Home Improvement Asked on June 21, 2021
We are building/renovating our detached garage that is behind our house. I’m trying to understand the setback rules. I just excerpted what is relevant…
SIDEYARD (interior):
One-Story: Total of 10% of lot width; No setback shall be required to exceed five (5) feet nor be less than three (3) feet
SIDEYARD (exterior): 10 feet minimum
REAR YARD:
One-Story: 15 feet or average 15 feet with minimum of 10 feet
It’s really hard to get a hold of the Torrance building permit folks or the plan checkers.
Can someone explain the side yard (exterior and interior) setback rules? Also the rear yard rule?
Our lot is 40’ wide. We have neighbors to the left and the right. Our rear property line is along an alley (the alley is wide enough for one car to drive through at a time)
So according to the rules…
Side yard setback (exterior)- total of 10%. Which means a total of 4’
Side yard setback (interior) – 10’ minimum
Rear yard: 15 feet or average 15 feet with minimum of 10 feet
If we want to build a structure what do these rules mean in regard to the structure and our property line?
I’m particularly confused with the interior and exterior meanings.
Since you aren't on a corner lot, you don't have an "exterior side yard", as that is a side yard that faces a street, just two "interior side yards." As to that rear yard rule? The averaging is only needed if your rear lot line (boundary) isn't parallel to the front yard line, for a lot that say is trapezoidal in shape because it's on a curve, or is backed up to a creek or other meandering feature. If you have a traditional rectangular "gridiron" lot, you just need the 15' minimum back yard.
Correct answer by ThreePhaseEel on June 21, 2021
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