(A) General.
(1) In each zoning district, unless otherwise prohibited, any use, building and/or structure customarily incidental to and accessory to a permitted use, structure and/or building in the zoning district shall be permitted as an accessory use. However, accessory uses for which a conditional use permit is required shall be required to obtain the permit.
(2) No accessory use, building, and/or structure may be established until the primary use of the lot has been established.
(3) There shall be no more than two accessory uses, buildings, and/or structures per lot. Air conditioning units shall not be counted as one of the two allowable accessory uses, buildings, and/or structures but shall meet the setback requirements for an accessory structure.
(B) Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, home occupations, keeping of not more than two roomers and/or boarders by a resident family, temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work while construction is in progress, and any other use customarily found in conjunction with and required for full utilization and enjoyment of the principal use.
(C) Accessory buildings/structures.
(1) Accessory buildings/structures shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, utility sheds, garages, swimming pools, tennis courts, satellite receiving stations for individual use, and any other building or structure customarily found in conjunction with and required for full utilization and enjoyment of the principal use.
(2) Fences and signs are not considered accessory uses.
(3) A structure or building connected to a principal structure or building by a breezeway or other similar structure shall be considered a part of the principal structure or building.
(4) No accessory structures or buildings shall be erected in any yard except a rear yard or side yard. No detached accessory structure or building shall occupy more than 35% of the area of the required rear yard, and the structure or building shall be located a minimum of six feet from all lot lines except for a detached garage, which shall meet the minimum side yard requirements for the zoning district in which it is located.
(5) The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 12 feet except for a detached garage, the height of which shall not exceed 18 feet. The distance of detached accessory buildings or structures from other buildings or structures on the same lot shall be at least six feet.
(6) In-ground swimming pools, tennis courts and other recreational facilities used for the enjoyment of the occupants of the principal use of the property on which it is located shall be considered accessory uses but must meet the following restrictions.
(a) The structure shall not be located in any yard except the rear yard and shall meet all yard setback requirements for the zoning district in which it is located.
(b) Attractive nuisances, including in-ground swimming pools, or the entire property on which they are located, shall be walled or fenced to prevent uncontrolled access by children from the street or from adjacent properties. The fence or wall shall not be less than six feet in height (excluding posts) and shall be maintained in good condition with a self-closing gate and lock.
(c) The six-foot fence zoning requirements for in-ground swimming pools do not apply to above-ground pools or wading pools. Above-ground swimming pools shall be made inaccessible when not in use and any ladder or structure used for accessing an above-ground swimming pool shall be removed and stored in a separate location when not in use.
(7) Satellite receiving stations and other structures used to transmit or receive signals to/from earth satellites for the use of the occupant of the lot on which it is located shall be considered accessory uses but must meet the following restrictions.
(a) The structure shall not be located in any yard except the rear yard and shall meet all yard setback requirements for the zoning district in which it is located.
(b) The structure shall not be roof-mounted in residential districts if larger than three feet in diameter.
(c) The structure shall contain no graphic message or advertising.
(Ord. 1227-98, passed 1-12-1999; Am. Ord. 1574-11, passed 6-14-2011; Am. Ord. 1629-13, passed 6-25-2013; Am. Ord. 1737-17, passed 4-24-2018; Am. Ord. 20-1778, passed 7-28-2020) Penalty, see § 153.999