Except as provided in § 155.059, accessory buildings shall be located in such a way as to meet the following requirements:
(A) Corner lots. In any R district, where a corner lot adjoins in the rear of a lot fronting on the side street and located in an R district, no part of an accessory building on such corner lot shall be nearer a side street lot line than the least depth of the front yard required along such side street for a dwelling on such adjoining lot. In no case shall any part of such accessory building be nearer to the side street lot line than the least width of the side year required for the principal building to which it is accessory.
(B) Front setback. No accessory use or structure in any R district shall be permitted nearer to any front lot line than the minimum required front yard of the subject parcel or parcels abutting the sideyards.
(C) Yard requirements. An accessory building shall be so located as to meet all yard and court requirements for a principal building of the same height and other dimensions as said accessory building except as follows:
(1) As provided in § 155.059.
(2) In any R district, accessory buildings shall be at least three feet from any side or rear lot line, provided said building is set back from the front lot line the minimum required front yard of the subject parcel, plus 25 feet.
(D) Without main building. In any R district no accessory building or structure shall be erected or constructed prior to the erection or construction of the principal or main building except for a garage on an abutting lot to the lot containing the principal building.
(E) Height. The side wall height of accessory buildings in R districts shall not exceed ten feet in height, and the overall height of said accessory buildings in R districts shall not exceed 20 feet. The side wall height shall be defined as the vertical dimension measured from the top of the ground floor to the top of the side wall plate of the accessory building. The overall height shall be defined as the vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the accessory building to the top highest point on the building.
(F) Location. An accessory building shall be located in the buildable lot area or required rear yard. When located in the required rear yard, it shall not occupy more than 35% of such required rear yard.
(G) Distance. No accessory building shall be constructed and/or located within six feet of the principal building.
(H) Square footage. In any residential district, the cumulative square footage of accessory structures on a lot shall be a maximum of 1,400 square feet.
('69 Code, § 7-16.01, Subd. 6) (Am. Ord. 706, passed 6-9-86; Am. Ord. 789, passed 5-10-93; Am. Ord. 845, passed 8-11-97; Am. Ord. 854, passed 1-12-98; Am. Ord. 1010, passed 2-12-08)