Modesto |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 10. ZONING REGULATIONS |
Chapter 7. OTHER ZONES |
Article 4. Specific Plan-Holding Zone (SP-H) |
§ 10-7.409. Front Setback.
(a)
Every building shall have a minimum front setback of fifteen (15) feet except for garages, carports and required parking spaces opening onto the front street, which shall have a minimum setback of twenty (20) feet.
(b)
On through lots every building shall have a front setback as required above on both frontages. If vehicular access is denied and a minimum six-foot wall is maintained across one (1) frontage, necessary structures no higher than the wall are permitted in the setback area adjacent to that frontage.
(c)
Front setback areas shall be unobstructed unless otherwise provided, except that walls and fences outside the clear vision triangle are permitted a maximum of forty-two (42) inches in height.
(d)
A trash enclosure up to fifty-two (52) inches in height serving individual cans may be permitted in the front setback where there is no practical alternative, subject to the approval of the Director. Such enclosures shall be located as far from the front property line as feasible and shall fully screen the trash cans.