Accessory building or structure" shall mean a structure and/or use which is subordinate, secondary, and incidental to the principal building or use and is located on the same lot as the principal building or use. Residential accessory structures include detached garages, tool and garden sheds, tennis courts, swimming pools and similar facilities. Such accessory structures are subject to the following additional requirements:
(a) In the R-2, and/or R-3 Districts, no separate accessory structure can be erected on a vacant lot, or any lot where there is no principal residential structure, without the specific approval of the Planning and Zoning Board. Such approval, if granted, shall specify the conditions under which such accessory building can be erected.
(b) An accessory use or structure shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height.
(Ord. 2016-105. Passed 8-22-16.)
(c) A freight or shipping container shall not be used as an accessory building or structure unless it meets the following criteria:
(1) It is what is typically referred to as an intermodal freight container defined as a durable closed rectangular box, made of metal, preferably rust-retardant Corten steel; almost all usually eight (8) feet (2.44 m) wide, and of either twenty (20) or forty (40) feet (6.10 or 12.19 m) standard length, as defined by the International Organization for Standardizations (ISO) standard 668:2020. The worldwide standard heights are eight (8) feet six (6) inches (2.59 m) and nine (9) feet six (6) inches (2.90 m).
(2) The container must be sided or painted to fully cover all previous shipping and/or manufacturer numbers, names, logos, etc.
(3) The container, if set on a leveling pad or blocking, shall have suitable skirting placed on any visible opening between the container and adjacent ground.
(4) The Planning and Zoning Board must specifically approve said structure.
(Ord. 2024-102. Passed 3-11-24.)
(d) An unattached accessory structure shall be located within any side or rear yard. Such accessory structure shall be constructed not closer to the side lot line than the side yard requirement of the district where it is located, and not less than ten (10) feet from the rear lot line, unless such lot backs unto a dedicated right- of-way or alley, in which case such setback shall not be less than five (5) feet from such right-of-way or alley. (Ord. 2016-105. Passed 8-22-16.)
(e) The use of all accessory structures shall conform to the definition above, and no accessory structures shall be used for human habitation, or for any use that is not consistent with the accessory use permitted in the Millersburg Codified Ordinances, specifically Part Eleven - Planning and Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2024-114. Passed 11-11-24.)