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17.150.040 Structural projections.
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A. Projections into Setbacks. Structural developments, as identified in Table 1 of this section, are permitted to project into required setbacks subject to the following conditions:

1. Outside stairways, decks and parking ramps, if unroofed2 and unenclosed, may project into a required side setback, if they provide access3 to the rear yard; provided, any adopted Uniform Building Code requirement for separation of structures is maintained;

2. In no case may such projections (with the exception of parking ramps, which are permitted to project into rights-of-way) project over a property line in a residential zoning district. A structural projection into a required setback is permitted to project into a right-of-way and to project over a property line in a nonresidential zoning district, provided the owner of the property provides written authorization;

3. No structural projection may reduce the number of available required off-street parking spaces; and

4. Enclosed entries onto existing nonconforming structures, which are nonconforming due to encroachment into the standard front setback, subject to the following limitations:

a. The enclosed entry cannot reduce any required parking;

b. The enclosed entry cannot exceed 25 percent of the face of the building to which it will be attached;

c. The enclosed entry cannot encroach more than six feet into a required front or rear setback and shall not be closer than five feet to the front or rear property line. Enclosed entries shall not encroach into any side setback; and

d. The enclosed entry will not be used to establish a new front setback line on the lot or on adjacent lots.

B. Site Plan Review. Permitted structural projections into required setbacks shall be identified on a site plan and require zoning compliance.

Table 1. Projections into Required Setbacks

X = PERMITTED

O = NOT PERMITTED

C = CONDITIONAL

EQUIPMENT/OUTDOOR STORAGE

MINOR STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

STRUCTURES

EXAMPLES

FRONT

REAR

SIDE

FRONT

REAR

SIDE

FRONT

REAR

SIDE

Barbecue

O

X

O

Firewood

O

X

O

Fishing gear*

O

X

O

Flagpoles

X

X

O

Mail boxes

X

X

X

Play equipment

X

X

O

Satellite dishes

O

X

O

Storage tanks (buried)

X

X

X

Storage tanks (above ground)

O

X

O

Vehicles

X

X

C

Other similar items

C

X

C

Accessory buildings

O

X

O

Benches

X

X

O

Boardwalks/sidewalks

X

X

X

Decks

X

X

X

Docks**

X

X

X

Fences

X

X

X

Outside stairs

X

X

X

Other similar items

C

X

C

Outside stairways

X

X

X

Enclosed entries

X

C

C

Decks

X

X

X

Parking ramps

X

X

X

Other similar items

C

X

C

*Where permitted by zoning district regulations.

**Dock means a minor structural development, less than 30 inches above mean high water, exclusive of handrails and seats traditionally associated with the use of a water body for recreational purposes and the tie-down of float planes.

2Does not include the eaves of the main structure.

3A minimum of 36 inches in width.

[Ord. 90-40 §2, 1992. Formerly §17.40.040].