4.4.4. General Standards for Accessory Uses and Structures

   A.   Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures. Permitted accessory uses and structures include those listed in this section and those that the Planning Director determines meet the following:

      1.   Are clearly incidental to an allowed principal use or structure;

      2.   Are subordinate to and serving an allowed principal use or structure;

      3.   Are subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the principal use or structure; or

      4.   Contribute to the comfort, convenience or needs of occupants, business or industry associated with the principal use or structure.

   B.   Location of Accessory Uses and Structures.

      1.   Within Required Landscaping Buffers. Except for fences and walls contributing to the screening function of a buffer, no accessory structure shall be located within a required buffer except in accordance with Section 5.6, Landscaping, or Section 5.10, Screening.

      2.   Within a Front or Side Yard.

         a.   Except for the following, no accessory use or structure may be located in a required front or side yard:

            i.   Art installation;

            ii.   Cluster box unit;

            iii.   Fence or wall;

            iv.   Flag pole and flag;

            v.   Outdoor display of merchandise; or

            vi.   Produce stand.

         b.   On corner lots, an accessory structure or use shall not be closer to the street than the street setback.

      3.   Within Other Areas on a Site.

         a.   No accessory use or structure shall:

            i.   Be within five feet of a lot line, except as authorized by Table 9.3.5: Allowable Encroachment into Required Setbacks;

            ii.   Be within ten feet of the centerline of an alley except as authorized by Table 9.3.5: Allowable Encroachment into Required Setbacks;

            iii.   Be located within a designated fire lane;

            iv.   Obstruct required sight distances;

            v.   Impede ingress or egress to a lot, site, or principal structure;

            vi.   Be located above or beneath public utilities (except for fences or walls); or

            vii.   Be within an emergency access route designated on an approved site plan.

         b.   Accessory structures may encroach into required yards only in accordance with the standards in Table 9.3.5: Allowable Encroachment into Required Setbacks.

      4.   Within an Easement. Except for authorized stormwater management devices within a drainage easement, no accessory use or structure shall be located within any platted or recorded easement without the prior written consent of the landowner.

   C.   Structure Height. Accessory structures shall comply with the maximum building height requirements for the zoning district where located, except that accessory structures within 10 feet of a lot line shall not be taller than 15 feet.

   D.   Compliance with Ordinance Requirements. Accessory uses and structures shall conform to the applicable requirements of this Ordinance, including this section, the district standards in Chapter 3: Districts, the development standards in Chapter 5: Development Standards.

(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)