(A) No accessory building shall be erected in any yard other than a rear yard; provided that an accessory building may be erected as part of the principal building and shall be at least six feet from the principal building. It may be connected by a breezeway or some similar structure, provided all yard and court requirements of this chapter for a principal building are complied with.
(B) That accessory buildings shall not exceed the height of the principle structure. In no case shall an accessory building exceed 20 feet in height measured at mid-gable and be a distance of at least five feet from real property lines, and at least five feet from lot lines of adjoining lots in a residential district, provided that an accessory building may be constructed adjacent to a side or rear lot line as provided by this section.
(C) That accessory buildings in residential zones shall not exceed the lot coverage of the building(s) to which they are accessory. The maximum height of accessory buildings in residential zones shall not exceed the requirements of § 403.3(B). The total size of all buildings accessory to dwelling units shall be limited to no more than 50% of the total square footage of the building to which they are accessory, or 625 square feet, whichever is greater.
(D) For the purpose of this section, the measurement shall be as follows: The “height” of a wall of a structure of a part of a building is the mean vertical distance from the average established grade in front of the lot; or from the average nature grade at the building line, if higher, to the average height of the top of the cornice of a flat roof or floorline; or to the deck line of a mansard roof; or to the middle height of the highest gable or dormer in a pitched or hipped roof; or if there are no gables or dormers, to the middle height of such pitched or hipped roof.
(Ord. 14-1986, passed 12-1-86; Am. Ord. 6-2003, passed 3-10-03) Penalty, see § 152.999