18.47.060 Alternative buffer and screening options.
The city may waive the buffer and screening requirements if the existing structure is situated on or in such close proximity to the property line or right-of-way that compliance with the buffer and screening requirements is impossible.
The city may approve a modification of the buffer and screening requirements if:
(1) There is a proposed alternative which meets the purpose of this chapter; and
(2) The alternative better accommodates the existing physical conditions of the property, topography or existing vegetation, or provides significant elements for visual screening, wind protection, solar access and shading, and the proposed alternative represents an equal or superior result than would be achieved if the requirements of this chapter were strictly followed. (Ord. 416 § 1, 2009)