A. General Standards:
1. A principal permitted dwelling with a valid certificate of occupancy, or a principal permitted dwelling under construction with a valid building permit, shall be present on the subject property.
2. The structure shall not be used as an additional dwelling, except as provided for secondary dwellings 2 .
3. The structure shall not be used for commercial or industrial purposes.
4. The accessory structure shall not be used to store commercial vehicles, except as provided in subsection 8-4G-4A2 of this title.
5. All accessory structures shall be included in the coverage calculations for a particular property.
B. Location Standards: The location of accessory structures shall be restricted as follows:
1. Accessory structures shall not be located in any required setbacks or on any publicly dedicated easements.
2. Accessory structures in the front yard shall not impede connection of the dwelling to a municipal wastewater collection and treatment system.
3. Accessory structures in the front yard shall not block the view of the main entrance to the principal permitted dwelling.
C. Size Standards: The size of accessory structures shall be restricted as follows:
1. Accessory structures in the front yard of parcels less than one (1) acre in size shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the square footage of the footprint of the principal permitted dwelling or one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet, whichever is less.
D. Height Standards: The height of an accessory structure shall be restricted as follows:
1. An accessory structure shall not exceed a height of twenty four feet (24').
2. In a residential base district, accessory structures located in the front yard, or within a side yard if any portion of the structure lies between the front property line and a distance of fifteen feet (15') behind the front wall of the principal permitted dwelling, shall not exceed the height of the principal permitted dwelling.
E. Design Standards:
1. All accessory structures shall meet all of the following design standards:
a. The roofing and finish materials shall be similar in color to the principal permitted dwelling;
b. The roof shall have a similar pitch to that of the principal permitted dwelling.
2. Accessory structures greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet shall meet the following additional standards:
a. The accessory structure shall portray the architectural character of the principal permitted dwelling.
(Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 490, 4-9-2003; amd. Ord. 581, 5-25-2005; amd. Ord. 713, 11-12-2008; amd. Ord. 902, 10-2-2019
; amd. Ord. 934, 12-21-2021
)
Notes
| 1 | 1. For structures devoted exclusively to agricultural uses on a farm, see section 8-5-3-4, "Agricultural Structure", of this chapter. |
| 2 | 2. See section 8-5-3-40 of this chapter. |