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Mount Arlington City Zoning Code

§ 17-32.1

Accessory Structures in Residential and Nonresidential Zones.

[Ord. No. 08-08 § 18]
Accessory structures may be erected within the rear yard provided that:
a. 
No accessory structure shall be used for human habitation.
b. 
When an accessory structure is attached to the principal building, it shall be considered as a part of the principal building, and it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building.
c. 
The maximum height of any accessory building or structure shall be 12 feet. Towers, spires, steeples, cupolas and other roof structures shall be permitted an area of 3% of the overall roof area of the entire structure and shall be permitted a height of no more than three feet taller than the accessory structure to which it is attached.
[Ord. No. 08-08 § 19]
d. 
The maximum square foot area of all accessory buildings on any single residential lot shall not exceed five hundred twenty-eight (528) square feet and shall not be larger than the principal building on the same lot.
[Ord. No. 02-03 § 1]
e. 
No accessory building or structure shall be permitted in any front yard, with front yards being considered where any frontage is on a street.
[Ord. No. 02-03 § 1]
f. 
Accessory structures that are 100 square feet and less shall require a minimum rear yard setback of 10 feet and a minimum side yard setback of 10 feet.
[Ord. No. 02-03 § 1]
g. 
Accessory structures over 100 square feet must meet the setback requirements of the zone that the principal building is located in.
[Ord. No. 02-03 § 1]
h. 
In the RA-15 and RA-7.5 Zones there shall be no more than one accessory structure or accessory building per lot.