Accessory buildings, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, shall be subject to the following regulations.
(A) Where the accessory building is structurally attached to a main building, it shall be subject to all regulations applicable to main buildings.
(B) To construct or replace an accessory building with a floor area of 200 square feet or less, a site plan shall be submitted, approved and a zoning permit issued by the engineering and building department to the homeowner or contractor to ensure proper placement as regulated by this chapter. The accessory building must have a four-inch wide by 24-inch deep rat wall or a four-inch concrete floor slab.
(C) Accessory residential buildings shall not be erected in any required yard, except a rear yard.
(D) An accessory building shall not exceed 40% of the total rear yard in a residential district; provided that, in no instance shall the accessory building exceed the ground floor area of the main building.
(E) No detached accessory building shall be located closer than ten feet to any main building. In those instances where the rear lot line is coterminous with an alley right-of-way, the accessory building shall be no closer than one foot to such rear lot line. In no instance shall an accessory building be located within a dedicated easement right-of-way.
(F) For detached accessory structures, an exterior wall shall not be located less than three feet from interior lot lines, except accessory structures less than 200 square feet in area may be built on interior lot lines with no part thereof protruding over said lot line. There shall be no opening in any wall which is located less than three feet from an interior lot line.
(G) No detached accessory building in an RA, RU, RT, RM-1, RM-1A, RM-2, RM-3, O-S or B-1 District shall exceed 15 feet in height to the ridgeline, with an exception that no accessory building may exceed 15 feet in height; provided, the slope of the roof has a pitch of 4:12 or greater to a maximum height of 17 feet to the ridgeline. Accessory buildings in all other districts may be constructed to 20 feet in height to the ridgeline.
(H) When an accessory building is located on a corner lot, the side lot line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot to its rear, said accessory building shall not be located closer to the street side lot line than the existing front yard setback of the lot to the rear; provided, in those instances where lots are 40 feet or less in width, the setback need not exceed 15 feet. Where lots are 35 feet or less, the setback need not exceed ten feet. When an accessory building is located on a corner lot, the side line of which is substantially a continuation of the side lot line of the lot to its rear, said accessory buildings shall not be closer than the required street side yard setback of the lot to its rear.
(I) A garage attached by a breezeway that has enclosed walls and is habitable and heated may be constructed to a height to the peak not to exceed the height of the peak of the existing dwelling. Attached garages shall not exceed the ground floor area of the dwelling.
(J) An attached garage shall not project more than six feet forward of the dwelling portion of the home and shall not occupy more than 60% of the front building facade.
(K) Private swimming pools shall not encroach on any front yard or required side yard. A wall of a swimming pool shall not be located less than four feet from any rear or side property line or five feet from any street property line, or ten feet from any transmission line. When a swimming pool is located on a corner lot, the side lot line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot to its rear, said swimming pool shall not be located closer to the street side lot line than the existing front yard setback of the lot to the rear; provided, the setback need not exceed ten feet.
(L) Mechanical equipment installed outside of one- or two-family dwellings and their attached structures shall not be installed in any front and/or minimum required side yard and shall be located behind the dwelling and not closer than five feet from the property line. Exception: where a side yard abuts a street or an alley, the Building Official may approve a side yard location on the street or alley side, if the locations is established prior to installation.
(M) An accessory building or use shall not include a wood burning device to supplement home heating.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 2402) (Ord. 1277, passed 4-2-2007)