§ 17.50.110. Accessory uses, residential.

Residential uses may have accessory buildings provided they conform to the following standards:

A.

General. Unless specified in subsections B and C of this section, all accessory structures, except carports (see Section 17.50.111) shall meet the following requirements:

1.

No freestanding accessory structures shall be permitted within the front yard setback or sixty feet from the front yard property line.

2.

Freestanding structures within the rear yard must maintain the one-foot side yard setback requirement. An accessory building may be located on the rear lot line. The wall facing the side lot line shall not exceed ten feet in height (including roof), except that the height may exceed this height limitation one foot in height for each one foot the accessory building is located inside the side and rear property line. All stormwater shall be retained on lot.

3.

An accessory building may be located on the rear lot line. The wall facing the side lot line shall not exceed ten feet in height (including roof), except that the height may exceed this height limitation one foot in height for each one foot the accessory building is located inside the side and rear property line. All stormwater shall be retained on lot.

4.

On a corner lot, an accessory building shall comply with the same side yard setback on the side street as the principal building.

5.

The total size of all accessory buildings on a residential lot shall not occupy more than fifty percent of the rear yard.

6.

Accessory buildings may not be constructed of, or incorporate, either modified or freestanding, shipping containers, boxcars, truck beds, or other containers originally designed or constructed for transporting materials and not as a freestanding building or structure.

B.

Private Stables. Stables are permitted on lots over two acres in area, in equestrian subdivisions, and on lots of record existing as of this title's adoption date which legally had stables located on them. All stables shall conform to the following:

1.

The stable shall be for the owner's private use only. No horses owned by others shall be permitted to be boarded. Such a use would become a commercial stable. Commercial stables are not permitted.

2.

Stables shall not exceed forty percent of the total floor area of the house to which they are accessory.

3.

Stables shall be set back twenty-five feet from property lines.

4.

No more than one-half animal units shall be permitted per acre on lots.

C.

Fences. Fences, except for walls on patio and atrium units covered by Table 17.40.110(B), may be permitted to enclose rear yards subject to the following:

1.

Fences along streets shall be permitted only if specified in the landscaping plan. The fence design shall ensure a uniform appearance. Fences' maximum height shall not exceed eight feet.

2.

All other fences shall not exceed eight feet in height.

3.

Front yard fences shall be permitted provided they do not extend into the public right-of-way. No front yard fence shall be permitted to exceed four feet in height and shall be designed to meet the sight distance standards found in the subdivision regulations for the city.

D.

Walls. Walls of brick, stone, block or other masonry construction may be permitted to exceed the standards of subsection C of this section in the following circumstances:

1.

Where a subdivision abuts an arterial or collector street, a wall of uniform design along the sub-division's or development's entire frontage may be built to a height of eight feet.

2.

Where a residential use in the RA, RS, NC or R district abuts a developed area in an MD, UD or I district developed prior to this title's adoption and the residential use has not provided a buffer as required by this title, the landowner may build a wall to screen the use. Such walls shall not exceed ten feet in height.

3.

Front yard fence height restrictions of fences and walls shall not apply to tracts of two acres or more in an RA (Ranchette) district if there is no sight distance impairment.

(Ord. 1818-2005 §2, 2005: Ord. 1785-2004 §2, 2004: Ord. 1746-2003 §2(B), 2003; Ord. 1739-2003 §2, 2003; Ord. 1524-97 §2(part), 1997; Ord. 1495-96 §3(part), 1996).