§ 9605.1. Side and rear yards; requirements and exceptions.

In addition to the regulations prescribed within each residential district, the following regulations shall apply:

A.

On a reversed corner lot the minimum rear yard shall not be less than the minimum side yard prescribed for the district if the side yard adjoining the street is not less than the required front yard on the adjoining key lot, or twenty (20) feet, whichever is greater.

B.

On the side street side of a corner lot, the minimum side yard for a garage, carport, or off-street parking space required to serve a dwelling in a residential district shall be twenty (20) feet; provided, that if the garage, carport, or off-street parking space is entered parallel to the street, the minimum side yard shall be the same as the side yard otherwise required on the site.

C.

On any lot located in the RV, RL, RS, and RM zones, the minimum side yard requirement for single-story development additions to existing residences shall be the existing distance of the structure from the side property line, or the distance prescribed for the district, whichever is less. All single-story development additions shall not encroach in the front and rear yards prescribed for the district, and the total square footage of the residence shall not exceed the building coverage prescribed for the district. This provision shall not apply to new construction or substantial remodels which include the removal and reconstruction of square footage, as determined by the director of planning and community development.

D.

On any lot located in the RV, RL, RS, and RM zones, the minimum side yard requirement for second-story development additions shall be the existing distance of the first-story structure. The total combined side yard setback prescribed for the district shall be maintained. The combined side yard setback may be situated on any one (1) side of the property, or any combination of distances. No second-story cantilever is permitted into required side yards and all second-story development additions shall not encroach into the front and rear yards prescribed for the district. An application for a site plan review shall be required for all second-story additions which do not conform with the required yards prescribed for the district and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. This provision shall not apply to new construction or substantial remodels which include the removal and reconstruction of square footage, as determined by the director of planning and community development.

(Ord. No. 196, § 1, 7-24-91; Ord. No. 09-358, § 9, 1-18-2009; Ord. No. 11-388, § 53, 12-14-2011)