§ 16.60.050. General exceptions to yard requirements  


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  • The following exceptions to the front yard requirement for any structure are authorized for a lot in any zone.

    A. The required front or rear yard for a structure may be based upon the average of the front or rear yards of dwellings/garages on all lots within one hundred (100) feet of both sides of the proposed structure. On vacant parcels within one hundred (100) feet, standard lot requirements shall be used in establishing the average.

    B. Special Setback Requirements. Under certain circumstances the following special set-back requirements shall apply:

    1. Buildings and pens, which are part of kennels and animal hospitals, and active recreation use areas which are a part of outdoor commercial amusement or recreation establishments shall be located no closer than seventy-five (75) feet from a residential zone.

    2. Clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations, community swimming pools, and buildings housing recreational facilities in residential zones shall be located no closer than thirty (30) feet from any other lot in a residential zone.

(Prior code § 10.520)