(A) Development standards.
(1) Accessory uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted in all residential districts subject to the accessory use requirements of this section and the residential district regulations of § 152.036.
(2) Permitted accessory uses.
(a) Accessory garages;
(b) Carports;
(c) Permanent canopies;
(d) Patios;
(e) Bathhouses;
(f) Cabanas;
(g) Children’s play houses;
(h) Greenhouses;
(I) Accessory or utility building;
(j) Satellite dishes;
(k) Off-street motor vehicles parking areas, as regulated in § 152.042;
(l) Signs, as regulated in Chapter 151;
(m) Private swimming pools, except portable wading pools less than two feet in depth, as regulated in division (B)(4) below;
(n) Amateur radio sending and receiving antenna, provided the height thereof (including masts) shall not exceed 75 feet measured from finished lot grade;
(o) Management office in multiple-family districts and other facilities normally associated with tenants’ convenience, such as vending machines and washing machines; provided, however, there is no exterior display; and
(p) Fallout shelters (either contained in other permitted structures or constructed separately) as regulated in division (B)(5) below.
(B) Accessory use requirements. Accessory uses in all residential districts shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) General accessory use requirements.
(a) Accessory uses shall be customarily incidental, accessory and subordinate to, and commonly associated with, the operation of the primary use of the lot.
(b) Accessory uses shall be operated and maintained under same ownership and on the same lot as the primary use.
(c) Accessory uses shall be subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the primary use of building served.
(d) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, accessory buildings:
1. Shall not be located closer to any front or side lot than the required minimum front and side yard distance of the residential district; and
2. In R-1, R-2 and R-3, residential districts shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than five feet, but in no case shall it encroach upon any easement.
(e) Accessory uses shall not be permitted prior to the erection of the primary building.
(2) Appurtenances.
(a) Such appurtenant features as walks, driveways, curbs, drainage installations, mailboxes, lamp posts, birdbaths and structures of like nature shall be permitted on any lot.
(b) The growing of vegetables, grasses, fruits, flowers, shrubs, vines and trees, provided such operations are not for profit, shall be permitted on any lot particularly in any front, side or rear yard, and further provided that hedges and shrubs shall not exceed six feet in height in any front yard.
(c) Fences, latticework screens, hedges and walls not more than six feet in height may be located in any rear or side yard, which is to the rear of a line drawn through the back of the dwelling, or principal structure, on such lot, and not more than 48 inches in height in any other portion of the yard, including the front and the side yard which is to the front of the aforesaid line, provided that such appurtenances do not impede the view of any street, railroad or other intersection.
(3) Recreational vehicles. Any owner of camping and recreational equipment on private residential property subject to the following conditions.
(a) At no time shall such parked or stored camping and recreational equipment be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
(b) If the camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored to the rear of the principal building of the lot.
(c) Notwithstanding the provision of division (B)(3)(b) above, camping and recreational equipment may be parked anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes for a maximum period of 24 hours.
(4) Requirements for accessory private swimming pools. The following requirements shall apply to accessory private swimming pools permitted in all residential districts:
(a) A swimming pool shall not be located closer to any front, side or rear lot line than the required minimum front, side and rear yard distance of the residential district;
(b) The pool area shall be enclosed by a substantial protective barrier, which shall be adequate to prevent persons, children or animals from danger or harm, and shall be equipped with a self-closing or latching gate. Such protective barrier shall be chain-link or ornamental fence, solid fence or wall, and shall be not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height;
(c) A buffer screen shall be provided and maintained between the pool and the lot lines;
(d) No pool shall be erected or constructed until an improvement location permit has been obtained, and shall be in compliance with the State Swimming Pool Code, a copy of which is available at the Town Hall;
(e) Any portable wading pool, not exceeding two feet in depth shall not require any fencing; and
(f) A swimming pool above ground shall be enclosed by a fence with a lock gate. If the pool is within 25 feet of the property line, there should be a buffer screen around the pool that is no less than seven feet in height.
(5) Requirements for accessory fallout shelters. A fallout shelter shall not be located closer to any front, side or rear lot line than the required minimum front, side and rear yard distances of the residential district. Except, however, subject to the following requirements, any underground shelter, or portion thereof, may be located within said minimum required yards, but not closer than three feet to any lot line.
(Ord., § 1-20, passed - -1991)