§ 16.20.090.6. Building envelope: Maximum height and minimum setbacks.

Maximum Building Height (All Districts)

Building Height	CCS-1 and CCS-2
	Small lot (less than 1.0 acre)	Medium lot (between 1.0—2.0 acres)	Large lot (greater than 2.0 acres)
All buildings	36 ft.	36 ft.	48 ft.
Within activity center	48 ft.	60 ft.	84 ft.
Within Central Avenue Corridor Activity Center	72 ft.*	72 ft *	72 ft.*
Refer to technical standards regarding measurement of building height and height encroachments. * The allowable height encroachment identified in section 16.20.060 and referred to as "Building in a mixed-use or nonresidential zoning district (with 50 percent or more of the first floor of the principal structure devoted to parking spaces)" shall be prohibited within the Central Avenue Corridor Activity Center.

 

Minimum Building Setbacks

Building Setbacks		CCS-1 and CCS-2
		Small lot (less than 1.0 acre)	Medium lot (between 1.0—2.0 acres)	Large lot (greater than 2.0 acres)
Adjacent to street (not alleys) minimum setback	Nonresidential use	10 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
	Residential use including residential use liner	0 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
Adjacent to street (not alleys) maximum setback	Any use	30 ft.	80 ft.	N/A
Interior side yard	Nonresidential use abutting a nonresidential use	10 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
	Nonresidential use abutting a residential use	25 ft.	35 ft.	50 ft.
	Residential use (including residential use liner) abutting a residential use	20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
Rear yard	Nonresidential use abutting a nonresidential use	20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
	Nonresidential use abutting a residential use	25 ft.	35 ft.	50 ft.
	Residential use (including residential use liner) abutting a residential use	20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
Waterfront yard		20 ft.	20 ft.	20 ft.
Additional criteria may affect setback requirements including design standards and building or fire codes. Refer to technical standards for yard types and setback encroachments.

 

Minimum Building Setbacks Within the Central Avenue Corridor Activity Center

Building Setbacks Within Central Avenue Corridor Activity Center		CCS-1
		1st Avenues North and South		Central Avenue
		Building height in setback up to 42 ft.	Building height in setback 42 ft. to 72 ft .	Building height in setback up to 42 ft.	Building height in setback 42 ft. to 72 ft.
Front yard		0 ft. from the property line or 10 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	20 ft. from the property line or 30 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	0 ft. from the property line or 10 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	10 ft. from the property line or 20 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater
Interior side yard		5 ft.	15 ft.	5 ft.	15 ft.
Street side yard		0 ft. from the property line or 10 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	20 ft. from the property line or 30 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	0 ft. from the property line or 10 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater	10 ft. from the property line or 20 ft. from the curb, whichever is greater
Rear yard	With alley	0 ft.	0 ft.	0 ft.	0 ft.
	No alley	10 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
Additional criteria may affect setback requirements including design standards and building or fire codes. Refer to technical standards for yard types, and setback encroachments. Enclosing porches in the front yard setback is regulated by the general development standards.

 

(Code 1992, § 16.20.090.6; Ord. No. 876-G, § 9, 2-21-2008; Ord. No. 83-H, § 13, 12-19-2013; Ord. No. 246-H, § 7, 10-20-2016)