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Ramsey City Zoning Code

34-4.5 Accessory

building.

[Ord. No. 443; 1972 Code § 130.405; Ord. No. 908 § 1; Ord. No. 1054 § 1; Ord. No. 1118 § 1; 2-24-2021 by Ord. No. 07-2021]
a. 
No accessory building shall be built upon any lot upon which there is not a principal building or structure. On any lot used for residential purposes, which such lot be located in a single-family, townhouse, or multifamily district, no accessory building shall exceed 200 square feet in floor or ground area for each residential unit that is located on the same lot except as hereinafter provided. Swimming pools and garages structures designed for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be restricted by the foregoing floor area limitation. Other structures, such as tool sheds, barns, greenhouses, cabanas, etc., which are larger than 200 square feet may be allowed upon approval of a site plan or waiver of site plan by the Planning Board.
b. 
No accessory building shall be used for human habitation.
c. 
There shall not be more than one accessory building on any lot whether such principal use is residential or nonresidential. A single structure used as a garage for the storage of motor vehicles shall not be construed as to exclude an accessory building for the purpose of this Paragraph c; pools and radio towers shall not be construed as to exclude an accessory building.
d. 
Accessory building shall not exceed the height regulations of the principal building. In a residence district, however, no accessory building shall be higher than the principal building or 16 feet, whichever is less.
e. 
On any lot used for nonresidential purposes, the total floor or ground area of all structures, including the principal and accessory buildings, shall not exceed the allowable lot coverage requirements of the district or zone within which they are located. In any nonresidential district or zone where the lot coverage requirements are undefined, the floor or ground area of an accessory building shall be no greater than 1/3 of the floor or ground area of the principal building.
f. 
Notwithstanding the other provisions of the Zoning Code, the accessory uses associated with swimming pools shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
g. 
A breezeway or similar structure connecting a principal building with an accessory building shall not exempt the accessory or subordinate building from the requirements of this chapter.
h. 
Accessory buildings in all zones shall be at least 20 feet from any principal building situated on the same lot, unless an integral part thereof, and shall be at least six feet from a garage, swimming pool, or other structure.
i. 
The following requirements shall apply to R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Zones:
1. 
No accessory building shall be permitted in the front yard.
2. 
Accessory buildings built within the side yard shall meet the side yard set by requirements for the principal buildings.
3. 
Accessory buildings built within the rear yard shall not be located nearer to the rear and side lots than 15 feet in the R-1 Zone, 10 feet in the R-2 Zone, five feet in the R-3 Zone and four feet in the R-4 Zone.
4. 
Accessory buildings on corner lots shall not be erected nearer to the street than the front yard requirements for the adjacent lot.
j. 
In Zones R-5, B-1, B-1A, B-2, B-3, I.P., L.O., T-3 and T-6 an accessory building shall comply in all respects to the front, side and rear yard setback requirements for principal building within the specific zone in which the accessory building is to be constructed.