(A) (1) The Table of Permissible Uses (§ 153.080) classifies different principal uses according to their different impacts. Whenever two activities or uses occur on the same lot and one use constitutes only an incidental or insubstantial part of the total activity that takes place on a lot; or is commonly associated with the principal use and integrally related to it, then that use which meets the criteria enumerated in divisions (B)(1) and (B)(2) below may be regarded as accessory to the principal use and may be carried on underneath the umbrella of the permit issued for the principal use; provided that the accessory use is of equal or lesser zoning classification.
(2) For example, a swimming pool/tennis court complex is customarily associated with and integrally related to a residential subdivision or multi-family development and would be regarded as accessory to such principal uses, even though such facilities, if developed apart from a residential development, would require a special use permit.
(B) For purposes of interpreting division (A) above:
(1) A use may be regarded as incidental or insubstantial if it is incidental or insubstantial in and of itself or in relation to the principal use; and
(2) To be "commonly associated" with a principal use means that the association of the accessory use with such principal use takes place with sufficient frequency to establish a common acceptance of their relatedness.
(C) Without limiting the generality of divisions (A) and (B) above, the following activities are specifically regarded as accessory to residential principal uses so long as they satisfy the general criteria set forth above:
(1) Hobbies or recreational activities of a non-commercial nature; except that, the repair of automobiles owned by persons who do not reside on the premises, is prohibited;
(2) The renting out of one room within a single-family residence (which one room does not in itself constitute a separate dwelling unit) to not more than one person who is not part of the family that resides in the single-family dwelling; and
(3) Yard sales or garage sales, so long as such sales are not conducted on the same lot for more than three days (whether consecutive or not) during any 90-day period.
(D) Without limiting the generality of divisions (A) and (B) above, the following activities shall not be regarded as accessory to a residential principal use and are prohibited in residential districts:
(1) Parking outside a substantially enclosed structure of more than four motor vehicles between the front building line of the principal building and the street on any lot used for purposes that fall within the principal use of a residence (single- or multi-family); and
(2) Parking and storage outside a substantially enclosed structure of any motor home boat or other recreational vehicle between the front building line of the principal building and the street on which the lot fronts. The prohibited vehicles include trailers and commercial vehicles. As used herein, the term "commercial vehicles" does not include pick-up trucks.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)