Building on your lot in Waterford

Fences, hedges, walls and other ornamental landscaping or other visual obstruction over three feet high above the sidewalk and/or driveway elevation shall not be permitted to be located within the triangular area adjacent to a private driveway formed by measuring ten feet from the driveway along a sidewalk and ten feet along the driveway from the sidewalk.

Fences, walls and hedges not exceeding six feet in height, measured from the highest finished grade from any adjoining and subject properties, may occupy a side or rear yard area, provided:

Interior Property Line. Maximum six feet high between front yard setback and rear yard;

Corner. Maximum three feet high in front yard setback; six feet high outside of setback.

Side and Corner Lots. Fences with visual clearance (such as chain link) may be allowed up to four feet in height, subject to staff approval.

Maximum six feet on rear property line.

No fence, wall or hedge of any kind located between the required front yard setback and the rear property line shall be constructed or maintained to exceed six feet in height unless architectural review approval as to its height, placement and design is obtained pursuant to the procedures of Chapter 17.52.

All fences exceeding six feet in height to a maximum of eight feet (including those with lattice work) require a building permit and written consent of property owner(s) adjacent to the proposed fence;

Maximum three feet high within front yard setback;

Fences with visual clearance (such as chain link) may be allowed up to four feet in height, subject to staff approval.

Front yard fence posts with attached lights (not more than two permitted, not to exceed four feet in height plus light fixture and not to exceed eighteen inches in width and depth);

No fence shall be constructed upon the public right-of-way or within any easement, including a public utility easement, prior to the issuance of a permit by the Waterford public works department

All fences exceeding six feet in height to a maximum of eight feet (including those with lattice work) require a building permit and written consent of property owner(s) adjacent to the proposed fence;

The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve feet, subject to the provisions of this subsection;

provided, that pitched roofs shall not exceed a height of fifteen feet.

For any RS lot containing a single-family residence, a pitched roof may extend to twenty feet in height to match the roof pitch of the existing or proposed residence on the site.

In an RS district, the total gross floor area of accessory structures more than four feet in height shall be counted in computing lot coverage, and shall meet, and not exceed, the lot coverage requirements of the RS district

except that the total area of any one accessory building shall not exceed the total area of the primary residential structure on the same site.

A nonresidential accessory structure in a required rear yard shall be located on a property line or shall be not less than three feet from a property line.

Accessory buildings exceeding one hundred square feet shall require approval of the building official prior to their placement or construction on a lot.

A minimum three-foot distance shall be maintained between an accessory building and the principal structure on the site.

A detached accessory building shall be located on the rear one-half of the lot and at least six feet from any dwelling/building existing or under construction on the same lot or any adjacent lot.

A home occupation shall be conducted within a maximum of five hundred square feet or no more than fifty percent of the area within a single-family residence, and shall not be permitted in any required garage or parking area, accessory structure or within any yard space.

A home occupation may include individual music instruction and swimming lessons, taught by the resident of the home, when no more than two students are on the premises at any one time and this service activity does not create any noise that disturbs adjacent residences.

No person, other than a resident of the dwelling shall be employed on-site, or report for work at the site, in the conduct of the home occupation. This prohibition applies also to independent contractors.

Home occupations shall be permitted only after a home occupation permit has been issued by the planning director and a business license secured from the city finance department.

A home occupation which varies from the requirements and limitations of this section shall be required to obtain a conditional use permit from the planning commission.

In no event shall a home occupation be interpreted to include an animal hospital or kennel; vehicle repair and/or body shop; manufacturing, including cabinet or wood shops; barber shop, beauty shop or other personal service establishment; business, dance, or music school; campground or RV park; contractor's storage yard; medical, doctor or dentist office; fuel wood sales and/or processing; guest lodging; laundry; mortuary; outdoor sales or repair; private club; repair shop or service establishment; retail sales or on-site service business; restaurant or bar; video arcades or amusement centers.

Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the building official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications covered by this section and associated supporting documentations.

A solar panel or module array that does not exceed the maximum legal building height as defined by the authority having jurisdiction.

The applicant may submit the permit application and associated documentation to the city's building division by personal, mailed, or electronic submittal together with any required permit processing and inspection fees.

Filter and heating system for such pools shall not be located closer than twenty feet to any dwelling other than the owner's.

such pools shall not be located closer than five feet to any rear lot line or side line.

On the street side of any corner lot, where the rear lot line abuts a side lot line, no pool shall be located closer than ten feet to such side lot line.

Swimming pools in R districts shall be constructed on the rear one-half of the lot or fifty feet from the front property line, whichever is the less

No more than six domestic hens.

There shall be a minimum of twenty feet between the window or door of any building used for human habitation and pens, coops, cages or similar housing where fowl are kept.

There shall be a minimum separation equal to the required side yard between any property line and any pens, coops, cages or similar housings for fowl.

On parcels which are one acre or larger in size, there may be maintained a maximum of four horses or four llamas or four head of cattle.

On parcels which are one-half acre or larger in size, there may be maintained two sheep or two goats or two miniature horses. In addition, there may be maintained two pigs or two calves when the animals are being raised as part of a 4H or FFA project and are registered with the city.

The following animals are not allowed in any area of the city: stallions, bulls, turkeys, guinea fowl, pea fowl, geese or ostriches.

The number of allowed animals, as defined by this title, may not exceed the limits set forth in Title 6 unless the property owner has obtained an animal keepers permit and a conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 17.75.