Cranston City Zoning Code
Chapter
17.60 ACCESSORY USES
§ 17.60.010 Accessory uses.
A.
Permitted
Residential Accessory Uses. Accessory uses, including private garages
and private marinas in a residential district are permitted which:
1.
Are
clearly incidental and subordinate to and customarily associated with
the principal residential use;
2.
Are
operated and maintained under the same ownership and on the same lot
as the principal use;
3.
Do
not include residential occupancy;
4.
Specifically
include but are not limited to the sale at retail of farm, garden
or nursery products raised on the premises.
B.
Location
of Residential Accessory Building. A building accessory to a dwelling,
including an attached or detached garage or carport, shall not be
located in any required front or corner side yard, shall not be located
within ten (10) feet of any rear lot line in A-80, A-20 and A-12 zoning
districts and shall not be located within five feet of any rear lot
line in A-8, A-6, B-1 and B-2 zoning districts. Accessory buildings
may be located within a required side yard as follows:
1.
In
residential district A-80 to within fifteen (15) feet of a side lot
line;
2.
In
residential district A-20 to within ten (10) feet of a side lot line;
3.
In
residential district A-12 to within eight feet of a side lot line;
4.
In
residential district A-8 to within five feet of a side lot line;
5.
In
residential district A-6 to within five feet of a side lot line;
6.
In
residential district B-1 to within five feet of a side lot line;
7.
In
residential district B-2 to within five feet of a side lot line;
8.
On
residential district lots with less than sixty (60) feet of frontage,
to within three feet of a side lot line.
C.
Private
Garages and Parking Spaces in Residential Districts. Any private garage
or parking space in a residential district when used for boat or vehicle
storage shall be occupied only by boats or vehicles owned and operated
by the residents of the dwelling on the same lot except that one private
garage may be occupied by the boat or vehicle of a nonresident owner.
Vehicles other than passenger vehicles and school buses having
a capacity of more than one ton or having three or more axles, shall
be prohibited from being stored or garaged in residential districts.
D.
Swimming
Pools. A private swimming pool is declared to be an accessory use
in a residential district and shall conform to the appropriate side,
front and rear yard requirements of the particular residential district
in which it is located; provided, however, that any filter and pump
shall be located not less than fifteen (15) feet from the side yard
line. The following exceptions shall apply:
1.
Above
ground pools which are up to and including fifteen (15) feet by twenty-five
(25) feet rectangular, eighteen (18) feet diameter round or twelve
(12) feet by twenty-four (24) feet oval, which are located on lots
that are less than six thousand (6,000) square feet or that have less
than sixty (60) feet of frontage, may have a minimum side yard setback
of three feet and a minimum rear yard setback of five feet.
2.
Below
ground pools which are up to and including sixteen (16) feet by thirty-two
(32) feet rectangular which are located on lots that are less than
six thousand (6,000) square feet or that have less than sixty (60)
feet of frontage may have a minimum three foot side yard setback and
five foot rear setback.
E.
Open Space District Accessory Uses. Any single-family dwelling unit located on an undivided tract of land used for any purpose permitted within An S-1 district shall be considered an accessory use to the permitted use. It shall comply with intensity regulations provided for single-family dwellings in the A-80 district, as provided in Section 17.20.030 and the building accessory to such residential use shall comply with this section.
F.
Marinas.
Marinas shall be considered as an accessory use. When no other use
is associated with a marina, the principal use shall be considered
to be a sales room for the display of vehicles, trailers, boats and
machinery.
G.
Temporary
Uses Permitted. A temporary building or yard for construction materials
or equipment and a temporary office for the sale or rental of real
property, if in connection with an incidental and necessary to a real
estate development, shall be permitted in any district; provided,
that any building permit issued for any such use shall be valid for
not more than six months and may not be extended more than three consecutive
times.
H.
Sheds. Sheds shall be considered accessory uses. Sheds may be free-standing or attached to another structure, containing no utilities except electricity. Sheds shall be one level, the maximum area being one hundred ninety-two (192) square feet, with no dimension greater than sixteen (16) feet. Sheds larger than one hundred twenty (120) square feet shall be allowed subject to setbacks as noted in Section 17.60.010. Sheds up to one hundred twenty (120) square feet which are constructed on lots up to six thousand (6,000) square feet may be located to within two feet of a rear or side lot line. Sheds up to one hundred twenty (120) square feet which are constructed on lots between six thousand (6,000) and eight thousand (8,000) square feet may be located to within three feet of a rear or side lot line.
(Prior code § 30-18(m))