17.54.030 Setback Measurements.
A. All setback distances shall be measured at right angles from the designated property line (e.g., front, interior side, street-side, rear) and the setback line shall be drawn parallel to the designated property line at the required setback distance, except as follows:
1. The rear yard setback on the street side of a double frontage lot is a line parallel to the rear property line abutting the street. However, if a street right-of-way line extends into or through a rear yard, the minimum rear yard setback distance shall be measured at right angles from the access easement or right-of-way line.
2. Where the side lot lines converge to a point with two or three lines, the rear yard setback shall be measured from an imaginary line drawn parallel to the front property line from a distance of ten feet from the point at which the lines converge. See figure 17.54.030-1 (Setback Determination for Converging Side Lot Lines).
Figure 17.54.030-1. Setback Determination for Converging Side Lot Lines
3. The approval authority shall have the authority, through the front/rear lot line redesignation process, to redesignate a front or rear lot line (see chapter 17.20, Front/Rear Lot Line Redesignation).
B. At the time of building permit application, the applicant’s engineer shall provide certification that the building is being located within the required setback lines.
C. The setback lines shall be staked at the same time as foundation staking so that the field inspector can visually verify that the building is being constructed within the setback lines. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2009)