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Ordinance No. Page 24 • Chapter 18.84 Site, yard, bulk, usable open space and landscaping regulations: §18.84.160 is amended to read as follows: 18.84.160 Accessory structures—Location and yards. A. In an R district, Class I and Class II accessory structures may be located in a required rear yard or a required interior side yard within 35 feet of the rear lot line, provided that the distances to lot lines shall not be less than prescribed in Section 18.84.010 of this chapter, except that Class H accessory structures may be constructed to the property line, but not attached to the fence, and provided that in the aggregate no more than 500 square feet or 10 percent of the area of the required rear yard, whichever is greater, shall be covered by structures other than garages or carports in an RM-2,500, RM-2,000 or RM-1,500 district. Accessory structures located in required side or rear yards shall not be closer to a main structure or any other accessory structure than the distance prescribed in Section 18.84.100 of this chapter. The minimum distance between an accessory structure containing a habitable room and a side or rear lot line shall be the same as the minimum required side yard for a main structure on the same site. B. An accessory structure located not closer to a property line than the distance required for a main structure on the same site may adjoin or may be separated from a main structure, provided that if directly opposite walls in either structure have a main entrance to a dwelling unit or a window opening into a habitable room, the space between the structures shall be as prescribed in Section 18.84.100 of this chapter. D--No accessory structure shall be located either within a front yard or, unless adequately screened from view from the street as determined by the zoning administrator within the area between the front yard and the front of a structure in an R district. DB. Swimming pools shall comply with the applicable Class II accessory structure regulations of this title and in addition shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 20.40 of this code. EF. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with the regulations in Chapter 18.106 of this title. FG. Accessory structures exceeding 10 feet in height shall be subject to design review pursuant to Section 18.20.010 of this title. Gil. Location Standards for Pools and Spas. 1. Poolwater line shall not encroach into a required front yard or be placed closer than five feet to a rear or interior side property line or 10 feet to a street side property line, except that the poolwater line for cord-connected, aboveground (portable) spas shall not encroach into a required front yard or be placed closer than three feet to a rear or interior side property line or 10 feet to a street side property line. 2. Pool walls placed closer than five feet to a structure shall require investigation and written approval by a licensed civil engineer. A copy of this investigation and approval shall be furnished to the administrative authority prior to issuance of a pool permit. 3. Pool equipment may be located within the boundaries of the site in which the pool is located without regard to setback except that equipment shall not be located within required front yards nor within the required side yard of the street side of a corner lot unless said equipment is located on the interior side of a fence as allowed in conformance with Title 18 of this code of the city. Where pool equipment is located within a required side yard adjacent to a main structure, a