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Introduced: 09/13/2004
Drafted by: M.H. Boggs
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Section 3. Amendment of Section. CBJ 49.25.430,Yardsetbacks, is amended
to read:
(B) Carports;
(C) Radio and television antennas,mastsand towers(including
telecommunicationstowers), any of which are 25 feet or greater in
base or foundation; and
height or 25 square feet or greater in area at the
dishes greater thanfive feet in diameter; and
(D) Above ground fuel and water storage tanks with volume
a greater than
660 gallons.
Street right-of-way line determined. The street right-of-way line shall be
determined by reference t o a recordedmap, monuments, right-of-way
easements,right-of-waymaps, or othermeans.Thesetbackshall be
measured from such right-of-way line.
(ii) Arctic entries not exceeding 65 square feet gross floor area, and no
closer than five feet to any property line;
(I) Parking decks. A parking deck, no part of which exceeds one foot above
the level of the adjoining roadway, and which does not include other
uses, is exempt from the setback requirementsof this chapter;provided
a non-sight-obscuring safety rail not more than 42 inches in height is
allowed.
(J) Substandard lots. If the lot width, lot depth, or both are less than
required, thecorresponding side orrear setbacksmay be reduced to the
same percentage that the lot width, depth, or both, bear to the zoning
district requirements, except that in no case shall the side and rear
yard setbacks be less than half those required by this chapter, or five
feet, whichever is greater.
(L) Fences and vegetation. For this section a “traveled way” is defined as
the edge of the roadway shoulder or the curb closest t o property.
(i) ,The maximum height of a sight obscuringfence or vegetation shall
not exceed four feet within 20 feet of the edge of the traveled way.
Trees are allowed within 20 feet of the edge of the traveled way
provided they do not obscure view from a height of four feet to a
height of eight feetabove the ground;
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(ii) On corner lots the maximum height of a sight-obscuring fence or
vegetation located within 20 feet of a street intersection shall not
exceed three feet. The area in which sight-obscuring fences and
vegetation is restricted shall be determined by extending the edge
of the traveledways to a pointof intersection, then measuringback
20 feet, thenconnecting the points. In this area, vegetation shallbe
maintained t o a maximum height of three feet. Trees are allowed
in this areaprovided the trees do not obscure view from a height of
three to eight feet above the ground.
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(N) Parcels adjoining publicly owned land. The commission, through the
conditional use permit process, may allow structural projections into
required side or rear yard setbacksif the affected yard adjoins publicly
owned land which has been placed in a park, open space, or similarly
restrictive land management classification; provided such projections
are minimized and are necessaryto prevent substantial hardshipto the
applicant. The commission may deny such requests if it finds that the
structure,withtheadhtion, would resultin excessive blockage of
views, excessive restriction of light andair, or otherdeleterious
impacts.
49.80.120 Definitions.
Lot line, street side, means the property line separating the lot from a street
right-of-way, otherthan analley or the front lot line.
Yard, street side, means a yard extending the full width of the lot between any
building and the street side lot line, and measured perpendicularfrom the property
line to the building at theclosest point to the street side lot line.
Section 5 . Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its
adoption.