Accessory buildings customarily incidental to any use permitted herein are permitted, provided that the accessory use in the accessory building shall not include any activity commonly conducted for gain, or any private way or walk giving access to such activity. Permitted accessory buildings shall include the following:
(a) A private garage on the same lot of a single family dwelling with or in the building to which it is accessory and which is designed to contain not more than three motor vehicles, only one of which may be a commercial motor vehicle used primarily for gain and not exceeding two tons weight or capacity. A detached garage shall be limited to one story (15 feet) in height and shall not be closer than ten feet to any principal building upon the lot or the principal building of any adjoining lot. The accessory uses and building listed herewith are permitted on the same lot and at such time as the legal main building has been constructed, or is under construction, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) No more than two separate buildings, including detached garages and utility buildings, shall be permitted as accessory uses per lot in addition to the dwelling unit;
(2) If a dwelling has an attached garage, no more than one additional accessory building shall be permitted per lot; and
(3) All garages, utility and other accessory buildings must be at least three feet from the rear lot line, and three feet from the side lot line and not be within 20 feet of any street line or in front yards.
(b) Single Family Dwelling Private Garages. Where permitted, garages must be built subject to the following:
(1) Height. The height of garages shall not exceed 15 feet.
(2) Size. One-car garages shall not exceed 16 feet x 24 feet; two-car garages shall not exceed 24 feet x 24 feet; three-car garages shall not exceed 35 feet x 24 feet.
(c) Multiple Family Dwelling Private Garages. If the principal building(s) on any lot contain or total collectively two or more family dwelling units, then the permitted private garages shall be two per family dwelling unit. A detached private garage structure shall be permitted for each principal building on the lot.
(1) Size. Four-car garages shall not exceed 48 feet x 24 feet.
(2) Height. The height of garages shall not exceed 15 feet.
(3) For garage structures containing garages for five or more cars, the maximum garage space shall be 12 feet 6 inches x 26 feet.
(4) For the purpose of this section, a multi-family dwelling unit may contain less than 960 square feet only if it was constructed before the enactment of this section.
(d) Utility Buildings. Where permitted, only utility building may be built in the rear yard pursuant to the following limitations:
(1) Height of the utility building shall not exceed 12 feet.
(2) No wall shall exceed either 12 feet in length or seven feet in height. For purposes of this section, wall height shall be measured from the floor to the top plate, below any rafter.
(3) Total square footage of the utility building shall not exceed 120 square feet (e.g., 10 feet x 12 feet or less) for lots up to 20,000 square feet and shall not exceed 144 square feet for lots in excess of 20,000 square feet (e.g., 12 feet x 12 feet or less)
(4) A suitable base and floor material shall be proposed by the owner subject to the approval of the Building Commissioner.
(5) Utility buildings shall be used only for the storage of materials and equipment incidental to the residential use of the property and shall not be used for the storage of automobiles.
(6) The materials and design of the utility building shall be compatible with the main structure and subject to the approval of the Building Commissioner.
(Ord. 2004-102. Passed 10-13-04.)