17.22.045 Multiple buildings on one lot – Separation between buildings, parking areas, walks, and drives.
To provide privacy, light, air, and access to the dwellings within the development, the following minimum standards shall apply:
A. Buildings with windowed walls facing buildings with windowed walls shall maintain a 25-foot minimum separation.
B. Buildings with windowed walls facing buildings with blank wall shall be placed a minimum of 15 feet apart.
C. Buildings with opposing blank walls shall have a minimum 10-foot separation.
D. Building separation shall also apply to building projections such as balconies, bay windows, and room projections.
E. Where buildings exceed a horizontal dimension of 60 feet or exceed 30 feet in height, the minimum wall separation shall be increased. The rate of increased wall separation shall be one foot for each 15 feet of building length over 60 feet and two feet for each 10 feet of building height over 30 feet.
F. Driveways, parking lots, and common or public walkways shall maintain the following separation for dwelling units within eight feet of the ground level:
1. Driveways and parking lots shall be separated from windowed walls by at least eight feet; walkways shall be separated by at least five feet.
2. Driveways and parking lots shall be separated from living room windows by at least 10 feet; walkways shall be separated by at least seven feet.
3. Driveways and uncovered parking spaces shall be separated from doorways by at least five feet. (Ord. 5098 §1 (Appx. E), 2020).