Accessory structures, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, shall be subject to the following regulations:
(A) Where an accessory structure is structurally attached to a main structure, it shall be subject to, and must conform to all regulations of this chapter applicable to the main structure.
(B) Accessory structures shall not be placed anywhere in the required front yard setback, including the front or side yards adjacent to the abutting street. An accessory structure may not be located nearer than six feet to any interior lot line and not nearer than ten feet to the rear lot line or alley right-of-way property line. Except that, any accessory structure 400 square feet or less in total area, and ten feet or less in height, may be located not less than three feet from any interior lot line, and not less than three feet from any rear lot line, and not less than ten feet from any alley right-of-way property line.
(C) No detached accessory structure shall be located closer than five feet to any main structure.
(D) An accessory structure shall not be erected prior to the establishment or construction of the principal structure for living quarters. Accessory buildings for storage of tools and construction material or as a temporary office may be constructed prior to principal buildings, provided the main building is finished in a reasonable length of time.
(E) No accessory use shall be established prior to the establishment of the main or principal use and no accessory structure shall be constructed, erected, altered, remodeled, or extended prior to the establishment or construction of the main or principal structure except those accessory uses and structures of a temporary nature required for the establishment of the main or principal use or for the construction of the main or principal structure.
(Ord. 80-0-24, passed 1-12-81; Am. Ord. 88-0-2, passed 1-25-88; Am. Ord. 2006-O-1, passed 1-23-06) Penalty, see § 156.999