Accessory uses
Accessory uses are uses which are clearly incidental to and customarily associated with the principal use and shall be operated and maintained under the same ownership and on the same lot as the principal use and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, private garages, home occupations, swimming pools, and accessory parking. Accessory uses are subject to all the requirements of this ordinance, except as provided herein.
501.1 - Accessory uses in R zones.
A. No accessory use, other than required off-street parking and a private garage, shall be located on any lot having an area of less than 5,000 square feet.
B. Accessory uses or any combination of such uses may be included in an accessory building of one or two stories, and no more than 20 feet in height and may occupy no more than 50 percent of the area of a rear yard.
C. No accessory buildings or structures shall be permitted between the front of a main structure and the street.
D. Within any R zone, where an existing principal structure is less than 20 feet from the lot line, an accessory building shall not be located less than ten feet from any existing principal or accessory structure on an adjacent or contiguous lot if the proposed accessory structure is one story or shall not be located less than 20 feet from an existing principal or accessory structure on an adjacent or contiguous lot if the proposed accessory structure is two stories.
E. Where a yard abuts upon a public right-of-way no accessory building shall be erected within 18 feet of such public right-of-way if it contains a garage that is accessible from said street.
F. A detached garage or shed may be located in the required rear yard but not less than five feet from the rear lot line. A detached garage located within a rear yard may have its driveway within the required side yard.
G. A garage attached to the main building or structure shall maintain the side yard and rear yard setback requirements as specified in article IV for the zone in which it is located. Such garage shall be no more than one story or 14 feet in height and 24 feet in depth.
H. A private garage or shed may be used to store vehicles, boats, recreational vehicles or similar equipment owned by the occupant. Storage or parking of tractor-trailers is prohibited in R zones. No recreational vehicle shall be used for residential occupancy. No recreational vehicle shall be stored for a period in excess of one year unless it is in a condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended.
501.2 - Accessory buildings and uses in C and M zones. Accessory buildings which contain 2,500 square feet or less of gross floor area shall only include a garage for the exclusive use of the owner and customer(s) or the storage of commercial vehicles. Accessory buildings exceeding 2,500 square feet of gross floor area are permitted to contain any accessory use which is incidental and customary to the main use, including a garage or storage building. All such buildings shall be on the same lot as the main use. Any accessory building or structure in a C or M zone that abuts an R zone shall have a setback of 20 feet from the property line of the abutting R zone.
501.3 - Accessory manufacturing uses in C-1, C-2, and C-D zones. Incidental manufacturing uses to any permitted use are allowed in C-1, C-2, and C-D zones provided such manufacturing uses are performed on the same lot as the main use; are clearly incidental and customary to the main use being performed on the premises; generate no perceptible odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or electrical interference from outside the property, and all such products produced on the lot are sold on the premises. A maximum of 25 percent of the gross floor area of the permitted use may be devoted to manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of products, or to catering, cleaning, laundering, plumbing, upholstering and the like.
(Ord. of 12-8-25(1), § 1)