Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code
35-530 Buildings
In R1 And R2 Districts
35-530Buildings in R1 and R2 DistrictsIn R1 and R2 districts every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot, and in no case shall there be more than one principal building on one lot. The term "principal building" shall be given its common, ordinary meaning; in case of doubt, or on any question of interpretation, the decision shall rest with the zoning official.1)No accessory building, unless an integral part of the principal building, shall be erected, altered, or moved, within six feet of the principal building, as measured from exterior wall to exterior wall. No accessory building shall be erected, altered, or moved within six feet of another accessory building, as measured from exterior wall to exterior wall.2)Accessory buildings may not be erected within the side yard adjacent to the street of a corner lot.3)No accessory building shall exceed 16 feet in height.4)No accessory building shall be provided with sanitary sewer facilities.5)No more than two accessory buildings shall be permitted on any one residential premises.6)The total ground coverage of the accessory building or buildings shall not exceed the ground coverage of the principal building.7)No basement, cellar, garage, tent, or accessory building shall at any time be used as a residence or dwelling, temporarily or permanently.8)All dwellings shall be on permanent foundations which comply with the State Building Code and which are solid for the complete circumference of the dwelling, except that accessory uses such as screened or enclosed porches, canopies, decks, balconies, stairs, etc., may be placed on a noncontinuous permanent foundation as approved by the Building Official.9)The width and the depth of the main portion of any dwelling built after July 23, 1983, shall be no less than 18'.