(A)   All accessory structures shall comply with the following standards:

      (1)   No building permit for an accessory structure shall be issued prior to issuance of a building permit for the principal building to which it is accessory, except 1 accessory structure with a footprint not exceeding 120 square feet and not on a permanent foundation may be permitted and constructed prior to the permitting of the principal building.

      (2)   All accessory buildings attached to the principal building on a lot, shall be made structurally a part thereof and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter applicable to the principal building.

      (3)   No accessory structure incidental to a dwelling shall exceed 3,000 square feet, without a conditional use permit.

      (4)   Accessory structures attached to a dwelling shall have a minimum roof pitch of 6/12, except as allowed by a conditional use permit.

      (5)   No additions shall be allowed to nonconforming accessory structures.

   (B)   Accessory structures and uses in residential districts shall comply with the following standards, in addition to those in division (A):

      (1)   Private garages on residential properties are intended for the storage of private passenger vehicles of the family resident upon the premises; in which no business, service, or industry is carried on. An exception is made for home occupations that meet the requirements of § 151.146.

      (2)   All detached accessory buildings shall be located in the side or rear yards.

      (3)   The maximum footprint of a detached accessory structure shall be based on the following lot to accessory building footprint ratio: for every 10 square feet of lot, 1 square foot of accessory building footprint is allowed.

      (4)   The maximum footprint of an accessory structure attached to a dwelling shall not exceed 75% of the combined footprint of the accessory structure and dwelling (decks, porches, and other non-enclosed spaces shall not count towards the calculation of combined footprint), except as allowed by a conditional use permit.

      (5)   If the footprint of an accessory structure attached to a dwelling exceeds 60% of the combined footprint of the accessory structure and dwelling (decks, porches, and other non-enclosed spaces shall not count towards the calculation of combined footprint) the following additional standards shall apply to the entire combined structure, except as allowed by a conditional use permit:

         (a)   Each wall of the combined structure must contain at least 1 egress window for every 15 full feet of the wall’s length.

         (b)   The combined structure must use consistent architectural features such as, but not limited to, wainscoting, board and batten for portions of the wall, 2-tone color schemes, residential design garage doors or other similar features throughout that ensure visual cohesiveness with the residential character of the area.

         (c)   Roof eaves must extend at least 18 inches beyond the 2 longest walls of the building and 12 inches beyond other walls.

   (C)   Accessory structures and uses in business and industrial districts shall comply with the following standards:

      (1)   Accessory structures and uses may occupy any of the ground areas which the principal building is permitted to occupy, except as provided herein.

      (2)   Buildings for parking attendants, gate houses, transformer buildings, and other similarly used accessory structures may be located anywhere in the front or side yard in Districts I-1 and B-1 with no setback requirement except that they shall not be located within the sight triangle at road intersections.

      (3)   Parking of automobiles and other motor vehicles is permitted in the front and side yards in Districts I-1 and B-1 provided a greenbelt of 8 feet in width and the entire length of the area used for parking (except for where driveway approaches are located) is installed.

(Prior Code, § 66-121) (Ord. passed 1994; Am. Ord. 454, passed 2-28- 2006; Am. Ord. 491, passed 5-22-2007; Am. Ord. 615, passed 6-14-2022) Penalty, see § 151.999