(a) Applicability. These standards shall apply to all Accessory Structures as defined in Chapter 1161
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(b) Location. All accessory structures shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure. In no case, shall an accessory structure be located nearer to the front lot line than the principal building.
(c) Accessory structures may encroach a required side or rear yard setback as follows:
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*If a side or rear yard abuts an alley, an accessory structure must be setback a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the alley.
(d) An accessory structure shall not be located closer than five (5) feet from the principal building or any other accessory structure.
(e) Height.
(1) Accessory structures located in the AG, RE, R-LD, R-MD, RT, MHC and RM Districts shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet.
(2) Accessory structures located in the CBD and CN Districts shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet.
(3) Accessory structure located in the CG, SI and AM Districts shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
(f) Size.
(1) In the AG, RE, R-LD, R-MD, MHC and TR Districts, the cumulative area of all accessory structures shall not exceed eight hundred (800) square feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot area, whichever is smaller. In any District, if ten percent (10%) of the lot size is less than five hundred eighty (580) square feet, the lot shall be permitted to have one (1) accessory structure up to five hundred eighty (580) square feet in area.
(2) In the RM District, a lot containing one or more multi-unit residential building(s) may have accessory structures devoted to each unit (i.e., detached garage) or may have one (1) or more larger structures accessible to all units (i.e., club house). The cumulative maximum size of all accessory structures on a lot shall be calculated on a rate of two hundred ninety (290) square feet of accessory structure per residential unit on said lot.
(3) CDB and CN District, the cumulative area of all accessory structures shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet or ten percent (10%) of the lot area, whichever is smaller.
(4) There is no maximum cumulative square footage of accessory structures in the CB, SI and AM Districts, but in no may the total square footage of all accessory structures exceed the size of the principal building.
(g) Accessory Commercial Uses in the RM District. Any commercial use allowed in the RM District shall be considered an accessory use and shall be designed and located for the convenience of the occupants of the multi-unit structure. Said accessory use shall be located entirely within such structure with exterior public entrance(s) solely from the lobby of the structure and shall occupy not more than ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area of the multi-unit structure. (Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)