(a) In the RU, RS, RD and RA Districts, accessory buildings and uses are limited to:
(1) A noncommercial greenhouse that does not exceed in floor area twenty-five percent of the ground floor area of the main building;
(2) A private residential garage used only for the housing of noncommercial passenger automobiles and with a floor area not to exceed 1,080 square feet. An additional floor area of 100 square feet may be provided for each 3,000 square feet of lot area by which such lot exceeds 6,000 square feet, provided that no garage shall exceed 1,200 square feet; (Ord. 13-2016. Passed 10-10-16.)
(3) A home occupation;
(4) A vegetable or flower garden; and
(5) A tennis court, swimming pool, garden house, pergola, ornamental gate, barbecue oven, fireplace and similar uses customarily accessory to residential uses. (Ord. 1817. Passed 10-28-74; Ord. 2626. Passed 10-8-90.)
(b) In the RA District, there may also be storage garages and parking lots conforming with the provisions of Chapter 1268.
(c) In the Commercial and Industrial Districts, there may also be:
(1) Parking lots and garages conforming with the requirements of Chapter 1268; and
(2) Use of not to exceed forty percent of the floor area of a building for incidental storage or light industrial activity.
(d) There shall be the following additional regulations for accessory buildings:
(1) No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has been actually commenced, and no accessory building shall be used unless the main building on the lot is also being used. However, nothing shall prevent the use of a temporary construction shed or road wagon for the storage of tools, material and equipment by a contractor during building construction.
(2) No accessory building may be erected in front of a main building unless the accessory building is attached to the main building by a common wall.
(3) Accessory buildings may not be used for dwelling purposes.
(Ord. 1775. Passed 10-22-73; Ord. 1-2010. Passed 2-22-10.)