Chapter 18.69
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
Sections:
18.69.030 Detached accessory building—Conformance required.
18.69.040 Accessory buildings—Setbacks—Dimensions.
18.69.050 Fences, hedges, walls—Height requirements.
18.69.060 View obstruction prohibited.
18.69.010 Purpose.
This chapter provides regulations for activities which are located on the parcel of the primary use and incidental to the such primary use. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.020 Generally.
In any R district, recreation shelters, storage shelters, covered patios, private garages, carports, and similar structures are permitted as accessory structures. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.030 Detached accessory building—Conformance required.
Accessory buildings which are detached or connected by a breezeway must comply with this chapter. Accessory buildings which are an integral part of, or have a common wall with, the main structure must comply with all provisions of this title applicable to the main structure. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.040 Accessory buildings—Setbacks—Dimensions.
Accessory buildings must comply with applicable setback dimensions. Except in RR, C, I and PF districts, detached accessory buildings must not be over fifteen feet in height. In all R districts, no accessory building may be closer than ten feet from any building on the same lot, unless the accessory structure is constructed in accord with the Uniform Building Code. Accessory buildings may not be within five feet of a side or rear property line but it may abut a rear property line adjacent to an alley, canal right-of-way or railroad right-of-way. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.050 Fences, hedges, walls—Height requirements.
A. Fences, hedges, walls and the like must not be higher than four feet above curb grade in a required front yard or six feet above grade on other parts of the site. Chain link fences over six feet high are permitted around basketball courts, tennis courts and similar activities if all setback requirements are met.
B. On sloping lots, retaining walls or terraces may be constructed with a combined total elevation no greater than that of the adjacent foundation or existing grade of the lot line, whichever is higher. Walls, fences and hedges may be added to this height if they do not exceed the height limits of this section as measured from the established finish grade.
C. If a retaining wall is five feet or more above the adjacent grade and is located along a lot line, a rail or fence, conforming with the Uniform Building Code and which is not less than three feet in height, must be placed along the top of the wall. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.060 View obstruction prohibited.
Whenever streets intersect, or a driveway intersects a street, walls, fences, sign faces, foliage, rocks, mounds, parked vehicles, boats, campers, or similar view obstructions must not be higher than two feet nor lower than seven feet above curb grade within a triangular area as determined by the public works director to assure vehicle and pedestrian visibility. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).
18.69.070 Dwelling groups.
Each building in a dwelling group must be separated by at least ten feet. (Ord. 1917 § 1 (part), 1997).