Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the principal use are permitted in a U-2 District, provided that they are located on the same lot or parcel of land with the main building or use to which they are accessory, and subject to the following specific limitations:
(a) Maximum Number of Buildings. Only one garage building and one accessory building are permitted per single-family dwelling.
(b) Private Garages.
(1) In a U-2 District, a private garage for every dwelling, either attached or detached, shall be provided to accommodate at least two private passenger cars.
(2) With respect to an accessory building in a rear yard, the following regulations shall apply:
A. Attached garage.
1. Minimum side yard setback - five feet;
2. Minimum roof pitch - three/twelve (no shed roof);
3. Minimum size - 400 square feet (two-car);
4. Maximum size - 1,000 square feet (three-car); and
5. Maximum height - 17.5 feet to ridge.
B. Detached garage.
1. Minimum side and rear yard setbacks for frame and masonry construction:
a. Three feet on a lot with sixty foot frontage or less;
b. Five feet on a lot with sixty-one foot frontage or more;
2. Minimum setback from house:
a. Frame - if adding on to house, ten feet; if building new garage, twenty feet;
b. Masonry - if adding on to house, ten feet; if building new garage, twenty feet;
3. Minimum size - 400 square feet (two-car);
4. Maximum size - 1,000 square feet (three-car);
5. Minimum roof pitch - three/twelve (no shed roof); and
6. Maximum height - 17.5 feet to ridge.
(c) Storage Building, Tool Shed, Greenhouse, Pool, Cabana and Gazebo.
(1) Minimum size - none;
(2) Maximum size -
A. 120 square feet for lots with less than 1/2 acre of land;
B. 144 square feet for lots with 1/2 to 3/4 of an acre of land; and
C. 196 square feet for lots in excess of 3/4 acre of land, with a dimension limit of 16 feet in length for any structure.
(3) Set back from house - twenty feet;
(4) Side and rear yard setback - five feet;
(5) Maximum height:
A. Flat roof - eight feet;
B. Pitched roof - eleven feet to ridge; and
(6) Concrete or suitable base determined by the Building Commissioner.
(d) Buildings on Corner Lots. An accessory building, whether or not detached from the main building, shall not be erected or maintained on a corner lot within the front set-back line of the adjacent dwelling or within ten feet of the rear line where the rear line of the corner lot is identical with the side line of an interior lot.
(e) Home Occupations. See Section 1195.06.
(f) Porches and Decks in Front Yards.
(1) Porches and decks, open or enclosed, shall conform with the setback requirements as specified in Section 1159.09.
(2) All porches and decks, open or enclosed, shall be approved by the Architectural Board of Review prior to the issuance of a building permit for construction.
(Ord. 1992-40. Passed 1-25-93; Ord. 2006-12. Passed 6-26-06.)