17.05.320: SITE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; MINIMUM YARD:
   A.   Minimum yard requirements for single family and duplex residential activities in an R-17 District shall be as follows:
      1.   Front: The front yard requirement shall be twenty feet (20').
      2.   Side, Interior: The interior side yard requirement shall be five feet (5'). If there is no alley or other legal access behind a lot, each lot shall have at least one side yard of ten foot (10') minimum.
      3.   Side, Street: The street side yard requirement shall be ten feet (10').
      4.   Rear: The rear yard requirement shall be twenty five feet (25'). However, the required rear yard will be reduced by one-half (1/2) when adjacent to public open space (see section 17.06.480 of this title).
   B.   Zero side yard setback is permissible for townhome dwellings as follows:
 
      1.   Front: The front yard requirement shall be twenty feet (20').
      2.   Side, Interior: Zero feet (0') for the shared wall that is on the property line going through the building and the other side setbacks as shown as S-1 on the diagram above shall be eight feet (8').
      3.   Side, Street: The street side yard requirement shall be ten feet (10').
      4.   Rear: The rear yard requirement shall be twenty five feet (25'). However, the required rear yard will be reduced by one-half (1/2) when adjacent to public open space (see section 17.06.480 of this title).
   C.   Multiple-family housing at seventeen (17) units per acre:
      1.   Front: The front yard requirement shall be twenty feet (20').
      2.   Side, Interior: The interior side yard requirement shall be ten feet (10').
      3.   Side, Street: The street side yard requirement shall be twenty feet (20').
      4.   Rear: The rear yard requirement shall be twenty feet (20'). However, the required rear yard will be reduced by one-half (1/2) when adjacent to public open space (see section 17.06.480 of this title).
   D.   Minimum distances between residential buildings on the same lot shall be determined by the currently adopted Building Code.
   E.   There will be no permanent structures erected within the corner cutoff areas.
   F.   Extensions into yards are permitted in accordance with section 17.06.495 of this title. (Ord. 3600, 2018)