(A) General. This section includes those accessory uses, buildings and structures customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot, it does not include fences, walls and hedges which are covered in § 156.254 of this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 7-200)
(1) Accessory garages; carports; portable carports; canopies; awnings; greenhouses; sheds, storage and accessory buildings; patios; outdoor fireplaces; children’s playhouses; swings and swing sets; basketball goals; and other play structures and equipment; and other similar uses;
(4) Private swimming pools, as regulated in § 156.258 of this chapter; and
(5) Amateur radio sending and receiving antenna; provided, the height thereof (including masts) shall not exceed 75 feet measured from finished lot grade.
(2004 Code, § 7-201)
(C) Permitted accessory uses; all non-residential districts. Permitted accessory uses, buildings and structures for all non-residential districts shall be subordinate, appropriate and incidental to the permitted principal uses as set out in the official Schedule of Uses for the district in which they are located.
(2004 Code, § 7-202)
(D) Accessory use requirements. Accessory uses in all zoning districts, unless otherwise specified in this chapter, shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Shall be customarily incidental accessory and subordinate to, and commonly associated with, the operation of the principal use of the lot;
(2) Shall be operated and maintained under the same ownership and on the same lot as the principal use;
(3) Shall be subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the principal use of building served;
(4) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, accessory buildings:
(a) Shall not be located closer to any front or side lot line than the required minimum front and side yard setback distances of the district, except as provided in § 156.173 of this chapter; and
(b) In all residential districts, shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than five feet, but in no case shall it encroach upon any easement. Sheds constructed on skids and not anchored to the ground may be located upon an easement.
(5) Shall not be permitted prior to the erection of the principal building;
(6) The entire floor area of carports, portable carports, storage rooms, sheds, patios and porches shall be of concrete or other permanent hard surface material. However, this requirement shall not apply to portable carports located, or to be located, on the premises for less than 72 hours during any 30-day period; and
(7) (a) Portable carports shall be assembled to comply with the manufacturer’s instructions and anchored to the ground in compliance with one of the following methods. (However, this requirement shall not apply to portable carports located, or to be located, on the premises for less than 72 hours during any 30-day period.)
1. One continuous eight-inch wide by 36-inch deep concrete stem wall on each longitudinal side of the carport with threaded anchor bolts embedded to match the carport manufacturer’s recommended anchorage spacing.
2. A four-inch thick concrete slab that extends beyond the perimeter of the carport in each direction with threaded anchor bolts embedded in the slab, deepened to eight inches at each anchorage location, to match the carport manufacturer’s recommended spacing.
3. Each of the support legs of the frame be embedded in at least 40 pounds of concrete. This can be achieved by placing each leg in a standard five-gallon bucket filled with concrete or by adding one 40-pound bag of sack concrete mix per bucket. The foot of each metal support shall have four #10 self-tapping sheet metal screws with at least one inch of length and head protruding for embedment, or comparable physical method of holding the leg in the concrete.
4. Bolting the support legs or adjacent cross support, to an existing concrete slab. The method of attaching the upright frame to the slab must be shown in the application for building permit.
5. Install concrete footings under each leg and bolt the legs, or adjacent cross support, to the new footings. The new footings are to be approximately one foot by one foot by one foot deep. The method of attaching the upright frame to the footing must be shown in the application for building permit.
6. An alternate anchoring design that provides a permanently paved hard surface floor and anchors the portable carport to the ground and that is approved by the Zoning Administrator. If an alternative method is proposed, complete installation details must be provided for review.
(b) The plans and details submitted must clearly indicate the method of anchoring and the flooring to be used. If new concrete footings or slabs are to be installed, they must be inspected when formed and prior to pouring of concrete. In all cases, a final inspection must be requested by the applicant.
(2004 Code, § 7-203)