Every use of land other than for agricultural purposes, and every building or structure other than an accessory building or structure, shall be established only on a lot which abuts a dedicated public street and shall be provided with direct access to a dedicated public street. Every single-family dwelling within the residential zones shall front upon a street dedicated for public use and accepted by the city council as a public street without any other building on the same lot intervening between such dwelling and the street upon which it fronts. (Ord. 1094 § 1, 2002: Ord. 516 § 3 (part), 1970; Ord. 491 § 9.02, 1966).

A. No yard or other open space provided about any building or structure for the purpose of complying with the regulations of this title or amendments thereto, shall be considered as providing a required yard or open space or portion thereof, for any other building or structure.
B. In any residential use district, if more than fifty percent of the lots in a block fronting on one side of the street developed with existing buildings, other than accessory buildings, have front yards less than are required for the district, a new dwelling on an interior lot may be provided with a front yard which is the average of the depths of the front yards of the buildings on the lots adjoining on either side of said interior lots; provided such a front yard shall not be less than fifteen feet, except as allowed by Section 17.23.050.
C.1. Front Yard. Porches, platforms, or terraces, which are open on three sides and the floors of which are not higher than the first floor or the building, may extend into the required front yard setback not more than six feet; steps may connect such porches, platforms or terraces to the surface of the front yard.
2. Side Yard. Roofs, eaves, cornices, belt courses and similar ornamentations may extend over a required side yard setback for a distance of not more than two feet.
3. Rear Yard. Eaves, cornices, steps, platforms, terraces, and porches which are open on three sides may extend into a required rear yard setback not more than ten feet. (Ord. 1094 § 2, 2002; Ord. 944 § 10, 1996; Ord. 516 § 3 (part), 1970; Ord. 491 § 9.03, 1966).

A. Accessory buildings or detached garages may be located five feet from a side property line when located at least eight feet from the main dwelling, provided that on a corner lot the side yard adjoining the street shall not be less than ten feet in width.
B. If access to a private garage is via a public alley the garage shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from the rear lot line.
C. Total area of accessory buildings located in a rear yard shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the area of said rear yard. (Ord. 1094 § 3, 2002: Ord. 516 § 3 (part), 1970; Ord. 491 § 9.04, 1966).

Each street frontage of a through lot shall meet the front yard requirements of the use district in which it is located. (Ord. 516 § 3 (part), 1970; Ord. 491 § 9.05, 1966).