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Atherton Municipal Code Ch. 17.38 Side Yard Requirements
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17.38.010 Minimum Side Yards.¶
Minimum side yards shall be required on each side of a lot as specified in Table 17.38.010-1 (Minimum Side Yard Requirements).
Table 17.38.010-1. Minimum Side
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Yard Requirements
Lot Width
Minimum
To, But Not Side Yard
From
Including
200' or over 50'
197' 0" 200' 0" 49' 6"
194' 0" 197' 0" 49' 0"
191' 6" 194' 0" 48' 6"
189' 0" 191' 6" 48' 0"
186' 6" 189' 0" 47' 6"
184' 0" 186' 6" 47' 0"
181' 6" 184' 0" 46' 6"
179' 0" 181' 6" 46' 0"
176' 6" 179' 0" 45' 6"
174' 0" 176' 6" 45' 0"
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Table 17.38.010-1. Minimum Side
| Yard Requiremen Lot Width |
ts Minimum |
|---|---|
| From To, But Not Including |
Side Yard |
| 171' 6" 174' 0" |
44' 6" |
| 169' 0" 171' 6" |
44' 0" |
| 166' 6" 169' 0" |
43' 6" |
| 164' 0" 166' 6" |
43' 0" |
| 161' 6" 164' 0" |
42' 6" |
| 159' 0" 161' 6" |
42' 0" |
| 156' 6" 159' 0" |
41' 6" |
| 154' 0" 156' 6" |
41' 0" |
| 151' 6" 154' 0" |
40' 6" |
| 149' 0" 151' 6" |
40' 0" |
| 146' 6" 149' 0" |
39' 6" |
| 144' 0" 146' 6" |
39' 0" |
| 141' 6" 144' 0" |
38' 6" |
| 139' 0" 141' 6" |
38' 0" |
| 136' 6" 139' 0" |
37' 6" |
| 134' 0" 136' 6" |
37' 0" |
| 131' 6" 134' 0" |
36' 6" |
| 129' 0" 131' 6" |
36' 0" |
| 126' 6" 129' 0" |
35' 6" |
| 124' 0" 126' 6" |
35' 0" |
Table 17.38.010-1. Minimum Side
| Y Lot |
ard Requiremen Width |
ts Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| From | To, But Not Including |
Side Yard |
| 121' 6" | 124' 0" | 34' 6" |
| 119' 0" | 121' 6" | 34' 0" |
| 116' 6" | 119' 0" | 33' 6" |
| 114' 0" | 116' 6" | 33' 0" |
| 111' 6" | 114' 0" | 32' 6" |
| 109' 0" | 111' 6" | 32' 0" |
| 106' 6" | 109' 0" | 31' 6" |
| 104' 0" | 106' 6" | 31' 0" |
| 101' 6" | 104' 0" | 30' 6" |
| 99' 6" | 101' 6" | 30' 0" |
| 96' 6" | 99' 6" | 29' 0" |
| 94' 0" | 96' 6" | 28' 0" |
| 91' 6" | 94' 0" | 27' 0" |
| 89' 0" | 91' 6" | 26' 0" |
| 86' 6" | 89' 0" | 25' 0" |
| 84' 0" | 86' 6" | 24' 0" |
| 81' 6" | 84' 0" | 23' 0" |
| 79' 0" | 81' 6" | 22' 0" |
| 76' 6" | 79' 0" | 21' 0" |
| 74' 0" | 76' 6" | 20' 0" |
Table 17.38.010-1. Minimum Side
| Ya Lot W |
rd Requiremen idth |
ts Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| From | To, But Not Including |
Side Yard |
| 71' 6" | 74' 0" | 19' 0" |
| 69' 0" | 71' 6" | 18' 0" |
| 66' 6" | 69' 0" | 17' 0" |
| 64' 0" | 66' 6" | 16' 0" |
| 61' 6" | 64' 0" | 15' 0" |
| 59' 0" | 61' 6" | 14' 0" |
| 56' 6" | 59' 0" | 13' 0" |
| 54' 0" | 56' 6" | 12' 0" |
| 51' 6" | 54' 0" | 11' 0" |
| 20' or under | 51' 6" | 10' 0" |
(Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009)
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