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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1786 OtlDINANCE NO. 1786J AN ORDINANCE amending Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1553; entitled: An Ord- inance to regulate and restrict the loe~tion anm use of buildings an~l the use of land within the City of Bremerton; to limit the height of buildings; to prescribe building lines ann the size of yards and other open spaces anti for these purposes to divide the city into districts, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF BRE~AERTON DOES O~DAIN: Section 1. That Section V of Ordinance No. 1553 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section V F~ont, Side and Rear Yards. 1. FRONT YARD: Where any front yard is required, no butldfhg shall be here- after erected or altered so that any portion thereof shall be nearer the front property line than the distance inmicated by the depth oI' the required front yard. Exceptions: Eaves, cornices, steps, terraces, platforms and porches having no roof covering and being not over forty-two inches in height may project within the said front yard. Fences not over forty-two (42) inches high may be built with. in a front yard. When fifty (50) per cent or more, on front foot basis, o~' all the property on one side of a street between two 'intersecting streets at the time of passage of this ordinance, has been built up with buildings having a minimum front yard of more or of less depth than that established by this ordinance and provided that the majority of such front yards do not vary more than six feet in depth, no building shall be built within or shall any portion, save as above ex- cepted, project into such minimum front yard; provided further, that no new build- ings be required to set back more than thirty-five (35) feet from the street line in the R-l, Residential District, nor more than two (2) feet farther than any building on an adjoining lot an~-~ that this re~:ulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce a required front yard to less than ten (10) feet in depth. 2. SIDE YARD~ Where any speciI'ied side yard is required, no building shall be hereafter erected or altered so that any portion thereof shall be nearer to the side lot line than the distance indicated by the width of the required side yard. Exceptions: Eaves and cornices may extend over the required side yard for a distance of not more than two (2) feet. Accessory buildings when erected so that the entire building is within a distance of thirty (30) feet from the rear lot line, may also occupy the side yard on an inside lot line. Fences not over forty-two (42) inches high may occupy a side yard. The Con~'aission may upon the joint request oI' the owners of adjoining properties, permit the erection of pri- vate garages or other out-buildings upon or immediately a~ljacent to the division line between the two properties, after an examination of the location and the making of a finding that the granting of such permission will not be unmuly det- rimental to adjacent and surrounding property nor to the zone in which such per- mission is granted. Permits granted under the foregoing provisions shall be lim- ited to the life of the structure or structures for which the permit is issued. ~. REAR YARD: Where any specified rear yard is required, no building shall be hereafter erected or altered so that any portion thereof may be nearer to the rear lot line than the distance indicated by the depth of the required yard. Exceptions: Eaves, cornices, steps, platforms, and rear porches whether en- closed or not, but not exceeming in width one-half that of the buildings nor more than one story in he~.g~t, may ~e~tend into the rear yard. Accessory buildings may be built_wit~in a re.ar yard; ~rovided the required total open space area is not reduced. No accessory building sh~ll cover more than 50% of the area of the rear yard. 4. OFF-STREET _PARKING: For each family residing on a lot, space shall be provided on such lot, directly accessible to a thoroughfare, for the parking or garaging of at least one non-co~aercial vehicle. A dwelling for more than two families shall be provided with a private yard area surfaced with gravel or bet- ter, or garage space or both, on the lot sufficient in size for the acconm~odation at one time of as many motor vehicles as there are families provime~ for. For every structure, or part thereof, principally used as a theatre, auditorit~a, or other similar place of public assembly, there shall be provided and maintained accessible off-street parking space for the storage of self-propelled passenger vehicles on the basis of 200 sq. ft. for each l0 seats of the ~otal audience seat- ing capacity of the building, structure, or part thereof, within 500 feet there- of. No commercial building or structure shall be erected or land used for any purpose which will cause customers, employees or residents to part their vehicles o~ transportation for one hour or longer, unless space for such parking is pro- vided and maintained. All buildings hereafter erected for co~ercial use shall provide on the lot a space off the public right-of-way, street or alley for the loading or unloading of commercial vehicles, providing that such space shall not be required in the area 155 feet distant cfi either side from the center line of Pacific Avenue between Front Street and Sixth Street in the City of Bremerton. Section 2. That an emergency exists affecting the peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Bremerton and this Ordinance shall become effective in~aediately following passage and publication. ORDINANCE NO. 1786 (Con't) PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on the 30th day of June, 1948, signed by the ~Iayor and attested to by the City Clerk, in auth- entication of such passage. ATTEST: Nayo 1, ,%,e u~d~';gr, ed, dn here by certify that copy