(a) Accessory uses, permitted in the R-1 Country Home District shall comply with the regulations set forth below:
(1) For lots of 40,000 square feet or less, only one accessory building is permitted. For lots greater than 40,000 square feet, two accessory buildings are permitted.
(2) For lots with a detached garage existing at the time these regulations are adopted, up to 900 square feet of that garage shall not be considered as an accessory building for the purposes of these regulations.
(3) All accessory buildings shall be located in the rear yard only.
(4) The maximum floor area for all accessory buildings shall be 900 square feet. On lots greater than 40,000 sq. ft., the size of accessory buildings may be increased provided that total lot coverage of all accessory buildings is two percent or less.
(b) Location Requirements for Accessory Uses. An accessory building or use permitted in a residential district shall be located in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Schedule 1266.07 (f). However, an accessory use shall only be permitted to the extent such use complies with all other accessory use regulations set forth in this Zoning Code. No accessory building or structure shall be located within an easement.
(c) Parking Areas. Every residential parcel shall comply and conform to Chapter 1292, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.
(d) Swimming Pools. Private swimming pools for permitted residential uses shall comply with the location and coverage requirements of accessory structures set forth in this chapter.
(e) Temporary Storage Units. Temporary storage units, meaning those without a foundation that are considered mobile, may be placed on a lot, in order to unload or load them, for not more than fourteen days in any six-month period, provided they shall not be located in a front yard, except on an impervious surface such as the driveway, during this fourteen day period. The Mayor may suspend this provision in the event of any emergency, so declared by the Mayor, such as but not limited to natural or man-made disasters.
(f) Schedule 1266.07 Permitted Accessory Structures in Front, Side and Rear Setback.
Use | Yard Permitted | Minimum Setback From Lot Line | ||
Front | Side | Rear | ||
Use | Yard Permitted | Minimum Setback From Lot Line | ||
Front | Side | Rear | ||
(1) Detached accessory buildings, including garages1 | Rear | NP | 20 ft. 2,3 | 20 ft. 2,3 |
(2) Roadside Stand5 | Front, Corner side, side | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | NA |
(3) Driveways | Front, corner side, side, rear | NA | 3 ft. | 3 ft. |
(4) Fences, walls | Front, corner side, side, rear | See Chapter 1298 | ||
(5) Patios and decks | Sides, rear | NP | 20 ft. | 20 ft. |
(6) Private swimming pools | Side, rear | NP | 20 ft. | 20 ft. |
(7) Outdoor storage of recreation and commercial vehicles4 | Rear | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Notes to Schedule 1266.07: | ||||
1 Accessory buildings on corner lots shall have the same setback as principal buildings and shall be setback in compliance with Section 1266.04 (f). | ||||
2 Any accessory building shall be set back an additional 1 foot for every 1 foot of wall length greater than 34 feet up to a maximum setback of 100 feet. | ||||
3 Any building used to house livestock shall be located not less than 100 feet from dwellings on the same lot, 150 feet from any dwelling on any adjacent lot, 40 feet from a side or rear lot line, 100 feet from any swimming pool or 200 feet from the right-of-way line. | ||||
NP - Not Permitted. | ||||
NA - Not Applicable | ||||
(g) Principal Building Required. No accessory building, structure or use shall be established on a lot unless a principal building or use has first been established on the lot in conformance with all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code.
(h) Landscaping and Incidental Structures Permitted. Hedges, shrubs, trees, flowers, plants, walks, latticework screens, arbors, trellises, mail boxes, lamp posts, bird baths, benches and similar landscaping features and incidental structures shall be permitted in a required setback. On a corner lot these structures shall be maintained between such setback building line and the street right-of-way in such manner as to not obstruct the view of traffic across the corner.
(i) Roadside Stands.
(1) All roadside stands shall be portable and stored behind the main structure at the conclusion of seasonal sales of agricultural products.
(2) No more than one sign, which shall not be lighted, shall be affixed to such stand and shall not exceed two square feet in area.
(3) Such stand shall be located only upon the premises where agricultural products offered for sale are grown and/or produced.
(4) Such stand shall be sited to provide adequate off-street pull-off space for the number of cars and people expected during peak periods.
(5) No more than one roadside stand shall be located per zoning lot.
(j) Location Requirements for Play Structures. Play structures, including but not limited to slides and swings, shall not be permitted in the front yard.
(k) Horses. Not more than two horses may be kept on any lot, regardless of the size of any such lot. No person shall keep, maintain, stable or board any horse not owned by the owner or lessee of the lot.
(l) Other Animals. No pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, or other livestock, except horses, shall be kept on any lot in the Village. (See Section 618.16
of the Walton Hills Code of Ordinances regarding chickens.)
(Ord. 2009-17. Passed 9-15-2009; Ord. 2021- 9. Passed 5-18-21.)