(a) An accessory building may be erected as an integral part of a principal building, or it may be connected thereto by a breezeway or other similar structure.
(b) An accessory building may be erected detached from the principal building. No detached accessory building shall be erected in any required yard except a rear yard, and shall not occupy more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the area of the required rear yard and shall be located a minimum of five feet from lot lines. For computing the percentage of occupancy of a rear yard, as required herein, if a detached accessory building is connected to the principal building by a breezeway, the ground area of such breezeway shall be considered as a part of the accessory building and be included in the computation. (Notwithstanding the above, accessory buildings to be located on properties in excess of four (4) acres or larger (may (i) occupy no more than forty five percent (45%) of the rear yard, and (ii) must be no larger than two thousand (2,000) square feet in total size (as specifically approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission upon recommendation by the Zoning Inspector).
(c) Any accessory building, if not located in the rear yard, shall be an integral part of, or connected with, the principal building to which it is an accessory, and shall be so placed as to meet all yard requirements for a principal building of the same height and other dimensions as such accessory building. (Ord. 2023-04. Passed 2-15-23.)