A. General Provisions: All required yards or court areas shall be open and unobstructed from finished grade or from such other specified level at which the yard is required, to the sky, except for structures allowed in yard by table 2-6 of this section.
Nothing in this section is intended to prevent the construction of any allowed primary or accessory structure within the building envelope which is the lot area not included in any required yard or court.
B. Clear Areas:
1. The projections listed in table 2-6 of this section may not, in any event, encroach on or into the following:
a. The clear sight triangle (section 9.31.020 of this title) required at street and alley intersections. The clear sight triangle is measured along the edge of the ultimate right of way of any street or alley for thirty feet (30') from the intersection of two (2) streets, or street and alley with a diagonal connecting the end points. It is intended to limit objects which would obstruct the sight distance of motorists entering the intersection.
b. Within three feet (3') of any lot line, unless greater setback is required as noted in table 2-6 of this section (projections into yards).
C. Projections Into Yards: Projections allowed into required yards are described in the following table:
TABLE 2-6
PROJECTIONS INTO YARDS - AMOUNT
OF ENCROACHMENT ALLOWED
Facilities | Front And Street Side Yards | Interior Side Yards | Rear Yard | |
Facilities | Front And Street Side Yards | Interior Side Yards | Rear Yard | |
1. | Eaves; awnings, canopies, louvers, and similar shading devices; sills, cornices, planting boxes, cantilevered closet and bay windows on the first floor, and similar features; skylights, flues, and chimneys; and other similar architectural features | 4 feet | 2 feet | 4 feet |
2. | Evaporative coolers, air conditioner compressors, and pool equipment | 4 feet when screened from view | 2 feet | 4 feet |
3. | Propane tanks sited per California fire code and fire hazard design standards specified by chapter 9.17 of this article 2 (fire safety overlay) | 4 feet when screened from view | 2 feet | 4 feet |
4. | Attached patio roofs and similar residential structures having open, unwalled sides along not less than 50 percent of their perimeters, including top deck | 4 feet | 2 feet | 15 feet, minimum 5 feet from rear lot line |
5. | Breezeways and similar roofed passageways projecting from a residential building | 4 feet | 2 feet | 2 feet |
6. | Cantilevered or supported decks; and cantilevered bay windows provided the total width of bay windows on any 1 story does not exceed 50 percent of the length of the wall containing them | 4 feet | 3 feet | 4 feet |
7. | Roofed stairways, landings, corridors and fire escapes that are enclosed | 5 feet | 3 feet | 10 feet |
8. | Porches, platforms, or stairways that are uncovered, or landings of average height not greater than 4 feet above required yard or court level, plus railings up to 4 feet high | 4 feet | 4 feet | 10 feet |
9. | Open storage of boats, recreational vehicles, trailers, appliances, and similar materials and temporary trash storage. This shall not be located within 10 feet of structures | Not allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
10. | Slides, clotheslines, and similar equipment and radio or television masts or antennas | Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
11. | Garages, carports, sheds, and other detached, enclosed accessory buildings which occupy no more than 25 percent of the required rear yard | Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
12. | Unroofed parking and loading areas | See parking regulations (chapter 9.33 of this title) | Allowed | Allowed |
13. | Covered, underground, or partially excavated structures, such as garages, fallout shelters, wine cellars, basement and public utility or telephone/cable television vaults | Allowed, provided that the facilities do not extend more than 30 inches above the adjoining average finished grade level | ||
14. | Fences, screening, safety guardrails, walls, and dense hedges along property lines in residential zoning districts | 4 feet maximum height1 | 6 feet maximum height | 6 feet maximum height |
15. | Signs | Allowed, subject to sign standards | ||
16. | Swimming pools and spas no closer than 5 feet from property line. Pool equipment may not project into the required setbacks | Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
17. | Freestanding photovoltaic or solar panels, no closer than 5 feet from property line | Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
18. | Handicapped access ramps are permitted in the front, side and rear setbacks | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Note:
1. Pursuant to section 9.07.090 of this chapter, in a front and street side yard fence height can be up to 6 feet, if it is an open design.
D. Projections Above Height Limits: These shall be allowed pursuant to section 9.31.030 of this title. (Ord. 253, 12-16-2014)