(A) In a front yard. No accessory building (attached or detached) shall project into any required front yard.
(B) In a rear yard. No accessory building, including attached or detached garages, shall be closer than five feet to the rear lot line and not closer to the side lot line than the permitted distance for principal buildings within that district.
(C) In a side yard. No accessory building, including garages, shall be erected closer to any side lot line than the permitted distance within that district for principal building except in a Residential District, where an accessory building is located ten feet or more to the rear of the principal building, then the accessory building shall be no closer than eight feet to the side lot line. See exception in § 156.038(C).
(D) On a corner lot. No accessory building shall be closer to the side street lot line than the side yard setbacks of the principal building on the lot. Where the rear line of a corner lot coincides with the side line of an adjoining lot in a Residential District, an accessory building shall not be closer than eight feet to the common lot line.
(E) Vacant lots. Accessory buildings are not allowed on vacant lots in an R District.
(F) Total number. The total number of detached accessory buildings may not exceed two.
(G) Detached accessory buildings. In any R District detached accessory buildings shall comply with the following regulations.
(1) They shall not be used in any part for dwelling purposes.
(2) They shall not be more than one story of 15 feet measured from the average grade around the structure to a point midway between the highest point of the roof and the lowest point of the roof to the average height of the building. (See Appendix E.)
(3) The total area of detached accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the required rear yard area.
(4) Accessory buildings shall not exceed the ground floor area of the principal building or 1,600 square feet whichever is larger.
(5) The foregoing building dimensions may be increased by 1% for each 100 square feet that the building site surpasses the minimum lot size, but not to exceed 100%.
(6) They shall be constructed of materials similar to that of the principal building.
(7) All walls shall be vertical and accessory buildings shall be designed typical of residential accessory building construction or as determined appropriate by the Township Planning Commission.
(H) Antennas. All antennas shall be required to have the same yard setbacks as accessory buildings.
(I) Swimming pools, ponds and fountains. All swimming pools, ponds, or fountains which are regulated by the State Building Code shall be located in the rear yard or interior side yard and further shall comply with the setback requirements for accessory buildings. Any pond which requires a permit from the State Department of Environmental Quality shall be subject to the site plan review and special land use procedures contained in this chapter and shall be reviewed and approved by the Township Planning Commission prior to commencement of construction.
(Prior Code, § 15.305) (Ord. eff. 12-1-2019)