An accessory building is a subordinate building detached from the main building, without sleeping areas or kitchen facilities not used for commercial purposes, not rented, and not occupied for human habitation, except as otherwise allowed by city ordinance. No accessory building shall be constructed until a main building exists on the lot.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(30.1)), 6-22-2004)

The following regulations shall govern the location, size and use of any accessory buildings, except for barns and farm buildings used for agricultural uses:

(1)

Maximum height. A single story with a maximum height of 12 feet measured from the average grade at a point three feet out from the slab to the lowest point of overhang on the roof.

(2)

No accessory building shall be erected in any required yard area, except for residential garages and carports as allowed in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section.

(3)

No accessory building shall be erected within ten feet of any other building, except detached residential garages may be located within five feet of the main dwelling; and the provisions of subsection (5) of this section are met.

(4)

No detached residential garage or carport shall be erected or placed closer to any street than the minimum yard requirements (building setback line) governing the district in which such garage or carport is located.

(5)

No detached residential garage or carport shall be erected or placed within five feet from any side lot line, nor in a dedicated easement.

(6)

Portable or storage buildings shall be not larger than 320 square feet of floor area, and a maximum height of 12 feet, and shall be metal, wood, stone, or masonry constructed, but shall not be of a metal commercial kit construction. A portable building less than 168 square feet may be of metal commercial kit construction and must be properly secured to prevent overturning with a method acceptable to the building official. No building may be located closer than five feet from any side or rear property line, no closer than five feet from a principal building, nor in a dedicated easement.

(7)

No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes other than by domestic servants employed on the premises, as stipulated in section 30-32.

(8)

Residential greenhouses for domestic use shall conform with the requirements of subsection (5) of this section; however, such greenhouses shall not exceed a total aggregate floor area of 500 square feet.

(Ord. No. 04-008, exh. A(app. B(30.2)), 6-22-2004)