(A) Authority. Accessory buildings and uses are allowed in the various districts as prescribed in each district and shall be compatible with the principal use.
(B) Location. When a side yard is required, no part of an accessory building shall be located closer than ten feet to the side lot line along such side yard. When a rear yard is required, no part of an accessory building shall be located closer than ten feet to the rear lot line or to those portions of the side lot lines abutting such required rear yard. In a residential district, no detached accessory building shall be closer than ten feet to the principal building, and for each foot over 20 feet in length that the wall of an accessory structure parallels and is next to the principal structure, the required distance between the structures shall be increased by an additional foot.
(C) Time of construction. No accessory building or structure shall be constructed on any lot prior to the start of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.
(D) Rear yard. No accessory building or buildings shall occupy more than 40% of the area of a required rear yard.
(E) Height in rear yards. No accessory building or portion thereof located in a required rear yard shall exceed 15 feet in height.
(F) Reversed corner lots. On a reversed corner lot in a residential district, no accessory building or portion thereof located in a required rear yard shall be closer to the side lot line abutting the street than the required front yard on the adjacent lot to the rear. Further, in the above instance, no such accessory building shall be located within five feet of any part of a rear lot line which coincides with a side lot line or portion thereof of property in a residential district.
(G) Swimming pool. Noncommercial swimming pools in residence districts shall have a safety fence surrounding the pool.
(Ord. 95, passed 4-5-71)