Oakley City Zoning Code

For enclosed structures, such as the main house, detached garages, detached guest rooms/pool houses, enclosed patios, etc., floor area (interior walls to interior walls) shall be used to measure square footage; and

For unenclosed structures, such as gazebos, attached and detached carports, patio covers, trellises, etc., roof area coverage (as measured perpendicular to ground) shall be used to measure square footage.

Fifteen (15) feet in height when the accessory structure or portion thereof is located within any of the required yards for the applicable zoning district; and

Accessory structures completely located outside of all required yards, subject to the applicable zoning regulations, may exceed fifteen (15) feet in height. All accessory structures exceeding fifteen (15) feet in height shall use materials, design, and colors that complement and/or match the main structure, subject to the review and approval of the Planning Division.

Accessory structures shall be located outside of the required front yard (front yard setback) and shall not have any portion closer than the main house to the front property line, except: (1) unenclosed, nonsolid roof gazebos, pergolas or similar structures may be located in front of the house, but not within the required front yard setback; (2) decorative landscape trellises and arbors covering no more than thirty-two (32) square feet and no more than eight feet tall may be located within the required front yard, but not within the public right-of-way; and (3) accessory structures that match or complement the design, materials, and colors of the main house on large lots (forty thousand (40,000) square feet or larger) where the accessory structure is located a minimum of fifty (50) feet behind the front property line, subject to the review and approval of the Planning Division;

Detached accessory structures that are exempt from a building permit and are no higher than the height of the adjacent fence to which they are to be placed may be located within the required side or rear yard of any lot, up to the property line, only if the accessory structure maintains a minimum clearance of five feet to any other structure, excluding the fence. No accessory structure may be attached to a shared fence;

All detached "fully enclosed," detached "partially enclosed," and detached or attached "unenclosed" accessory structures that are one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet or less shall maintain a minimum setback of three feet to the side and rear property lines. No portion of an accessory structure, its roof, or any other material that is a part of the accessory structure (i.e., overhang, gutter, support beam, etc.) shall project into the minimum setback;

Single structures that are greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet shall maintain the generally applicable setback standards for the relative zoning district; and

For all attached "fully enclosed" and attached "partially enclosed" accessory structures, refer to Section 9.1.1122(g).

The shipping container is redesigned and repurposed to appear and function as a residential accessory structure through the additional of a pitched roof that matches the color of the primary unit’s roof, and the addition of texture coating or exterior veneer to disguise the industrial appearance of such structures and that matches the color of the primary unit;

The shipping container is structurally modified to include at least one residential main door that can be unlocked and opened from inside the container; and

Subject to review and approval of the Community Development Director, exceptions may be made for the standard in subsection (e)(3)(a) of this section if the shipping container is screened from public and private view by a solid fence as seen from adjacent ground level.