"Y" definitions.
Sacramento City Code § 17.108.260
in effect17.108.260 "Y" definitions.
"Yard" means an open space other than a court on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.
1. "Front yard" means a yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the distance between the front lot line and the main wall of the building.
2. "Rear yard" means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the most rear main building and the rear lot line, the depth of which is measured from the nearest point of a main building to the nearest part of the rear lot line.
3. "Side yard" means a yard between a main building and side lot line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is measured from the nearest point of the side lot line to the nearest part of main building.
a. "Interior side yard" means any side yard that is not a street side yard.
b. "Street side yard" means a side yard that is immediately contiguous to a public street or a private street serving a purpose similar to a public street. A side yard adjacent to an alley is not a street side yard. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 6; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-33753Fetched: 10/24/2026