17.43.050 Site and building requirements.
1. Any business activity occupying more than five hundred (500) square feet or more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total space of a residence must comply with current building code requirements as determined by the chief building official as determined by use, occupancy and type of construction.
2. Maximum building height in an RBO in a primarily residential area is thirty-five feet (35'). In cases where the RBO is in a nonresidential area the city council may allow up to ten (10) additional feet or a height equal to the building in the surrounding area.
3. Minimum yard/setback requirements shall be the same as the underlying zone with the following exceptions:
a. Rear Yard Setback. Twenty feet (20') when abutting residential zones. For properties which abut nonresidential zones the setback shall be ten feet (10').
b. Accessory Buildings and Structures in Yards. Accessory buildings and structures may be located in a required side or rear yard area so long as they are set back from all property a minimum of five feet (5') and do not encroach into any easement unless proper approvals are obtained from the easement holder.
4. Required Landscape Yards. All front and corner side yards shall be maintained in landscaping with vegetation in a living, healthy condition that meets the landscape and design requirements of Chapter 17.19. A minimum of eight feet (8') of landscaping, measured from back of walk, is required adjacent to all public rights-of-way, with seventy percent (70%) of the said landscaping covered with living vegetation and trees planted every thirty feet (30') on center. A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot must be maintained in landscape area.
a. If parking areas are within twenty-four feet (24') of the property line, additional landscape buffering or fencing shall be required to shield the parking area.
5. Storm Water Runoff. All storm water runoff generated on site must be handled on site or properly discharged into the city’s storm sewer system and not discharged onto surrounding properties without express written permission to do so.
6. Maximum Building Coverage. The surface coverage of all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the lot area.
7. Design Standards. All principal buildings within residential zones constructed or remodeled after September 4, 2018, shall conform to the following design standards:
a. The remodeling of residential buildings or new construction within the overlay for business use shall be allowed only if the residential character of the exterior is maintained;
b. Building orientation shall be to the street or side street on corner lots; and
c. Building additions shall consist of materials, color and exterior building design consistent with the existing structure, unless the entire structure is resurfaced. (Ord. 2023-1 §1, amended, 2023; Ord. 2018-7 §1, adopted, 2018)