District Standards—Density and Dimensions | Zoning Districts
3. Reduction of minimum rear yard and/or side yard setbacks to no less than five feet shall be granted when bundled and submitted with a Type I permit application and when agreement with the adjoining property owner(s) of a parcel under separate ownership has been reached resulting in an executed agreement that includes an approved site plan consenting to a reduction of setback. The agreement shall provide that it runs with the land and must be recorded with King County Records prior to permit issuance. The agreement shall reference the parcel number and legal description of all affected properties and conform to a format specified by the director. Setback reductions granted under this part shall not cause for a violation or nonconformance with existing site restrictions (e.g., easements) or adopted construction codes, Chapter 16.05 SDC. The setback reduction granted under this part shall not be available for or applicable to lots created through the subdivision process that remain vested under RCW 58.17.170.
3. All buildings and structures shall maintain a minimum distance of five feet from property or easement lines delineating the boundary of regional utility corridors, except for utility structures necessary to the operation of the utility corridor or when structures are allowed by mutual agreement in the utility corridor.
R. Setbacks—From alley
1. Structures may be built to a property line abutting an alley, except as provided in subsection 2. of this section. 2. Vehicle access points from garages, carports or fenced parking areas shall be set back from the alley property line to provide a straight line length of at least 26 feet, as measured from the centerline of the garage, carport or fenced parking area, from the access point to the opposite edge of the alley. No portion of the garage or the door in motion may cross the property line.
S. Setbacks—Required modifications
P. Setbacks—Required building separation
The following setback modifications are required:
The provisions of this section do not apply to zero lot line development proposed pursuant to SDC 21.07.060.
1. In addition to providing the standard street setback, a lot adjoining a half-street or designated arterial shall provide an additional width of street setback sufficient to accommodate construction of the planned half-street or arterial; and 2. Where the standard setback for a property is modified within an adopted neighborhood plan area zoning, the applicable setback shall be that specified therein.
Q. Setbacks—From regional utility corridors
1. In subdivisions and short subdivisions, areas used as regional utility corridors shall be contained in separate tracts. 2. In other types of land development permits, easements shall be used to delineate such corridors.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 209
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