions and Side Yard Modifications.
1. In any R zone where the average depth of at least two existing front yards on lots within 100 feet of the lot in question and within the same block is less than the least front yard depth prescribed for said R zone, the front yard of such lot may be reduced to the average depth of the existing front yards within 100 feet of the lot in question, or the average depth of existing front yards of the two lots immediately adjoining, or, in the case of a corner lot, the depth of the front yard on the lot immediately adjoining, and facing on the same street as the lot in question.
2. A side yard along the side street lot line of a corner lot, which abuts in the rear the side lot line of another lot in an R zone, shall have a width of not less than one-half of the required depth of the front yard on such other lot fronting the side street.
F. Garage Provisions. Two side-by-side covered parking spaces within a garage shall be required in all single-family and two-family residences. Interior garage dimensions shall be an unobstructed minimum of 20-foot width by 22-foot length.
G. Arterial and Collector Location Provisions.
1. Driveways that allow vehicles to avoid backing out onto major collector and arterial streets are required.
2. Front yard setbacks along arterial streets, for building purposes, shall be determined from the proposed ultimate width of the arterial street. [Ord. 11-07-2023A § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 12-21-2021A § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 08-17-2021B § 2 (Exh. A)].