(A) Location of accessory buildings. Accessory buildings may occupy 10% of the gross lot area, must be built a minimum of ten feet from any lot line, and except for attached garages, must be built to the rear of the principal building.
(B) Home occupation. Home occupations, such as, but not limited to, dressmaking, catering, baking, hairdressing, laundering, cooking, designing, accounting and the practice of law, medicine and dentistry shall be permitted conditionally as accessory uses in a residence or accessory building thereof, subject to the following limitations.
(1) No display of products shall be visible from the street.
(2) No mechanical equipment shall be installed or used except such that is normally used for domestic, professional or hobby purposes and which does not cause noise or other interference in radio and television reception.
(3) Not over 25% of the total actual floor area or 500 square feet, whichever is less, shall be used for a home occupation.
(4) No more than two persons not residing in the dwelling may be engaged in the home occupation.
(C) Swimming pool. All public, commercial or private outdoor swimming pools of three feet or more in depth, either above ground or below ground, and of either permanent or temporary construction shall meet the following requirements in addition to setbacks and other requirements specified elsewhere.
(1) The setback for an above ground swimming pool from any lot line equals the required setback for accessory structures in the district in which it is located plus one foot for each foot over five of pool height. The setback for an in-ground swimming pool shall be at least two feet.
(2) A fence be erected to a minimum height of four feet to completely enclose all sides of the pool not bounded by a building. A gate of equal height shall be installed and securely fastened when the pool is not in use.
(3) Contractor must have construction fence/silt fence surrounding pool area (construction site) while under construction.
(4) All mechanical equipment be located a minimum of five feet from any property line and must be screened from view.
(D) Dwellings as accessory uses.
(1) Dwellings may be accessory uses in residential, office/institutional and neighborhood business districts if located inside the principal structure or as a detached structure that is secondary to the primary structure in size or location such as a garage apartment. Dwellings as accessory uses in residential districts are permitted only if used as a residence by relatives or household employees and no rent is charged. Mobile homes shall not be used as accessory residences in any residential district except the MFH II District.
(2) One single-family dwelling per individual business may be an accessory use in the NB Neighborhood Business District if located inside the principal building.
(3) Travel trailers and recreation vehicles may not be used as an accessory dwelling.
(E) Retail sales and services as accessory uses. Retail sales and services are permitted as accessory uses when clearly incidental to the principal use. With the exception of restaurants in conjunction with a motel, such uses shall be conducted wholly within the principal building, without access thereto other than from within the building, and without exterior advertising or display. In hospitals and clinics these accessory uses may include drug stores, florists, gift and book shops and cafeterias. In institutional settings, office buildings, hotels, country club houses and airports, such activities may include gift and book shops, restaurants, cafeterias and coffee shops, lounges, pro shops and beauty and barbershops.
(F) Fences and walls.
(1) Ornamental fences and walls not over four feet high may project into or may enclose any front or side yard, and fences or walls enclosing rear yards may be six feet high. An open fence or wall through which clear vision is possible from one side to the other on a horizontal plane and such openings occupy 50% or more of the area of the fences or walls, may be erected in the rear yard to a maximum height of ten feet in nonresidential districts. The finished side on the fences shall be on the outside facing the street and/or neighboring properties.
(2) Survey map is required for installation of fence, to illustrate intent of location. A minimum setback of one inch is required from the property line.
(G) Satellite dish antenna ; general require- ments.
(1) All satellite dishes shall be installed in compliance with FCC regulations.
(2) Residential satellite dishes shall not exceed 24 inches in diameter and nonresidential satellite dishes shall not exceed 36 inches in diameter unless approved by the UDO Administrator.
(3) If possible, satellite dishes shall not be located in a front yard and shall be hidden from view of the public right-of-way. All locations shall be approved by the UDO Administrator.
(H) Beehives as accessory uses.
(1) Up to five hives shall be permitted on a single parcel.
(2) Hives shall be placed at ground level or securely attached to an anchor or stand. If the hive is securely attached to an anchor or stand, the anchor or stand may be permanently attached to a roof surface.
(3) Hives must comply with all setback requirements for accessory structures.
(4) Removal of hives may be required if the owner no longer maintains the hive or if removal is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(Ord. eff. 9-6-2012, § 7.2; Am. Ord. 16-1, passed 4-7-2016; Am. Ord. 21-1, passed 9-17-2020)