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Edison City Zoning Code

§ 37-4.5

Accessory Buildings.

[1999 Code § 17.08.040]
No accessory buildings permitted by this chapter shall be placed in any required yard except as specified hereinafter in this subsection:
a. 
Within any residential zone, the aggregate ground area covered by accessory buildings, including the ground area covered by any projections hereinabove permitted, shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total lot area or thirty-five (35%) percent of the rear yard area, whichever is the lesser. Within any other zone, the aggregate area covered by any accessory building(s) shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent of the rear yard area.
b. 
No accessory building within any residential zone or business zone shall be more than fifteen (15) feet or one and one-half (1 1/2) stories, whichever is the lesser, in height. In all other zones, no accessory building, including tanks, silos or similar structures, shall exceed the height of the principal building to which same is accessory. No building permit for any accessory building shall be issued in any residential zone until a permit for a dwelling or other permitted principal structure has been issued and construction started.
c. 
No accessory building shall be located within the required front yard area.
d. 
On through lots (any lot running from one street to another), no accessory building erected in the rear yard shall be nearer the street line than the minimum distance specified for a front yard setback on that part of the street which the yard abuts.
e. 
Any accessory building attached to the main building shall be considered part of the main building.