(A) Location. When a side yard is required, no part of an accessory building or unattached garage shall be located closer than five feet to the side lot line along such side yard. When a rear yard is required, no part of an accessory building or unattached garage shall be located closer than five feet to the rear lot line or to those portions of the side lot lines abutting such required rear yard. In a residential district, no accessory building or detached garage shall be closer than ten feet to the principal building. Except as provided in § 152.018 and § 152.126, no accessory building or unattached garage shall be located closer than the principal structure to the side lot line abutting the street.
(B) Time of construction. No accessory building or structure, including an unattached garage, shall commence construction on any lot prior to the issuance of a building permit for the principal building to which it is accessory.
(C) Percentage of required rear yard occupied. No accessory building or buildings, including and unattached garage, shall occupy more than 40% of the area of a required year yard.
(D) Placement and height of accessory buildings and unattached garages. No accessory building or unattached garage may be located nearer the front lot line than the principal building. No accessory building or unattached garage may exceed 15 feet in height if any part thereof is located between the front of the principal building and the rear of the principal building. However, if the accessory building or unattached garage is located entirely behind the principal building and meets the distance stated in division (A), the height may exceed 15 feet but not more than 20 feet upon approval of a variance therefor prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(E) On reversed corner lots. On a reversed corner lot in a residential district, no accessory building or unattached garage of portion thereof located in a required rear yard shall be closer to the side lot line abutting the street than a distance equal to 60% of the least depth which would be required hereunder for the front yard on such adjacent property in the rear.
(F) Each residential lot containing less than one and one-half acres may have no more than one residential structure which be in conformity with the lot’s zoning classification, one detached garage and not more than four accessory buildings which must all comply with the provisions of this code.
(Ord. passed 8-4-86; Am. Ord. 19-10, passed 8-19-19; Am. Ord. 22-17, passed 10-17-22) Penalty, see § 152.999