Shoreland setback. Areas within shorelands, as defined by this chapter, shall be subject to the following:
(A) A shoreland that was annexed by the City after May 7, 1982, and prior to annexation was subject
to a county shoreland zoning ordinance, shall be subject to the following additional provisions:
(1) A shoreland setback area of at least 50 feet from the ordinary high-water mark, except as provided in division (A)(2) below.
(2) Construction or placement of a principal building within the shoreland setback area established under division (A)(1) above shall be allowed if all of the following apply:
(a) The principal building is constructed or placed on a lot or parcel of land that is immediately adjacent on each side to a lot or parcel of land containing a principal building;
(b) The principal building is constructed or placed within a distance equal to the average setback of the principal building on the adjacent lots, or 35 feet from the ordinary highwater mark, whichever distance is greater.
(B) For purposes of this section, a PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE means the main building or structure on a single lot or parcel of land, and includes any attached garage or attached porch. Accessory structures, such as boathouses, detached garages, patios or decks, do not have to comply with the 50-foot setback, but shall not be placed within the vegetative buffer zone, unless it is placed in the viewing and access corridor established under § 17.08(3)(g)(l)(b).
(C) Sections 17.08(3)(g) and 17.08(3)(h) do not apply to lands adjacent to an artificially constructed drainage ditch, pond, or storm water retention basin, if the drainage ditch, pond, or retention basin is not hydrologically connected to a natural navigable water body.
(Ord. 1001, passed 7-21-15)