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ORDINANCE 216
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF
SARATOGA AMENDING AR TlCLE 15 TO PROVIDE AN ST AGERED SIDE YARD
SETBACK IN THE R-l-lO,OOO, R-H2,500, R-l-15,00, R-I-20,000 ANND R-l-40,000
ZONED DISTRICTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Findings.
The City Council finds and declares as following:
A. The Planning Commission has conducted a public hearing to consider an
amendment to the zoning code with respect to side yard setbacks for the R- 1-
10,000, R-H2,SOO, R-l-IS,OOO, R-l-20,000 and R-I-40,000 zoned districts
B. The adoption of an ordinance is consistent with the provisions of 15-45.080
Design Review findings in that the amendment will help minimize the perception
excessive bulk and mass.
Section 2.
Adoption.
Amend Sections 15-12.090 (a) (2) to read:
(a) (2) Side yards of interior lots. The minimum side yard of any interior lot in each R-I
district shall be the distance indicated in the following table for each side yard:
First Floor Second Floor
Individual Individual
District Side Yards Side Yards
R-HO,OOO to ft. IS ft.
R-l-12,500 to ft. IS ft.
R-H5,000 12 ft. 17 ft.
R-l- 20,000 IS ft. 20 ft.
R- 1-40,000 20 ft 25 ft.
Amend Sections 15-12.090 (a) (3) to read:
15-12.090 (a) (3) Side yards of corner lots. The minimum side yard of any corner
lot in each R-l district shall be the distance indicated in the following table:
District
First
Floor
Interior
Side Yard
R-l-lO,OOO
R-I-12,500
R-l-15,000
R-l- 20,000
R-l-40,000
10 ft.
10 ft.
12 ft.
IS ft.
20ft.
Second First Second
Floor Floor Floor
Interior Exterior Exterior
Side Side Side
Yard Yard Yard
15 ft. 25 ft. 30 ft.
15 ft. 25 ft. 30ft.
17 ft. 25 ft. 30ft.
20 ft. 25ft. 30ft.
25ft. 25ft. 30ft.
Amend Sections 15-12.090 (b) (2) to read:
15-12.090 (b) (2) Side yards of interior lots. The minimum side yard of any interior
lot in each R-l district shall be ten percent of the lot width, or the distance
indicated in the following table for each side yard, whichever is greater:
First Floor Second Floor
Individual Individual
District Side Yards Side Yards
R-l-IO,OOO 10ft. IS ft.
R-I-12,500 10ft. IS ft.
R-l-I5,000 12 ft. 17 ft.
R-l- 20,000 15 ft. 20ft.
R-l-40,000 20ft. 25 ft.
Amend Section 15-12.090 (b) (3) to read:
15-12.090 (b) (3) Side yards of corner lots. The minimum side yard of any corner lot
in each R-l district shall be ten percent of the lot width, or the distance indicated
in the following table:
First Floor
Interior
District
Side
Yard
Second
Floor
Interior
Side Yard
First
Floor
Exterior
Side
Yard
Second
Floor
Exterior
Side Yard
R+lO,OOO
R+ 12,500
R-H5,000
R+ 20,000
R+40,000
10 ft.
10 ft.
12 ft.
IS ft.
20ft.
IS ft.
IS ft.
17 ft.
20ft.
25 ft.
15 ft.
15 ft.
15 ft.
20ft.
25 ft.
20 ft.
20 ft.
20 ft.
25 ft.
30ft.
Amend Sections 15-65.160 (a) to read:
(a) Where the width of a site does not confonn with the standard for the district, the
minimum width of interior side yards for first floors shall be not less than ten
percent of the width of the site or six feet, whichever is greater, and the minimum
width of an exterior side yard for first floors of a corner lot shall be not less than
twenty percent of the width of the site or fifteen feet, whichever is greater. The
second floor setbacks for interior and exterior lots shall be increased an
additional five (5) feet.
Section 3.
Severance Clause.
The City Council declares that each section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-
paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance is severable and
independent of every other section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase of this
ordinance. If any section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause
and phrase are held invalid, the City Council declares that it would have adopted
the remaining provisions of this ordinance irrespective of the portion held invalid,
and further declares its express intent that the remaining portions of this ordinance
should remain in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated.
Section 4.
Publication.
This ordinance or a comprehensive summary thereof shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its
adoption.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced and read at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 20TH day of November, 2002, and was
adopted by the following vote following a second reading on the 4th day of
December, 2002:
AYES:
Councilmembers Stan Bogosian,]ohn Mehaffey,
Ann Waltonsmith, Vice Mayor Evan Baker, Mayor Nick Streit
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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N STREIT, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD TAYLOR, CITY ATIORNEY