(a) Height. An accessory use or structure shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height.
(b) Location. An unattached use or structure shall be located to the rear of the principal dwelling structure within any side or rear yard no closer than five (5) feet from any side or rear lot line in the RE or SR Districts, and four (4) feet in the VR, or VC District.
(c) Permitted Area. The total area of all accessory uses or structures shall not exceed 768 square feet, except for swimming pools and tennis courts which shall be exempted from these area requirements. Not more than one (1) moveable storage building shall be allowed on any single residential property, and such structure shall comply with the location requirements of subsection (b) above. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
Home occupations or professions shall be regulated as permitted or conditional uses in the various residential districts. A home occupation shall comply with the following standards:
(a) The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to residential use of the dwelling and not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of dwelling unit floor area is devoted to the home occupation. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
(b) The home occupation shall not generate greater traffic volume than is normal for a residential neighborhood.
(c) Not more than one (1) person, other than immediate family residing at the premises, shall be employed in such occupation.
(d) External indication of such home occupation shall be limited to one non-illuminated sign, not more than two (2) square feet, attached flat against the principal structure.
(e) No equipment or process shall be used which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to normal senses off the lot.
(f) No home occupation shall be conducted from any accessory building on the lot.
In particular, a home occupation shall consist primarily of rendering specific personal services, such as those performed by a seamstress, member of the clergy, physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architect, accountant, artist, or private teacher. The home occupation shall be performed by the occupant of the premises and shall include employment of not more than one (1) non-resident of the premises.
A "private swimming pool" as regulated herein, means any pool or open tank not located within a completely enclosed building and containing water to depth, at any point greater than one and one-half (1-1/2) feet. No such swimming pool, exclusive of portable swimming pools with an area of less than 100 square feet, shall be allowed in any residential district unless the following conditions and requirements are complied with:
(a) The pool is intended to be used solely for the occupants of the principal use of the property on which it is located.
(b) Such pool, including any walks, paved areas, and appurtenances thereto, shall not be located in any front yard, nor closer than five (5) feet to any property line or structure.
(c) The area of the swimming pool, exclusive of decks, walks and other appurtenances, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the lot or parcel.
(d) All lights used for the illumination of the swimming pool and adjacent areas shall be designed, located and installed so as to confine the direct beams thereof to the lot or parcel on which the pool is located.
A zoning permit shall be required for the construction or installation of any private swimming pool. The owner of the property, or his agent, shall certify that the pool will be constructed, installed and maintained in conformance with the above requirements.
(Ord. 2002-09. Passed 10-7-02.)
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