§ 505. Yard requirements of accessory buildings.

(a)

The minimum yard requirements shall also apply to accessory buildings; however, accessory buildings may be located within five (5) feet of a rear or side lot line subject to any recorded covenants or easements, provided this does not apply to the exterior lot line of a corner lot, which must hold the required side lot line for any structure on that lot.

(b)

When accessory buildings for garage and incidental storage purposes are constructed simultaneously on two (2) or more contiguous lots, there may be one (1) or two (2) walls shared in common between two (2) or more buildings, provided that such wall or walls are centered over the common side or rear lot lines and are not attached to any building used for residential purposes, and the sides facing the street are set back at least in line with the rear wall of the principal building.

(c)

When an accessory building is attached to the principal building by a breezeway, passageway, or similar means, it shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building to which it is attached. An attached or detached garage may come to within one-half (½) of the required side yard, in the zone in which it is erected, provided the front of the garage is seventy-five (75) feet from the front lot line. A carport exclusive of any enclosed area may be built to within one-half (½) of the required side yard but in no case shall the side yard be less than five (5) feet.

(d)

If a lot is less than one (1) acre, an accessory building may occupy not more than six hundred fifty (650) square feet of ground floor area and not more than eight hundred (800) square feet of total floor area if more than one (1) story in height. If a lot is one (1) acre or more, an accessory building may not occupy more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of ground floor area and not more than one thousand seven hundred (1,700) square feet of total floor area if more than one (1) story in height.

(e)

Every part of the required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features and eaves; provided, however, that none of the above projections shall extend into a court more than six (6) inches nor into a minimum side yard more than twenty-four (24) inches.

(f)

Except as herein provided, no accessory building shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a principal building or to any other accessory building.

(g)

Metal shipping containers. Metal shipping containers used for storage must comply with the yard requirements applicable to accessory buildings. In addition, the following requirements must be met for metal shipping containers:

(1)

Metal shipping containers located at construction sites must be permitted at the time a building permit is issued;

(2)

Metal shipping containers at commercial sites must be permitted prior to placement at the site;

(3)

Metal shipping containers used in residential areas for emergency storage after natural disasters must be permitted, but only for purposes of keeping a record of their placement. In the event a building permit is subsequently issued for purposes of reconstruction, the permit for such container shall continue to be effective only until the expiration of the building permit, or the completion of remodeling or reconstruction, which ever period is shorter; and

(4)

Metal shipping containers may only be allowed in residential areas for permanent detached storage if said containers are permitted prior to placement and the containers are screened from public view in such a way as to compliment the surrounding environment.

(Ord. of 12-1-87, § 1; Ord. No. 93-0020, 9-7-93; Ord. No. 08-008, § 1, 11-5-08)