18.20.020 Accessory uses | Cathlamet Municipal Code

(1) One attached or freestanding private double garage or carport per dwelling unit, and one private garage or carport per roomer or lodger;

(2) Other accessory buildings not exceeding a total of 300 square feet of gross area;

(3) Rooms may be rented to not more than two people in addition to the family occupying the single-family dwelling provided applicable ordinances of the town are obeyed;

(4) Temporary construction offices within a tract or subdivision on which buildings are being erected, but only for the duration of active construction;

(5) Agricultural uses including not more than two goats, but with the exception of raising other livestock or poultry;

(6) Not more than one each of a boat, camping or recreational trailer, or truck (other than a pickup truck) may be stored in the rear yard area of any one zoning lot with a house on it;

(a) Temporary unlighted signs not exceeding six square feet in area pertaining to the leasing, rental, or sale of the building or premises when located on the particular building or the premises involved;

(b) Unlighted signs indicating professional services, the renting of rooms and home occupations, not exceeding two square feet in area;

(c) Temporary unlighted political signs not exceeding six square feet in area;

(i) If fence or hedge is within 10 feet of the property line, then the fence or hedge shall be a maximum of 42 inches in height, measured from the established street centerline; provided, however, that if the fence be composed of chain link or wire and transparent to the eye, it may be a maximum of 60 inches in height;

(ii) If the fence or hedge is set 10 feet or more back from the right-of-way, then its maximum height shall be 60 inches, measured from the average elevation of the finished grade of the fence or hedge;

(iii) On a corner lot, fences or hedges shall be limited to 36 inches in height for a distance of 15 feet from the intersection of the property lines abutting the street, and to 42 inches in height for the remainder of the front yard facing on both streets. Height shall be measured from the established centerline of the street unless the fences or hedges are set back from the road 10 feet or more, in which case it shall be measured from the average elevation of the finished grade of the fence or hedge;

(b) Side yard: maximum height, six feet;

(c) Rear yard: maximum height, six feet;

(a) A freestanding covered patio must meet the standards of this chapter. If the patio is attached to a dwelling it is to be considered as part of the dwelling;

(b) Height limit: 10 feet; provided, that a fireplace flue may extend above the maximum height limit to a height of not over 13 feet;

(c) Area limit: must not exceed 300 square feet of gross floor area;

(10) Swimming Pools. All pools must be located behind the front yard setback line and the yard or area around them must be enclosed by a fence of not less than five feet in height. A setback from all side and rear property lines of at least five feet must be maintained. (Ord. 369 § 4(B), 1995)