A. General Standards: Accessory buildings and other accessory structures except communication towers expressly permitted by this title shall be subject to the following standards:
1. Location: No accessory building shall be erected within three feet (3') of any side or rear lot line, and no accessory building shall be erected in any required minimum front yards. No separate accessory building shall be erected within five feet (5') of any other structure. No accessory building shall be erected or remain on any lot or site that does not contain a principal structure except in the case of community gardens as outlined and limited in § 3.2.1.E.
2. Use:
a. The use of an accessory building or structure shall be limited to an allowed accessory use or to an extension of the principal use of the principal building on the site;
b. In no case shall an accessory building or structure be used for a second principal use on a site.
B. Size/Scale/Number; Special Standards For R-1, R-2, R-3 And PUD Districts: The following standards shall apply to accessory buildings in all R-1, R-2, R-3 and PUD districts:
1. There shall be no more than two (2) accessory buildings on a lot or tract with one principal building.
2. The floor area of any accessory building shall not exceed the larger of the following:
a. Eight hundred (800) square feet; or
b. The combined floor area of accessory buildings shall not exceed eight hundred (800) square feet.
3. The height of an accessory building shall not exceed the lower of the following:
a. Ten feet (10') less than the permitted height for the zoning district; or
b. Twenty five feet (25').
Note that this height limit does not apply to permitted antenna structures or the towers or other support systems for them.
C. Size/Scale/Number; GI And LI Districts:
1. Accessory buildings in these districts shall not be located in a required yard, buffer or setback area of any kind;
2. There is no separate limit for the height or size of an accessory building in these districts;
3. There is no limit on the number of accessory buildings in these districts.
(Ord. 2013-20; Ord. 2023-18)