Accessory uses, except as otherwise permitted in this Zoning Code, shall be subject to the following regulations:
(a) Accessory Buildings.
(1) Where an accessory building is structurally attached to a main building, it shall be subject to and must conform to all regulations of this Zoning Code applicable to the main building. If the garage is attached to the front wall of the house there must be twenty-five percent of the front house wall exposed. In the case of an attached accessory building it would be allowed to have an additional detached accessory building on lots over 9,000 square feet to a maximum size allowed in paragraph (a)(3) hereof. No accessory building shall exceed the ground floor area of the main residence.
(2) In a Residential District, no detached accessory building shall occupy more than twelve ercent of the total lot area. No accessory building shall exceed the ground floor area of the main residence. However, only one accessory building on lots under 9,000 square feet in Residential Districts shall be allowed for each single-family residence, and such building shall not exceed 600 square feet in gross floor area. On lots over 9,000 square feet an additional size increase will be permitted as allowed in paragraph (a)(3) hereof.
(3) Lots up to 20,000 square feet shall be allowed an additional 400 square feet. Lots up to 40,000 square feet shall be allowed an additional 600 square feet. Lots over 40,000 square feet shall be allowed an additional 800 square feet. If this above option is used a shed is not permitted.
(4) Accessory buildings shall not be erected in any required front yard or in any required exterior side yard.
(5) No detached accessory building shall be located within an easement, nor closer than ten feet to any main building, nor closer than eighteen inches to any interior side lot line, or three feet from a rear lot line.
(6) A detached accessory building shall not be used for living space, storage of commercial equipment or materials, or for commercial storage for rentals of any kind.
(7) In those instances where the rear lot line abuts an alley right-of-way, the accessory building shall be not closer than three feet to such rear lot line. In no instance shall an accessory building be located within an easement or dedicated right-of-way. In those instances where the rear lot line abuts a street right-of-way, the accessory building shall be not closer to this line than the required front yard setback in the district in which the property is located.
(8) No detached accessory building in R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, RE, MH, and RO Districts shall exceed one story or fourteen feet in height.
(9) To construct or replace a shed, a site plan shall be submitted, approved and a zoning permit issued by the Building Department to the homeowner or a contractor to ensure proper placement as regulated by this chapter. One shed shall be allowed in the rear yard at a maximum size of twelve feet by twelve feet. This shed must be on three and one-half inch thick slab with a four inch wide by twenty-four inch deep ratwall.
(Ord. 924. Passed 12-15-10; Ord. 942. Passed 2-15-12.)
(b) Accessory Structures.
(1) Accessory structures, except where otherwise permitted and regulated in this Zoning Code, shall be located in the rear yard and shall meet the set-back requirements of an accessory building.
(2) Flagpoles may be located within any required front or exterior side yard. Such poles shall be located not closer to a public right of way than one-half the distance between the right of way and the principal building.
(3) Canopies covering gasoline pump islands may extend into the required front or exterior side yards to a point five feet from the street right-of-way line. No sign shall be placed on any canopy, other than a sign showing the height of the canopy or a sign as permitted and regulated in Section 1298.18.
(4) Ground-mounted private communication antennas shall be located in the rear yard. However, such antennas may be located in a nonrequired interior side yard when they will not be highly visible from a street when so placed.
No private communication antenna, including an extendable antenna, shall exceed the height limitations of the district in which it is located when fully extended. Such antennas shall be placed so that a horizontal distance at least equal to the vertical height of the antenna shall be provided between the base of the antenna and the nearest property line. However, in those instances where an antenna extending upward from the ground is also securely attached elsewhere to a building, the required distance to the nearest property line may be measured from the building attachment to the top of the antenna. Such an antenna may be attached to a pole, to a tower or to a rooftop of a principal or accessory building, provided all applicable structural and electrical code requirements are met.
Dish antennas located on the ground shall observe all setbacks pertaining to an accessory building.
Wiring between a ground-mounted antenna and a receiver shall be placed at least four inches beneath the ground within rigid conduit.
In Residential Districts, no roof-, pole-or tower-mounted antenna shall exceed a dimension of eight feet by eight feet or a diameter of eight feet, or project more than eight feet above the roof on which it is located or above the maximum height limitations of the district, whichever is less.
A ground-mounted antenna shall not exceed a dimension of twelve feet by twelve feet or a diameter of twelve feet.
In nonresidential districts, no roof-, pole- or tower-mounted antenna shall exceed a dimension of twelve feet by twelve feet or a diameter of twelve feet. A ground-mounted antenna shall not exceed a dimension of sixteen feet by sixteen feet or a diameter of sixteen feet.
(5) Wind-powered generators shall be permitted, provided:
A. They are located in the rear yard only.
B. They do not exceed the height limitation of the district.
C. They are so located on the premises that a distance at least equal to the height of the generator blades at their apogee is provided to the nearest property line.
D. They meet all applicable structural and electrical codes
(6) Solar energy panels, when located on the ground, shall observe all applicable requirements pertaining to an accessory building. When roof-mounted they shall be mounted either flat against the roof surface or shall not project more than four feet outward from the roof, measured from the surface of the roof where so affixed to the furthest outward projection of the panel.
(Ord. 458. Passed 1-4-89.)