§ 23.30.008. Minimum height, yard and density requirements.


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  • Minimum height, yard and density requirements shall be as follows:

    (1)

    The floor area ratio within the "B-3" district shall not exceed 2.0;

    (2)

    No limit on height of structure;

    (3)

    Rear yard shall be the same as required for the yard on the lot directly across the rear lot line except when abutting a public alley the distance from the center of the alley to the first floor foundation shall be twenty feet or more;

    (4)

    No minimum rear yard, subject to Section 23.30.008(3);

    (5)

    Minimum front yard shall be twenty feet;

    (6)

    Every lot shall have a minimum frontage of twenty feet;

    (7)

    Side yard: none required except as noted in subsection (8) of this section;

    (8)

    Every yard adjacent to an area zoned "R" shall meet the yard zoning requirements for that residential zone; except, when abutting a public alley with commercial uses on one side of the alley and residential uses on the other side of the alley, the distance from the center of the alley to the edge of the commercial use shall be at least twenty feet. For the purposes of this subsection, outside storage, signage, fencing, parking, loading dock, driveways and other similar uses that may be located outside of the buildings on the site are considered commercial uses and must be set back from an adjacent "R" zone as noted here;

    (9)

    In no case may any structure except for fences be constructed in utility easement areas along front, side or rear property lines. Owner understands that any fence installed in a utility easement area may be removed by a public or private utility provider and the owner may be responsible to pay for the removal and the owner will have to reinstall the fence or pay to have the fence reinstalled at no cost to the city or the utility provider;

    (10)

    If a detached accessory building is constructed three feet (or less by variance) from the property line, the roof overhang on the building will be limited to one foot including stormwater gutters.

    (Ord. 2025 (part) 2007; Ord. 1883 (part), 2000; Ord. 1409, 1980; Ord. 985 (part), 1971).

(Ord. No. 2086, 9-27-2010; Ord. No. 2160-23-389, 6-1-2015)