A. General Provisions: All required yards 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 yards or courts by table 2-17 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.
B. Clear Areas:
1. The projections listed in table 2-17 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.
b. Within three feet (3') of any lot line, dividing lots not in common ownership, except as noted in table 2-17, "Projections Into Yards And Courts", of this section.
TABLE 2-17
PROJECTIONS INTO YARDS AND COURTS
Facilities | Front And Street Side Yards | Interior Side Yards And Courts | Rear Yard |
Facilities | Front And Street Side Yards | Interior Side Yards And Courts | Rear Yard |
Evaporative coolers, air condition compressors, and similar equipment | 4' when screened from view | 2' | 4' |
Propane tanks sited per California fire code and fire hazard design standards specified by subsection 9.34.060B1 of this title | If allowed by fire regulations and screened | If allowed by fire regulations and screened | 4' |
Cantilevered or supported decks; and cantilevered bay windows provided the total width of bay windows on any 1 story does not exceed 50% of the length of the wall containing them | 4' | 3' | 4' |
Roofed stairways, landings, corridors and fire escapes that are enclosed | 5' | 3' | 10' |
Garages, carports, sheds, and other detached, enclosed accessory building which occupy no more than 25% of the yard | Not allowed | Not allowed | Allowed |
Unroofed parking and loading areas | See parking regulations (chapter 9.33 of this title) | Allowed | Allowed |
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" above the adjoining average finished grade level | ||
Fences, screening, safety guardrails, walls, and dense hedges along property lines | 4' maximum height | 10' maximum height | 10' maximum height |
Fence heights in excess of these standards may be allowed by an approved conditional use permit or variance or when required by the town for reasons of health, safety, and welfare of the general public | |||
Signs | Allowed, subject to sign design standards | ||
(Ord. 253, 12-16-2014)