(a) In addition to one (1) private, detached garage, a second accessory storage or utility building may be erected in a rear yard, and it shall not be larger than one hundred eighty (180) square feet. Excepting gazebos, an accessory building shall not exceed eleven (11) feet in height unless a greater height is authorized by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals. Such building shall be at least six (6) feet from all lot lines of adjoining lots which are in any “R” District and at least six (6) feet from alley lines and from any other building or structure on the same lot. On a corner lot abutting in the rear either directly or across an alley, the side lot line of another lot in an “R” District, any accessory building within twenty-five (25) feet of the rear lot line shall be distant from the side street lot line not less than one-half (1/2) the required front setback on the side street.
(b) An accessory building may be erected as an integral part of the principal building or, if it is at least ten (10) feet from the same, may be connected thereto by a breezeway or similar structure, provided that all setback and court requirements of this Zoning Code for a principal building are complied with.
(c) In all “R” Districts, the minimum setbacks for private, detached garages shall be the setbacks required of the principal structure.
(d) The maximum height for a gazebo shall be twelve and a half (12-1/2) feet from its base to the highest point of its roof and shall be measured from the average adjacent ground elevation or from the floor of the deck upon which it is built.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)