(a) A private garage which is not a structural part of a principal building may be erected in the required rear and/or side yards, provided that it shall be situated to the rear of the main building and is located not less than three feet from any adjoining property line and not less than five feet from any alley line, except that a common or joint garage which is not a structural part of a principal building may be erected on adjoining lot lines. In the case of a corner lot or a through lot which has frontage on two streets, the detached private garage shall comply with the front yard requirements on both streets on which the lot has frontage.
(b) No part of a detached private garage shall be used for habitable purposes.
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)
(c) The maximum height of a detached private garage shall be eighteen feet.
(Ord. 2942. Passed 7-19-93.)
(d) The combined lot coverage of all principal and accessory structures on the lot shall not exceed the maximum permitted for the district.
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)
(e) Carports which are attached to the principal building shall be considered a part of the principal building and shall be subject to all applicable yard requirements for principal buildings. Carports which are separate from the principal building shall be subject to the applicable yard requirements for accessory structures. Carports shall be included in the calculation of maximum permitted lot coverage.
(f) A detached private garage shall be located on the same lot with the principal structure to which it is accessory. If the detached private garage is proposed to be constructed on an adjoining lot in the same ownership as the lot on which the principal structure is located, the landowner shall either prepare a plan under the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to consolidate the two lots into one lot or the landowner shall place a restrictive covenant on the adjoining lot on which the detached garage is proposed to be constructed prohibiting the conveyance of that lot separate from the lot on which the principal structure is located, unless the detached garage is removed from the adjoining lot.
(Ord. 2942. Passed 7-19-93.)