Accessory buildings, except as otherwise permitted in the Zoning Code, shall be subject to the following regulations:
(a) When an accessory building is attached to the main structure, it shall be subject to and must comply with all regulations applicable to the main structure.
(b) In One-Family Residential Districts, each dwelling shall be limited to two detached accessory buildings, provided that the combined total floor area of the detached buildings shall not exceed 650 square feet or one-half the floor area of the principal dwelling or two percent of the total land area of the lot or parcel, whichever is greater. In no instance shall the combined floor area of the detached accessory buildings exceed 2,500 square feet.
(c) In One-Family and Two-Family Residential Districts, detached accessory buildings shall be erected only in the rear yard.
(d) In the RM, OS, B, I and SP Districts, accessory buildings shall not be erected in any front yard.
(e) Detached accessory buildings shall not be located closer than three feet to any side lot line nor closer than six feet to any rear lot line. At the discretion of the Superintendent of Public Works or the Superintendent of the Department of Building, larger setbacks may be required for drainage purposes.
(f) No accessory building shall be located in any public utility easement. Where public utility easements have not been granted, such easements may be required. The Department of Public Works shall describe and prepare the easement for recording with the Macomb County Register of Deeds.
(g) No detached accessory building shall be located closer than three feet to any main building.
(h) When an accessory building is located on a corner lot or parcel having a rear yard which abuts the side yard of the adjacent lot or parcel, the accessory building shall be placed so that the side yard abutting the public right-of-way shall not be less than required front yard of the district. When an accessory building is located on a corner lot or parcel having a rear yard which abuts the rear yard of the adjacent lot or parcel, the accessory building shall be placed so that the side yard abutting a public right-of-way shall be not less than ten feet.
(i) In those instances where the rear lot line abuts a public alley right-of-way, the accessory building shall not be closer than one foot to such rear lot line.
(j) No detached accessory building shall exceed one story or fourteen feet in height.
(k) In the RM, OS, B, P, I and SP Districts, all accessory buildings proposed to be added to a lot or parcel of land containing an existing principal use or building shall be subject to site plan review and approval by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. 260-A-119. Passed 5-27-86; Ord. 260-A-265. Passed 9-7-95; Ord. 260-A-277. Passed 9-30-96; Ord. 260-A-292. Passed 8-18-97; Ord. 260-A-381. Passed 10-6-03; Ord. 260-A-467. Passed 9-25-17.)