Oskaloosa City Zoning Code

17.04.120

Accessory uses.

Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any district in connection with any principal use lawfully existing within such district when located in the same district as the principal use or in an adjoining district in which the principal use is permitted. Accessory uses and accessory structures include but are not limited to, those set out in Table 17.04.D Permitted Accessory Uses.

General Requirements. No accessory structure or use shall be constructed or established on any lot prior to the time of the substantial completion of the construction of the principal structure to which it is accessory and shall comply with the regulations of the applicable zoning district.

Supplemental Standards. Specific standards, where applicable, are described in Chapter Supplemental Site Standards and Section 17.06.120 Supplemental Standards—Accessory Uses for development regulations.

Table 17.04.D Permitted Accessory Uses
Use Types	AG	RR	R-1	R-2	R-3	RM	NC	CC	DC	GC	BP	LI	GI	PI	IP	Supplemental Standards
P = Use permitted by right C = Use permitted by conditional use permit * = Site plan approval required Blank = Use not permitted
Accessory Dwelling Unit	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P						X
Animal Raising, personal	P	P	P	P	P											X
Drive-Through Facility								P*	C	P	P	P	P			X
Home Based Business/Occupation	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P							X
Private Garage	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Resident Recreational Activities	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Convenience Services for Multi-Unit Use				P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Parking Lots	P	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P	P*	P	P	P	P	P	P
Manufacturing or Fabrication of Products							P	P	P	P	P	P			P	X
Garden Centers/Roadside Stands	P	P						P		P						X
Building Mounted Telecommunication Antennas	P	P	C	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	X
Human Care Incidental to a Permitted Use												P
Outdoor Storage	P	P						P*		P*	P	P	P		P	X
Portable Storage Units/Shipping Containers	P										P	P	P	P	P	X
Fireworks Sales							C	C	C	C	C	C	C			X
Solar Energy Systems, Accessory	P	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	P*	X
Uses and activities necessarily and customarily associated with the purpose and functions of the principal use	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Wind Energy System	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C		C	C	C	C	C	P*	X

(Ord. No. 1465, § 2(Att.), 9-11-2023; Ord. No. 1496, § 1, 4-20-2026)