Belleville City Zoning Code
§ 23-18.3
Accessory Building.
[Ord. No. 3134; amended 6-4-2018 by Ord. No. 3495]
a.
A detached accessory building in R Districts or on a lot adjoining an R District may occupy the area of any rear yard, unless otherwise specified, and shall not be located nearer than one foot to any side or rear lot line.
b.
No detached accessory building in an R District or on any lot adjoining an R District shall be located:
1.
Within 50 feet of a front lot line of the lot.
2.
Within one foot of a rear lot line that abuts a side lot line of a contiguous lot; proper precautions must be taken to keep area behind the structure free of debris.
3.
Nearer to the side street line or a corner lot than the main building on the lot or, if an abutting lot, equal to the depth of the front yard required on said abutting lot to the rear, provided however, in no case shall a garage on the corner lot and facing the side street be required to set back more than 25 feet.
c.
No detached accessory building shall be located nearer than 10 feet to a main building.
d.
An attached accessory structure shall be considered to be a part of the main building and the total ground floor and elevation of the combined structure shall be subject to all regulations governing the main building except for decks and patios for one- and two-family dwellings. Decks and patios shall be setback a minimum of two feet from the property line.
e.
No accessory building shall be constructed or erected on a lot which does not contain a principal or main building.
f.
No accessory building shall have a ground floor gross area larger than the ground floor gross area of the principal or main building.
g.
A detached accessory building with a use as a private garage in the RA-1, RA-2, R-C, R-SL, or PRD Districts will have a maximum height of 14 feet.
h.
A detached two car garage on lots greater than 7,500 square feet in the R-B and R-C districts are permitted a second story with a maximum height of 24 feet.