CDS_Ordinance_2023 NonDocket Amendments_KCC

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Height exceptions. The following structures may be erected above the height limits set forth in KCC 17.11.038(3)(a) and KCC 17.11.038(3)(b): a. An additional two feet in height is allowed for structures with green roofs occupying at least 50 percent of the area of the roof; b. Skylights, flagpoles, chimneys, church steeples, crosses, spires, communication transmission and receiving structures, and similar structures. 6. Setback measurements. a. Front Yard Setback. The front yard is measured from the street right-of-way or the edge of a surface improvement (sidewalk) which extends beyond a right-of-way, whichever is closer to the proposed structure, to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the street right -of way or the edge of the surface improvement at the depth prescribed for each zone. For dual frontage properties, the front yard is measured from the street right-of-way that is the property's street address and primary access. b. Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback is measured from the side lot line adjacent to another private property to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the side lot lines at the depth prescribed for each zone. c. Rear Yard Setback. The rear yard setback is measured from the rear lot line adjacent to another private property or an alley to a line parallel to and measured perpendicularly from the rear lot lines at the depth prescribed for each zone. d. Corner Lots. For corner lots with two street frontages, setbacks from the addressed street side shall conform to the front yard setback for the underlying zoning district. The setbacks for the flanking side shall conform to the exterior side yard setbacks for the underlying zoning district. e. For measurements on a pointed or irregular lot refer to definition of lot line in KCC 17.11.036. 7. Permitted projections into yards. The following structures may extend into or be located in required setbacks: a. Fireplace structures, bay or garden windows, enclosed stair landings, closets, or similar structures may project 30 inches into a front or rear yard, provided such projections are: ■ Limited to two per facade; and ■ Not wider than 10 feet; b. Eaves, cornices, and signs may not project more than: ■ Three feet into a front or rear yard; and ■ Two feet into the side yard; c. Porches and covered entries may project up to six feet into the front yard subject to conformance with any required site vision standards set forth in Section 3, Street Standards, of the city's public works development standards applicable to the lot; d. Uncovered porches and decks, which exceed 18 inches above the finished grade, may project up to six feet into the front or rear yards;