(a) In any R District, an accessory building may be erected, detached from the principal building, or may be erected as an integral part of the principal building, or it may be connected therewith by a breezeway or similar structure, provided all yard requirements are complied with. Such accessory buildings shall meet the following requirements:
Requirements:
(1) Height - 16 feet to the peak if the roof is peaked or to the roof line on flat roofs.
(2) Side yard setbacks - if located in the rear yard (past existing dwelling structure), the setback requirement is 3 feet for each side yard. If located in the side yard, the District regulations will apply.
(3) Rear yard - when located in the rear yard, the setback is 5 feet from the rear property line. When located in the side yard, the District requirements would apply.
(4) Exclusive of handicap ramps and decorative ponds, accessory structure shall not be placed, erected, set, etc., in any front yard located in any R District.
(5) Any accessory structure in any district when not located in the rear yard shall be located 10 feet beyond the required front yard setback.
(Ord. 0-774. Passed 6-13-95.)
(b) Where the natural grade of a yard is more than eight feet above the average established grade of the street upon which the lot abuts, a private garage may be erected within such a yard, but in no case may one be erected within seven feet of any street line, nor in violation of any minimum lot line or building line otherwise established in this Zoning Ordinance or in the Standard Building Code.
(c) In any R District where a corner lot adjoins in the rear a lot fronting on the side street and located in an R District, no part of an accessory building on such corner lot within twenty-five feet of the common line shall be nearer a side street lot line than the least depth of the front yard required along such side street for a dwelling on such adjoining lot. In no case shall any part of such accessory building be nearer the side street lot line than the least width of the side yard required for the principal building to which it is an accessory.
(Ord. A-2530. Passed 2-27-73.)
(d) (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former subsection (d) was deleted by Ordinance 0-1712, passed August 23, 2022.)
(e) No accessory building shall be constructed prior to the erection or construction of the principal or main building in any R or B District unless the lot is used specifically as yard for the principal building on the abutting lot, owned by the same property owner. Prior to the Issuance of any building permit/or such accessory building, said property owner must demonstrate to the Zoning Administrator the lot designated for the accessory building will not be sold or transferred separately from the abutting lot in which the principal building is located. The property owner may demonstrate this to the Zoning Administrator through either of the following methods:
(1) The establishment and recordation of a restrictive covenant stating that one Jot may not be sold or transferred separately from said abutting lot unless the accessory building is removed prior to any sale or transfer.
(2) The consolidation of the lot upon which the accessory building ls located with the abutting lot upon which the principal building is located. All consolidations must be reviewed by the Planning Division of the Development Department and must conform to the applicable regulations of Article 1307 and Article 1309 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Parkersburg. (Ord. 0-1709. Passed 7-12-22.)
(f) In any B District, an accessory building may be erected detached from the principal building, or may be erected as an integral part of the principal building. Such accessory building shall meet the following requirements:
Requirements:
(1) Height - none.
(2) Side yard setback - 3 feet from each side.
(3) Rear yard - 5 feet.
(4) Front yard - 20 feet. (Ord. 0-846. Passed 4-22-97.)