Chapter 17.44
REQUIREMENTS EXCEPTIONS

Sections:

17.44.010    Projections from buildings.

17.44.020    Exceptions to lot size requirements.

17.44.030    Exceptions to front yard requirements.

17.44.040    Exception to building height limitations.

17.44.010 Projections from buildings.

Cornices, eaves, canopies, gutters, chimneys, flues, and other similar architectural features shall not project more than 48 inches into a required yard. (Ord. 669, 1990).

17.44.020 Exceptions to lot size requirements.

If a lot or the aggregate of contiguous lots or parcels platted prior to the time the ordinance codified in this title was adopted has an area or dimension which does not meet the requirements of this title, the lot or aggregate holdings may be put to a use permitted outright, subject to the other requirements of the zone in which the property is located, except that a residential use shall be limited to a single-family dwelling. (Ord. 669, 1990).

17.44.030 Exceptions to front yard requirements.

The following exceptions to the front yard requirements are authorized for a lot in any zone:

(1) If there is a dwelling on both abutting lots with front yards of less than the required depth for the one, the front yard of the lot need not exceed the average front yard of the abutting lots.

(2) If there is a dwelling on one abutting lot with a front yard of less than the required depth for the zone, the front yard of the lot need not exceed a depth one-half way between the depth of the front yard of the abutting lot and the required front yard depth. (Ord. 669, 1990).

17.44.040 Exception to building height limitations.

The following types of structures or structural parts are not subject to the building height limitations of this title: chimneys, tanks, church spires, belfries, domes, monuments, fire and hose towers, masts, aerials, cooling towers, elevator shafts and other similar projections. (Ord. 669, 1990).