Accessory buildings and structures are permitted in any zoning district.
A. Accessory Buildings And Structures:
1. Attached Accessory Buildings: All accessory buildings which are attached to principal buildings shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal buildings.
2. Building And Structure Location:
a. No part of an accessory building shall be located closer than five feet (5') to any lot line except in the SR-4 district where an accessory building may be located within three feet (3') of a lot line.
b. In a residential zoning district, no detached accessory building shall be closer than ten feet (10') to the principal building. However for any accessory building over twenty feet (20') in length the required distance between the structures shall be increased by an additional one foot (1') for each foot over twenty feet (20').
c. No part of an accessory building or structure, excluding fences and driveways (upon approval of the village engineer), is permitted on or over any public utility or public drainage easement.
3. Time Of Construction: No accessory building or structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the construction of the principal building to which it is an accessory.
4. Area: The square footage of any accessory building or structure on a lot may not exceed the aggregate total square footage of all principal structures on a lot.
5. Percentage Of Required Yard Occupied: No detached accessory building or buildings shall occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of a required yard.
B. Accessory Building And Structure Height:
1. Height: No detached accessory building or structure shall exceed the height of the principal building or structure. However, in no case shall such accessory building or structure exceed fifteen feet (15') in height.
2. Building Appurtenances: Chimneys, parapet walls, skylights, steeples, flagpoles, smokestacks, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, water towers, stacks, stage towers or scenery lofts, tanks, ornamental towers and spires, roof gardens, recreational facilities, wireless towers, antennas, solar panels, necessary mechanical appurtenances, penthouses to house mechanical appurtenances and the like may be erected above the height limits herein prescribed and shall not be included in calculation of building height. Such items erected more than ten feet (10') in excess of the height limits of the zoning district in which they are located or the height of the structure to which they are attached, shall be required to be reviewed and approved by the village board prior to being erected.
3. Freestanding Flagpoles: Freestanding flagpoles shall not exceed twenty five feet (25') in height as measured from existing grade and shall not be closer than twenty feet (20') to a front property line. (Ord. 2012-05, 1-17-2012)