Accessory buildings and uses, as defined in Chapter 1101, are permitted, including but not limited to the following and meeting the specified restrictions:
(a) Roadside stands for sale of agricultural products raised on the premises only.
(b) Private automobile garages, provided that garages accessory to single-family dwellings shall be limited in width to three parking stalls.
(c) Swimming pools provided they are located only in the buildable portion of a lot or in a required rear yard, and are no closer to any lot line than ten feet. This includes all decks, mechanical equipment, slides, diving boards, deck material, etc.
(Ord. 55-2011. Passed 7-18-11.)
(d) Recreational Vehicle, Utility Trailers and Equipment Storage.
(1) All recreational vehicles and equipment shall be kept in clean, good repair and carry a current license plate and registration where required by law.
(2) No recreational vehicles, utility trailers and/or equipment shall be parked or stored on a property unless it is titled to, leased or used exclusively by one or more of the permanent occupants of the residence where the recreational vehicle, utility trailer, and/or equipment is located.
(3) Only one recreational vehicle, utility trailer or equipment shall be in the rear or side yard, no front yard storage permitted, except that such recreational vehicle, utility trailer and/or equipment may be parked on the driveway or paved portions of a front yard for the purpose of loading and unloading for a period of time not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours within any consecutive seven (7) day period.
(4) Recreational vehicles, utility trailers, and/or equipment shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from any lot line and the front foremost point of the recreational vehicle, trailer and/or equipment shall be a minimum of five (5) feet to the rear of the front of any dwelling on the same lot or an adjacent lot, whichever dwelling has the greater setback from the street.
(5) Any recreational vehicle, utility trailer, and/or equipment in excess of 20 feet in length shall be an additional one foot from any lot line for each additional five (5) feet or any portion thereof of vehicle, utility trailer and/or equipment storage length, i.e., a recreational vehicle 33' in length shall be 8' from any property line.
(6) Recreational vehicle, utility trailer, and/or equipment which is so parked shall not have fixed connections to electrical, water, gas or sewer facilities.
(7) Recreational vehicle, utility trailer, and/or equipment which is so parked shall not be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(8) Recreational vehicles, utility trailers, and/or equipment must be stored on a properly maintained hard surface (crushed stone, concrete, or asphalt).
(9) Recreational equipment shall not be covered with any type of tarp material other than covers specifically manufactured for the vehicle/equipment being stored. Covers with snaps made to attach to boats/equipment are acceptable.
(10) No recreational equipment shall be openly visible from an adjoining lot. Landscape screening and fencing, as permitted within this Zoning Code, are permissible to satisfy this requirement. Screening of evergreens or other suitable plant material, not less than five feet high with an expected normal growth to seven feet are also permissible to satisfy this requirement.
(11) Recreational equipment on corner lots shall be at least sixty (60) feet from both the front lot line and the side yard lot line nearest the street. All screening requirements are to be adhered to.
(e) Temporary Parking of Business Trailer. No person shall park or store a business trailer in a residential area of the City, except in a completely enclosed garage or building, excepting therefrom the temporary outside parking of such business trailer shall be permitted in the front yard and/or side yard for a period not to exceed a total of twenty-four hours in any consecutive ten day period.
(f) Location of Accessory Buildings. An accessory building not exceeding twenty feet in height may be located in the buildable portion of a lot, but may occupy not more than thirty percent of the area of a rear yard. No accessory building shall be closer than ten feet to the main building, closer than sixty feet to the front lot line nor closer than three feet to any other lot line, except that an accessory building may be within five feet of a residential main building if no windows or doors are located in that portion of a wall of the dwelling that is directly opposite and parallel to a wall of the accessory building.
(g) Portable Storage Containers. Residential use properties are permitted one portable storage container for an aggregate of fourteen total days per year. The container must be situated on a paved surface and be set back a minimum of ten feet from the right of way, easement of access, or edge of pavement, whichever is the greater setback. A portable storage container is intended to provide “temporary” storage for moving and similar short-term purposes. These units are not permitted as a permanent accessory storage structure, regardless of the proposed location of the unit. A temporary/accessory residential use zoning certificate is required before the container is placed on-site. Nonresidential use properties are permitted one portable storage container for fourteen total days per year. The container must be situated on a paved surface and be set back a minimum of ten feet from the right of way, easement of access, or edge of pavement, whichever is the greater setback. These units are not permitted as a permanent accessory storage structure, regardless of the proposed location of the unit. A temporary commercial use zoning certificate is required before the container is placed on site.
(Ord. 24-2013. Passed 11-18-13.)