§ 10-7.410. Side Setbacks.

(a)

The minimum side setback for a garage, carport, required parking space or accessory structure shall be five (5) feet except when located to the rear and at least five (5) feet from the dwelling(s), in which case no side setback is required. This minimum five-foot area between a dwelling and accessory building or use shall be unobstructed from the ground upward. In no case shall any portion of a building overhang a property line.

(b)

Street side setbacks shall be unobstructed except that walls and fences outside the clear vision triangle are permitted a maximum of forty-two (42) inches in height.

(c)

On corner lots, the street side setback shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet for a dwelling or accessory building except for lots legally existing or on an approved tentative subdivision map prior to July 7, 1955, which shall have a minimum street side setback of seven and one-half (7.5) feet. Garages, carports and required parking spaces opening onto a street shall have a minimum 20-foot setback.

(d)

If a legally existing lot has less than the required lot width, the side setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) percent of the lot width; but in no case shall an interior side setback be less than three (3) feet and a street side setback be less than seven and one-half (7.5) feet.