Accessory buildings, except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance, shall be subject to the following regulations.
(A) Where the accessory building is structurally attached to a main building, it shall be subject to and must conform to all regulations of this ordinance applicable to main or principal buildings.
(B) Accessory buildings shall not be erected in any required yard except a rear yard, providing further that in no instance shall such a building be nearer than 18 inches to any adjoining lot line.
(C) An accessory building shall not exceed 1 story or 16 feet in height; further, accessory buildings may occupy not more than 25% of a required rear yard, or 40% of any non-required rear yard.
(D) An accessory building shall be located on the rear ½ of the lot except when structurally attached to the main building.
(E) No detached accessory building shall be located closer than 10 feet to any main building or main or accessory buildings on adjacent property.
(F) When an accessory building is located on a corner lot, the side lot of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot to its rear, that building shall not project beyond the front yard line required on the lot in rear of that corner lot.
(G) In the case of double frontage lots, accessory buildings shall observe front yard requirements on both street frontages whenever there are any principal buildings fronting on those streets in the same block or adjacent blocks.
(H) No detached or attached accessory building(s) intended for the parking and storage of private motor vehicles shall exceed, in total aggregate floor space of all such accessory buildings on a lot, 1,152 square feet in gross floor area in a residential district.
(1) In addition to the above allowable space for the parking and storage of private motor vehicles, there may be up to 250 square feet of space attached with the garage, or a separate detached accessory building not larger than 12 by 12 feet may be located on the same lot for the storage of tools and recreation equipment or for a dog house. Use of any detached accessory building in any residential, business, or office district for a use other than the parking and storage of private motor vehicles, tools, recreation equipment, or dog houses requires review and approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(2) Where lots or parcels exceed ½ of an acre (21,780 square feet), accessory buildings may exceed the above limits, provided that lot coverage limits as established at Appendix A are not exceeded and total aggregate floor space of all accessory buildings does not exceed 1,512 square feet.
(3) Where lots or parcels exceed 3/4 of an acre (32,670 square feet), accessory buildings may exceed the above limits, provided that lot coverage limits as established at Appendix A are not exceeded and total aggregate floor space of all accessory buildings does not exceed 1,824 square feet.
(4) Where lots or parcels exceed 1 acre (43,560 square feet) and less than 87,119 square feet or 2 acres, accessory buildings may exceed the above limits, provided that lot coverage limits as established at Appendix A are not exceeded and total aggregate floor space of all accessory buildings does not exceed 2,250 square feet.
(5) Where lots or parcels exceed 2 acres (87,120 square feet), accessory buildings may exceed the above limits, provided that lot coverage limits as established at Appendix A are not exceeded and total aggregate floor space of all accessory buildings does not exceed an additional 250 square feet per full acre.
(6) There may only be 2 detached accessory structures allowed per parcel.
(I) All accessory buildings shall conform to the architectural style of the main structure and match the color and material of the main structure.
(Ord. 2018- -157, passed 4-2-2018)