“Accessory building or structure” shall mean a structure occupied by a use which is subordinate, secondary, incidental to and customary in connection with the principal building or use and 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. Residential accessory structures are subject to the following additional requirements:
(a) An accessory use or structure shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height, unless the subject property is located within the CBD District, and specific approval for a higher accessory building is granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, in order to promote consistency with the architectural character of the other structures on the site.
(b) An unattached accessory structure shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure, 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 three (3) feet from the rear lot line in the CBD District, or ten (10) feet from the rear lot line in all other districts.
(c) The total area of accessory uses or structures shall not exceed 720 square feet, except for swimming pools which shall be exempted from these area requirements. (Ord. 07-8. Passed 3-19-07.)