1157.03 ACCESSORY USES IN U1 SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE DISTRICT; NEW STANDARDS.
   (a)   An accessory use customarily incident to a Class U1 use shall also be permitted in a Class U1 District, provided such accessory use is located upon the same lot with the structure or use to which it is accessory.
 
   (b)   In a U1 District, a private garage permitted as an accessory building shall not provide storage for more than four motor vehicles.
 
   (c)   (EDITOR'S NOTE: This subsection was repealed by Ordinance 2704, passed August 13, 1996. See Chapter 1167 for provisions relating to signs.)
 
   (d)   In a Class U1 District, a private driveway or walk used for access to a Class U2 use shall in no case be permitted as an accessory use.
 
   (e)   A store, trade or business shall not be permitted as an accessory use except that the office of a person engaged in a professional occupation may be located in the dwelling used by such professional as his or her private residence, and except that any person carrying on a customary home occupation may do so in a dwelling used by him or her as his or her private residence, provided that no persons, other than members of his or her own household, are employed in such office or occupation and that no window display or signboard is used to advertise such occupation.
 
   (f)   An accessory structure may be erected as an integral part of a principal structure or it may be connected thereto by a breezeway or other similar structure.
 
   (g)   An accessory structure may be erected detached from the principal structure. No detached accessory structure shall be erected in any yard except a rear yard or a side yard. It may not be closer than fifty feet from lot lines on a lot created after the effective date of this section (December 31, 1998), or on a lot of more than five acres created prior to December 31, 1998, which can meet the standards in this subsection. For computing the setbacks of a rear yard, as required herein, if a detached accessory structure is connected to the principal structure by a breezeway, the ground area of such breezeway shall be considered as part of the accessory structure to be included in the computation.
 
   (h)   Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, accessory structures, not including a private garage, for yard maintenance equipment, storage of garden tools, cultivating tools, lawnmowers, snowblowers, swimming pool equipment and garden and nursery supplies and equipment, and related tools and supplies, shall not be less than six feet in height and 100 square feet in area and shall not exceed eight feet in height or 250 square feet in area. There shall not be more than two such accessory structures on each lot.
 
   (i)   An accessory structure, if not located in the rear yard, shall be an integral part of, or connected with, the principal structure to which it is an accessory, and shall be so placed as to meet all yard requirements for a principal structure of the same height and other dimensions as the accessory structure. (Ord. 2248. Passed 12-5-87; Ord. 3053. Passed 3-14-00; Ord. 2010-35. Passed 11-9-10.)
   (j)   A private swimming pool shall be allowed as an accessory use if it complies with the following conditions and requirements:
      (1)   The swimming pool is to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of the property on which it is located;
      (2)   The swimming pool may not be located in the front yard nor closer than fifty feet from a required rear or side lot line on a lot created after the effective date of this section (December 31, 1998), or on a lot of more than five acres created prior to December 31, 1998, which can meet the standards in this subsection; and
      (3)   The swimming pool shall be covered with a manual or automatic safety pool cover that meets all the performance standards of the American Soceity for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”), in compliance with standard ASTM F1346, or a similar subsequently-adopted standard, or the pool shall be walled or fenced to prevent uncontrolled access by children from the street or adjacent properties. The fence or wall shall comport with the requirements of Section 1163.20, except that no such fence shall be less than four feet in height and except that all such fences shall be maintained in good condition with a secure gate.
         (Ord. 2019-28. Passed 11-12-19.)
   (k)   A private tennis court or sport court shall be allowed as an accessory use if it complies with the following conditions and requirements:
      (1)   The tennis court or sport court is to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of the property on which it is located;
      (2)   The tennis court or sport court may not be located in the front yard area nor closer than fifty feet from a required rear or side lot line on a lot created after the effective date of this section (December 31, 1998), or on a lot of more than five acres created prior to December 31, 1998, which can meet the standards in this subsection;
      (3)   No lights shall illuminate the tennis court or sport court unless the tennis court or sport court is at least 100 feet from a required rear or side lot line and such lights are adequately shielded and will provide directional lighting ("cut-off lights") and will create no annoying glare on adjacent lots.
      (4)   No lights illuminating the tennis court or sport court may be used past 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Friday or 11:00 p.m. Saturday.
      (5)   Any fence which surrounds the tennis court or sport court shall conform with the requirements of Section 1163.11, except that the height of such fence may be up to twelve feet.
      (6)   Any proposed tennis court or sport court shall be reviewed and approved by the Architectural Review Board which shall review and provide for adequate screening, directional lighting and landscaping. (Ord. 2010-35. Passed 11-9-10.)
   (l)   In a dwelling occupied as a private residence, not more than two rooms may be rented or table board furnished to not more than four persons, provided, however, that no window display or signboard shall be used to advertise such use, and provided, further, that such private residence may not be used as an establishment serving and catering to transients.
 
   (m)   A private stable (which term shall include the paddock), permitted as an accessory use, shall not accommodate more than one horse for each 40,000 square feet of lot area and there shall be at least 20,000 square feet of paddock area per horse. No private stable shall be located nearer than 100 feet to any public highway. No private stable for the accommodation of more than five horses shall be located nearer than 150 feet to any property line. No private stable shall be situated in the front yard area nor nearer than forty feet to a rear or side or line. No private stable shall be located nearer than 150 feet to any inhabited dwelling.
(Ord. 2248. Passed 12-5-87; Ord. 3053. Passed 3-14-00; Ord. 2010-35. Passed 11-9-10.)
   (n)   The keeping of chickens and other domesticated fowl are permitted in compliance with Codified Ordinance Section 518.18 and are governed by the regulations and procedures set forth therein.
(Ord. 2022-27. Passed 2-14-23.)