A. Purpose. Privacy standards are established to enforce community standards with regards to the peace, quiet, and visual privacy within residential neighborhoods, consistent with policies set forth in the General Plan. The following privacy standards shall apply to all properties in the R-E and R-1 zones.
B. Second Story Setbacks.
1. Interior Side Yard. For any second story, a minimum setback of 15 feet from an interior side property line shall be required. No balcony shall project within that 15-foot setback area.
2. Street Side Yard. On a street side yard, the second story may extend to the minimum required setback for the zone.
C. Window Location and Orientation. Second-story windows on a wall facing an interior side yard or rear yard shall be located so as not to face directly opposite any existing second-story window on an adjacent residential structure unless the bottom portion of such second-story window is a minimum of five feet six inches above the finished floor or provided such windows are screened by a wing wall, lattice, screen, or other architectural feature, or provided such windows are nontransparent or nontransluscent. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)