(A) No accessory building or buildings shall be erected in any required court or yard. When erected in a side yard in an AG-1, AG-2, SE-1, SE-2, or any R District, the accessory building shall maintain a five-foot setback. When erected in a rear yard in an AG-1, AG-2, SE-1, SE-2, or any R District, the accessory building shall maintain a five-foot setback. In any zoning district, accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the lot area, and in any R District, it or they shall not exceed the total ground floor footage of the primary structure, except for swimming pools, and shall be a distance of five feet from any lot line that adjoins an AG-1, AG-2, SE-1, SE-2, or any R District. Accessory buildings in all Residential Districts shall not exceed 15 feet in height, except that an accessory building used in part or wholly as a dwelling for domestic employees of the owners or of the tenants of the principle building shall not exceed two stories or 25 feet in height, provided it shall conform to the open space requirements of this chapter for a principle building, and for the purpose of determining the front yard in such case, the rear line of the rear yard required for the principle building shall be considered the front lot line for the building in the rear. Where the natural grade of a lot at the front wall of the principle building is more than eight feet above the average established curb grade in front of the lot, a private garage may be erected within any yard or court, but not within ten feet of any street line, provided that at least one-half of the height of such private garage shall be below the level of the yard or court.
(B) Any accessory building may be erected as an integral part of the principle building, or if at least six feet from the principle building, may be connected to the principle building by a breezeway or similar structure, provided all yard and court requirements of this chapter for the principle building are complied with, unless such accessory building is in a rear yard, in which case the applicable provisions of § 154.040(A) shall apply.
(C) (1) For zoning lots with a gross area of 25,000 square feet or greater in an AG-1, AG-2, or SE-1 District, accessory building may be allowed in the front yard, provided all other requirements of this chapter are met.
(2) For zoning lots in any R District, or the SE-2 Suburban Estates Medium Density District with a lot area of 25,000 square feet or greater, one accessory building may be erected in the front yard as follows;
(1) Lot size building maximum standards are as follows:
25,000 square feet to 2 acres | 900 square feet |
2+ acres to 5 acres | 1,200 square feet |
5+ acres to 15 acres | 1,600 square feet |
Notes to Table: -The principle building is, or shall be, located a minimum of 100 feet from the front property line. -The accessory building shall be located at or behind the front yard setback for the Zoning District in which the lot is located. | |
(2) For zoning lots greater than 15 acres, no more than two accessory buildings will be allowed in the front yard and no size limitation will be placed on the size of the accessory building, provided:
(a) The principle building is, or shall be, located at a minimum of 200 feet from the front property line; and
(b) The accessory building(s) shall be located at, or behind, the front yard building setback for the Zoning District in which the lot is located.
(D) For zoning lots that abut upon a river, accessory buildings may be located in front yards, provided:
(1) The principle building fronts the river; and
(2) (a) Accessory buildings are located in front yards on zoning lots with frontage upon the same side of the street between two intersecting streets or within a distance of 300 feet in each direction from the lot in question.
(b) The front setback of the proposed accessory building will not be less than the average of the front setbacks of the adjacent zoning lots and the side yard setbacks will be at least five feet.
(E) No accessory building or structure shall be constructed on any SE-2 or R lot prior to the time of construction of the principle building to which it is accessory.
(F) On all corner lots, the setback for accessory buildings shall be the same as that which is required for the principle building.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)