Building on your lot in Davis

On a corner lot, a fence, wall or hedge over three feet in height, measured from the curb gutter grade, shall not be located in a triangular area measured twenty-five feet along the inside face of the sidewalk in either direction from the sidewalk intersection.

Fences, walls and hedges may be located anywhere on a property behind the required front yard setback up to a maximum height of seven feet, except as noted herein:

If not exceeding at any point four feet in height above the elevation of the surface of the ground at such point, they may be located in any yard or court, except for a corner lot.

If not exceeding six feet in height, they may be located at the ten foot setback in the front yard of an interior lot and at the fifteen foot setback in the front yard on a corner lot.

If not exceeding six feet in height, they may be located at the ten foot setback in the front yard of an interior lot and at the fifteen foot setback in the front yard on a corner lot.

On a corner lot, if not exceeding six feet in height and set back a minimum of five feet from the property line, they may be located along the street side yard.

The maximum height for an accessory structure is fifteen feet.

Arbors may be located anywhere within the front, rear, or side yard, provided that the height does not exceed ten feet, the width does not exceed ten feet, and the depth does not exceed five feet.

Play houses shall be limited to a maximum height of twelve feet provided the wall height (except at gable ends) is a maximum of seven feet.

Accessory structures, and any accessory uses (including surfaced area for parking) may not exceed thirty percent of the square footage of the required rear yard.

In combination with the primary structure, accessory structures may exceed the otherwise applicable maximum lot coverage, up to a maximum of fifty percent.

The size of a non-habitable accessory structure shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the gross square footage of the primary structure (including any attached facilities such as a garage).

Under no circumstances, except garages or carports as noted above, may the size exceed fifty percent of the gross square footage of the primary structure.

Such structures shall not be subject to the twenty-five percent size limitation of the gross square footage of the primary dwelling.

(B) Rear yard: five feet (zero feet if rear yard adjoins an alley);

(B) Rear yard: five feet (zero feet if rear yard adjoins an alley);

(C) Interior side: five feet (zero feet if interior side yard adjoins an alley);

(C) Interior side: five feet (zero feet if interior side yard adjoins an alley);

Detached garages and carports in R-1 and R-2 zoning districts may be located in the rear half of a lot with a minimum setback of five feet to the side and rear unless otherwise specified by the zoning district in which the property is located.

Play houses, of any size, that project above fence height shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the rear and three feet from the side property lines.

Play houses, of any size, that project above fence height shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the rear and three feet from the side property lines.

Where a detached patio cover or trellis is constructed, no minimum separation from the primary dwelling shall be required unless otherwise required by the building code.

No more than twenty-five percent of the area of one floor of the residence shall be used for such purposes.

provided, that not more than one hundred square feet is devoted to such use);

No employment of help other than the members of the resident family or household and no more than one assisting full time equivalent employee.

No more than one part-time employee from outside the household shall be working at any one time.

Application for a home occupation shall be made to the community development and sustainability department on a form provided by the community development and sustainability department, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee.

The building official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this article and associated supporting documentations.

For walk-in applications the building official shall perform a plan review and issue all required permits either over-the-counter or within one business day.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the conditions of any permit issued hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Further, if such violation results in unauthorized removal, destruction or disfigurement of trees, the responsible person may be liable for a civil penalty equal to the value of the removed, destroyed or disfigured tree as set forth in the current edition of *The Guide for Plant Appraisal* as published by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) or other approved method.

Penalties can be met through a combination of replacement trees and/or in-lieu payments into the tree preservation fund, as approved by the director.

A total of not more than six chicken hens or six pigeons or a combination of chicken hens and pigeons not to exceed the number of six, or a total of not more than six rabbits may be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary pen or structure, no part of which shall be located less than forty feet from any residence, other than a residence owned and occupied by the person owning or in possession of such animals;

no part of which shall be located less than forty feet from any residence, other than a residence owned and occupied by the person owning or in possession of such animals;

Following investigation and report by the police department, and without regard to distance limitations contained elsewhere in this chapter, the chief of police may issue a permit with such conditions as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Applications for such permissive keeping shall require a fee equal to that of a Yolo County dog license and be accompanied by a detailed statement describing the proposed method of keeping. The police chief may issue a permit with such conditions as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and/or to mitigate nuisance noise.