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Ordinance No. 0632
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO632ANORDINANCEREGULATINGACCESSORYSTRUCTURESWITHINSIDEANDREARYARDSETBACKSWhereasthereareexistingaccessorystructureslocatedwithinrearandsideyardsetbackswithinthecityatleastsomeofwhichmayhavebeenconstructedpriortoincorporationofthecityincompliancewiththethenexistingzoningregulationsofKingCountyandWhereasitisdifficultifnotimpossibletodeterminetheexactdateofconstructionofsomesuchstructuresespeciallysmallstructureswhichmayhavebeenerectedwithoutabuildingpermitandWhereasthecityCouncilfindsthatminoraccessorystructuresshouldbeallowedwithinsideandrearyardsetbackswiththepermissionofneighborswithouttheneedofsatisfyingthecriteriaforavarianceTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1ACCESSORYSTRUCTURESDEFINEDAccessorystructureshallmeananenclosedstructuresuchasagreenhousestorageshedplayhouseoranopendecorativegardenstructuresuchasatrellisoragazeboAccessorystructuresmaynotexceed8feetinheightmeasuredfromoriginalgradeorfinishgradewhicheverislowertothehighestpointofthestructureNeithergaragesnorhabitablestructuresmaybeconsideredtobeaccessorystructuresNoaccessorystructuremayexceed100squarefeet infloorareameasuredtotheoutsidesurfacesofthestructureincludingroofextensionsSECTION2ACCESSORYSTRUCTURESALLOWEDWITHINSIDEANDREARYARDSETBACKSEachbuildingsitewithintheCityisallowedwithanappropriatebuildingpermittohaveoneaccessorystructurelocatedinwholeorinpartwithintherearandorsideyardsetbackswithaminimumsetbackof5feetAccessorystructureslocatedwithintherearorsideyardsetbacksmustbescreenedwithlandscapingadequatetoconcealtheentirestructurewithin2yearsThefloorareaofthestructureshallbeincludedincalculatingtheoverallallowedlotcoverageAccessorystructuresarenotallowedinfrontyardsetbacksSECTION3MECHANICALEQUIPMENTINREARYARDSETBACKSMechanicalequipmentsuchasairconditionersandsupportequipmentforhottubsandpoolsmaybelocatedwithintherearyardsetbackwithaminimumsetbackof10feetunlesstherearyardisadjacenttothefrontyardoftheadjacentpropertySuchmechanicalequipmentmaynotexceed8feetinheightmeasuredfromoriginalgradeorfinishgradewhicheverislowertothehighestpointofthestructureSuchmechanicalequipmentmustbescreenedwithlandscapingadequatetoconcealtheentirefacilitywithin2yearsMechanicalequipmentisnotallowedinsideorfrontyardsetbacksThefloorareaofsuchmechanicalequipmentincludinganyshelterfortheequipmentmaynotexceed100squarefeetandshallbeincludedincalculatingtheoverallallowedlotcoverageSECTION4EXISTINGACCESSORYSTRUCTURESAccessorystructuresinplacewithinrearorsideyardsetbacksontheeffectivedateofthisActshallbeallowedasnonconformingstructureswithoutproofthattheywereconstructedpriortothetimeofincorporationoftheCityAlllimitationsapplicabletoothernonconformingstructuresincludingbutnotlimitedtorestrictionsonreconstructionshallapplytoexistingaccessorystructuresSECTION5OPENPLAYSTRUCTURESOpenplaystructureswithoutroofsorwallsnotexceeding10feetinheightor100squarefeetmeasuredtotheoutsidesurfacesofthestructuremaybeallowedintherearyardprovidedtheymaintainaminimumrearyardsetbackof10feetPlaystructuresmaynotintrudeintosideor frontyardsetbacksSECTION6WORKSOFARTWorksofartarenotconsideredtobeaccessorystructuresandaresubjecttoallapplicablesetbackrequirementsoftheMedinaMunicipalCodeSECTION7PERMISSIONOFNEIGHBORSNopermitsshallbeissuedforconstructionofanaccessorystructureopenplaystructureormechanicalequipmentintrudingwithinasetbackwithoutthewrittenconsentoftheownersofallpropertieswhichadjointhesubjectpropertySeparateconsentsshallbeonformsprovidedbythecityTheneedforwrittenconsentisnotlimitedtothosepropertyownerswhicharedirectlyeffectedbytheproposedstructureTheunavailabilityofanadjacentownershallnotconstitutegroundsforwaiveroftheconsentrequirementSECTION8EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfive5daysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS10hDAYOFr1997ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE10tbDAYOFNovcmbor1997SusanPottsMayorApprovedastoform AttestdvasonCityClerkeml11110974 SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO632oftheCityofMedinaWashingtonOnNovember101997theCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaWashingtonapprovedordinanceNo632themainpointsofwhicharesummarizedbyitstitleasfollowsANORDINANCEREGULATINGACCESSORYSTRUCTURESWITHINSIDEANDREARYARDSETBACKSThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemaileduponrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofNovember101997HoTMdvasonCityClerk