It is the purpose of Section 1181.05, inclusive of this Ordinance, to regulate accessory uses in order to promote the public health, safety and welfare; to permit such uses to be established and maintained in a manner which makes them compatible with principal uses and harmonious with uses upon adjacent properties. This section shall apply to the location and maintenance of accessory uses as herein defined. A Zoning Permit is required.
(a) General Requirements
Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, an accessory use or structure shall be permitted in association with a principal use or structure provided that:
(1) It shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the lot.
(Ord. 2305. Passed 12-21-65.)
(2) It shall not be located closer than five feet (5') from the lot lines unless the accessory use or structure is agricultural involving animals or poultryin which case the use or structure shall not be located closer than twenty-five feet (25') from any side or rear property line and eighty feet (80') from any residential dwelling. However, no such accessory building shall project beyond a required front yard along any street, or project closer to the street right-of-way than the principal structure, unless attached thereto.
(Ord. 20-105. Passed 12-7-20.)
(b) Accessory Elderly or Handicapped Dwelling Unit
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1181.05(a)(3) of this Ordinance, an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling unit may be converted to allow the incorporation of one (1) additional dwelling unit for the exclusive occupancy of either an elderly or handicapped household, a member of which shall be either an elderly person or handicapped person related to the owner of the single-family dwelling unit. Such accessory dwelling unit shall be wholly contained within the existing principal building or shall be attached to it by a common wall, floor, or ceiling. The application for the Zoning Permit for such conversion shall be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the owner's present occupancy of the dwelling unit and to the age and relationship of the elderly or handicapped person. This permit expires upon the vacating of the dwelling unit by the family member for whom the conditional use was granted.
(c) Retail Sales and Services as an Accessory Use
Retail sales and services are permitted as accessory uses when clearly incidental to the principal use. With the exception of restaurants in conjunction with a motel, such uses shall be conducted wholly within the principal building and without exterior advertising or display. These activities shall be conducted solely for the convenience of the employees, patients, patrons, students, or visitors and not for the general retail public. In hospitals and clinics these accessory uses may include drug stores, florists, gift and book shops, and cafeteria institutional settings; office buildings, hotels, country club houses, and airports, such activities may include gift and book shops, restaurants, cafeterias and coffee shops, lounges, pro shops, beauty and barber shops.
(d) Accessory Buildings Used for Storage
Accessory buildings used for storage shall have a permanent foundation affixed to the ground and shall not include the use of temporary structures including tents, trailers, mobile homes, auto or truck bodies, beds, boxes, trailers, truck caps and campers, or railroad cars whether affixed to a permanent foundation or not. Accessory buildings used for storage shall otherwise meet all other zoning setback, height, area, and percent of lot coverage requirements for the particular use or district in which located, and shall be maintained in good condition.