Accessory buildings, except as otherwise permitted in this Zoning Code, shall be subject to the following regulations:
(a) Where the accessory building is structurally attached to a principal building, it shall be subject to and must conform to all regulations of this Zoning Code applicable to main or principal buildings.
(b) An accessory building shall be located in the rear yard except when structurally attached to the main building.
(c) The total square footage of all detached accessory buildings may occupy not more than the following:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the required rear yard; and
(2) Forty percent (40%) of any nonrequired rear yard.
(d) In no instance shall a detached accessory building be nearer than ten feet to any adjoining lot (see also subsection (g) hereof) or nearer than ten feet to the principal building.
(e) In no instance shall the total area, in square feet, of all detached accessory buildings summed collectively exceed the ground floor area of the principal building.
(f) In the case of double frontage lots, accessory buildings shall observe front yard requirements on all street frontages.
(g) When an accessory building is located in the rear yard area on a corner lot, the side lot line of which is substantially a continuation of the required front yard setback of the lot to its rear, said accessory building shall be set back from the street side at least as far as the required front yard setback of the lot at the rear of the subject corner lot.
(h) Private garages are permitted in any residentially zoned district, subject to the provisions of Chapter 1250. In any residence zone, no private garage shall be erected closer to the side lot line than the permitted distance for the dwelling, unless the garage shall be completely to the rear of the dwelling, in which event the garage may be erected ten feet from the side lot line. No garage or portion thereof shall extend into the required front yard area.
(i) The following dimensional requirements listed in "Table of Allowances for Detached Accessory Buildings shall apply to detached accessory buildings.
TABLE OF ALLOWANCES FOR DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
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Zoning District | R-E | R-L | R-M | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 |
Maximum number of buildings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Maximum rear yard coverage (%) | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard | 25% of required rear yard and 40% of non- required rear yard |
Maximum size of all accessory buildings in sq. ft. | 1,200 + 15% ground floor area of principal building | 1,100 + 15% ground floor area of principal building | 1,000 + 15% ground floor area of principal building | 750 + 25% ground floor area of principal building | 600 + 25% ground floor area of principal building | 500 + 25% ground floor area of principal building | 500 |
Maximum height in ft. | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70; Ord. 150. Passed 1-4-85; Ord. 2019-05. Passed 6-10-19.)