Authorization and limitation of specific accessory uses and structures, as defined herein, is required to accommodate subsidiary activities which have sufficient impact to warrant regulations.

Accessory uses and structures, as defined herein are permitted in any zone in connection with any principal use lawfully existing within such zone when located in the same zone as the principal use or in an adjoining zone in which the principal use is permitted. Structures are not permitted in required front yards except as specifically authorized by this Title.

Permitted accessory uses and structures include but are not limited to the following:

1.

Private garages, parking lots, loading docks and driveways.

2.

An accessory dwelling unit provided that the ADU shall:

(a)

Not exceed 900 square feet and must Not exceed 900 square feet and must be smaller than the primary single-family dwelling;

(b)

Not be permitted if two dwelling units already exist on a lot or parcel.

(c)

Have a gabled roof with a 3:12 pitch or greater with asphalt shingles or have a roof that matches the roof style and color of the existing single-family dwelling on the site.

(d)

Have horizontal wood-based siding or have siding that matches the existing single-family dwelling on site.

(e)

Have a patio or porch of at least 60 square feet or at least 200 square feet of usable outdoor open space.

3.

A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use, provided no such structure accessory to a residential building shall exceed 150 square feet gross floor area, and further provided, no structure accessory to any other type of principal building may have a ground coverage exceeding ten percent of the ground coverage of such principal building.

4.

Child's playhouse, gazebo, pavilion or similar structure.

5.

Tennis or other game courts accessory to a residential building and limited to use by the occupants of the building and their non-paying guests, providing any fixed lighting shall be so arranged that beams will not fall on adjoining property.

6.

Swimming pool and bathhouse accessory to a residential building and limited to use by the occupants of the building and their non-paying guests, provided such pool is fenced to control access and any lighting is arranged so that beams will not fall on adjoining property.

7.

Fallout and storm shelters.

8.

Outdoor storage, not in the front yard, of a boat or recreational vehicles, provided no boat or recreational vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping and further provided the boat or recreational vehicle is in usable condition or actively in the process of reconditioning.

9.

Building management offices, clubhouses, laundry houses and the like when associated with a housing complex.

10.

Vending machines other than newspaper vending machines not visible from a street are allowed in multi-family residential, commercial and industrial zones.

11.

Solar or wind energy collectors and associated heat storage units.

12.

Decorative fountains or sculpture.

13.

Signs as authorized by the sections on signs of this Title or in the provisions of a zone.

(Ord. No. 2786-2021, § 17, 4-18-2021)

Accessory uses and structures shall comply with the space limits applicable in the zone in which they are located except as provided by this Section:

1.

Accessory uses and structures shall not be located in a required front yard, except as specifically modified under yard space encroachment provisions of this Title.

2.

Statues and fountains, when not more than eight feet high, may be located in any required yard.

3.

No accessory structure shall be more than 28 feet high.