§ 17.09.140. Accessory buildings, structures and uses—Detached buildings—Permitted as obstructions.

Except as otherwise required in this title for a specific accessory use, detached accessory buildings, as permitted in this title as obstructions in required rear yards, shall:

A.

Be not more than one story or fifteen feet in height, whichever is lower;

B.

Cover not more than thirty percent of the area of the rear yard; and

C.

Be located not less than ten feet from a rear lot line, and not less than ten percent of the lot width from the side lot line, except:

1.

On corner lots, not nearer to the side street lot line than the distance required for a side yard adjoining a street, or in the case of a reverse corner lot, not nearer to the side street lot line than the distance required for a front yard on such lot adjoining the rear lot line;

2.

On through lots that do not have a rear lot line adjoining a no-access strip, not nearer to the rear lot line adjoining a street than the distance required for a front yard;

3.

A lot which abuts a public alley, not nearer to the centerline of the alley than eleven feet; and

4.

As otherwise provided for in the R2 single-family detached residence district zoning regulations (see Section 17.21.080.B).

(Ord. 3456 § 5, 2004; § 5(G)(4) of unnumbered Ord. dated 9/28/66)