1288.11 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
   (a)   Nonresidential Districts.
      (1)   No part of a detached accessory structure shall be less than sixty (60) feet from any front lot line when the adjoining lot is located in a Residential District.
      (2)   Accessory structures may be erected as a part of or connected to the principal structure but in either case shall be considered a part of the principal structure provided that all yard requirements for a principal structure are complied with.
      (3)   Accessory structures are subject to the requirements of Chapter 1262, Sections 1262.04 to 1262.14.
   (b)   Residential Districts.
      (1)   In all Residential Districts there shall be allowed not more than two (2) accessory structures per lot of record, one (1) to be used as an attached or detached garage.
      (2)   Accessory structures shall not be constructed where the total lot building coverage for all buildings exceeds the maximum lot coverage as allowed in each of the zoning districts. Accessory structures also shall not occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of a required rear yard. The total area of all accessory structures combined shall comply with the following:
         A.   For lots less than or equal to one (1) acre in size, the total area of all accessory structures combined shall not exceed the ground floor area of the principal structure.
         B.   For lots greater than one (1) acre in size, the total area of all accessory structures combined shall not exceed 2,000 square feet in area.
      (3)   Where an accessory structure is structurally attached in any way to the main or principal building it shall be subject to, and must conform with all regulations of this Zoning Code applicable to the principal structure.
      (4)   Any accessory structure, except those buildings used as a garage and attached to the principal structure shall be built in the rear yard area.
      (5)   Detached accessory structures shall be located a minimum of six (6) feet from any other structure on the same lot and shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from any lot line.
      (6)   When the rear line of a corner lot abuts the side line of an adjoining lot in a Residential District, no accessory structure shall be within eight (8) feet of such abutting lot line or closer to the side street lot line than the front yard setback of the principal structure on the adjoining lot, but in no case shall the setback be less than twenty-five (25) feet.
      (7)   When the rear line of a corner lot abuts the rear line of any other lot or is directly across an alley therefrom, no accessory structure shall be closer to the side street lot line of the corner lot than the side street yard setback of the principal structure on the corner lot, but in no case shall the setback be less than twenty-five (25) feet.
      (8)   Detached accessory structures shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height.
      (9)   An accessory structure being used as an attached or detached garage or a portion thereof may be rented or leased for not more than one (1) motor vehicle (noncommercial type only) to a person not a resident of the dwelling on the lot.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95; Ord. 98-2. Passed 6-22-98; Ord. 2001-3. Passed 10-8-01.)