TABLE 1
PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS OF REQUIRED YARDS2
PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS OF REQUIRED YARDS2
Projection Or Accessory Use | All Yards | Rear Yard | Interior Side Yard | Corner Side Yard | Court Yard |
Projection Or Accessory Use | All Yards | Rear Yard | Interior Side Yard | Corner Side Yard | Court Yard |
Arbors and trellises | X | - | - | - | - |
Awnings and canopies projecting into 10% or less of yard depth | X | - | - | - | - |
Balconies, open | X | - | - | - | - |
Bay windows | X | - | - | - | - |
Chimneys | X | - | - | - | - |
Decks, open or enclosed | - | X | - | - | - |
Dish antennas1 | - | X | - | - | X |
Dog runs, enclosed1 | - | X | - | - | - |
Eaves, overhanging | X | - | - | - | - |
Fences1 | X | - | - | - | - |
Flagpoles | X | - | - | - | - |
Garages or carports1 | - | X | - | - | - |
Gardens, vegetable | - | X | X | X | X |
Greenhouses | - | X | - | - | - |
Gutters | X | - | - | - | - |
Hedges (see Fences1) | X | - | - | - | - |
Laundry drying equipment | - | X | X | - | - |
Light standards, ornamental | X | - | - | - | - |
Loading, off street, open1 | - | X | X | - | X |
- | X | X | - | - | |
Parking, off street, open1 | X | - | - | - | - |
Patios | - | X | X | - | X |
Porches/breezeways, open1 | - | X | - | - | - |
Recreational equipment | - | X | X | - | - |
Refuse enclosures1 | - | X | X | - | - |
Sheds and storage buildings1 | - | X | - | - | - |
Signs1 | X | - | - | - | - |
Stairways, open unroofed | X | - | - | - | - |
Steps | X | - | - | - | - |
Swimming pools, private1 | - | X | - | - | - |
Television or radio towers or antennas1 | - | X | X | X | - |
Tennis courts, private | - | X | - | - | - |
Trees, shrubs, and flowers | X | - | - | - | - |
Walls (see Fences1) | X | - | - | - | - |
Other accessory uses | - | X | - | - | - |
Notes:
1. See also separate regulations herein.
2. X = permitted, subject to requirements of table 2 of this section.
3. Mechanical equipment shall be prohibited between the front or corner side lot line and the principal building.
(Ord. 14-1683)
TABLE 2
STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
A. Maximum height in Residential Districts: | ||
In feet | 17 | |
In stories | 1 | |
B. Maximum coverage of required rear yard1 | 35% | |
C. Minimum setback from any lot line in feet2 | 3 | |
D. Minimum setback from principal or other accessory building in feet:
Size Of Accessory Building | Rear Yard Setback | Setback From Principal And Other Accessory Buildings6 |
Less than 500 square feet | 3 feet | 10 feet |
500 - 750 square feet5 | 25%3 | 15 feet |
750 - 1,001 square feet5 | 50%3 | 20 feet |
E. Maximum number and size of residential accessory buildings4:
Maximum Number Permitted | Maximum Floor Area In Square Feet | |
Detached garage | 1 | 1,000 square feet |
All other accessory buildings | 1 | 300 square feet |
Cumulative for all accessory buildings | 2 | 1,000 square feet |
Notes:
1. Cumulative for all accessory structures in rear yard. Excludes areas occupied by open patios and decks and swimming pools. Percentage of coverage applies to area of actual required rear yard when it is smaller than area of required rear yard.
2. Except fences, walls, landscape screens, berms and hedges. Structures are subject also to the yard requirements of table 1 of this section, which may impose greater setbacks from lot lines for certain structures.
3. Expressed as a percentage of the principal building rear yard setback.
4. On residential lots in any RS District.
5. All accessory buildings 500 square feet and greater must use the same building materials and color as the principal building.
6. Except enclosed decks and patios and accessory uses that are structurally a part of the principal building; except a shed having a floor area of less than 100 square feet and a height of less than 10 feet.
(Ord. 86-382, 12-22-1986; amd. Ord. 99-729; Ord. 09-979)