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18.84.050
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<br />sively heavy growth in order to foster improved growth conditions, to remove diseased plant material, or to
<br />eliminate a hazardous condition.
<br />E. All properties placed in a hillside planned development (H-P-D) district shall be developed pursuant to the provi-
<br />sions of Chapter 18.76 of this title. (Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; prior code § 2-5.36(2))
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<br />18.84.050 Width of corner lots.
<br />Corner lots shall have extra width in addition to the width prescribed in the zoning schedule at least equal to the
<br />width of the minimum interior side yard prescribed for a main structure in the district and in no case shall the lot be less
<br />than 80 feet. (Prior code § 2-5.36(3))
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<br />18.84.060 Depth adjoining freeway or railroad in R districts.
<br />In an R district, no site rearing on a freeway or railroad right-of-way shall have a depth of less than 130 feet.
<br />(Prior code § 2-5.36(4))
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<br />18.84.070 Nonconforming sites.
<br />A site having an area, frontage, width or depth less than the minimum prescribed for the district in which the site
<br />is located, which is shown on a duly approved and valid tentative subdivision map or a recorded subdivision map, or
<br />for which a deed or valid contract of sale was of record prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chap-
<br />ter, and which had a legal area, frontage, width and depth at the time that the subdivision map, deed or contract of sale
<br />was recorded, may be used for a permitted use or a conditional use in the district in which it is located but shall be sub-
<br />ject to all other regulations for the district. (Prior code § 2-5.36(5))
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<br />18.84.080 Front yards—Requirements and exceptions.
<br />In addition to the regulations prescribed in the zoning schedule of Section 18.84.010 of this chapter, the follow-
<br />ing regulations shall apply:
<br />A. The minimum front yard for a garage, carport or off-street parking space required to serve a dwelling in the R-1-
<br />6,500, R-1-7,500, R-1-8,500, R-1-10,000, and RM districts shall be 23 feet in order to accommodate a car outside
<br />the garage, carport or parking space without encroaching upon the sidewalk, provided that where a garage or car-
<br />port entered parallel to the street from which it has access, the front yard for the garage or carport may be 15 feet.
<br />In the R-1-6,500, R-1-7,500, R-1-8,500 and R-1-10,000 zoning districts, the front yard setback shall be a mini-
<br />mum of 20 feet for those properties where it can be shown through city records to the satisfaction of the commu-
<br />nity development director that the home was initially constructed with a minimum of 20-foot front yard setback.
<br />B. Where sites comprising 40 percent of the frontage in an R district on a block are improved with buildings, the
<br />minimum front yard shall be the average of the minimum front yard depths for structures other than garages or
<br />carports on each developed site in the district on the block. In computing the average, a depth 10 feet greater than
<br />the minimum required front yard shall be used for any site having a greater yard depth.
<br />C. No solid fence, brick and screen block walls, chainlink fence, hedge, or other screen planting in a required front
<br />yard in all zoning districts other than the R-1-20,000, R-1-40,000, and A districts shall exceed a height of 30
<br />inches. Open fencing such as wrought iron, split rail, picket style, or other similar types of open fencing may be
<br />located in a required front yard, provided that the open fence maintains a maximum height of 42 inches. In con-
<br />junction with the open fence, a solid base of brick or split face block up to a height of 18 inches may be con-
<br />structed so long as the total fence height does not exceed 42 inches, and decorative columns, caps, or pilasters up
<br />to a height of 48 inches, generally separated by a distance of six feet may be constructed. “Open picket style fenc-
<br />ing” is defined as fencing which consists of narrow vertical boards, generally three inches to four inches in width,
<br />and with a minimum of 33 percent of the fence area being open.
<br />Higher decorative structures or planting screens incorporated into an identifiable landscaping scheme may be lo-
<br />cated in a required front yard, provided that:
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