A.
Timing. A nonresidential accessory structure may not be established or constructed before the start of construction of the principal structure on a site. A construction or real estate sales construction trailer is permitted on a site at the time the site clearance and grading begins.
B.
Location – General. An accessory structure, other than an accessory dwelling unit, may occupy any portion of the lot where a main building is permitted. Except as provided in this subsection, a nonresidential accessory structure may not occupy a required yard or, other than a garage or carport, be placed beyond the front building line of a main structure on a site.
C.
Rear Yard, Placement and Height. A nonresidential accessory structure may be located within a required rear yard providing the maximum height does not exceed 10 feet; however, no portion of a roof having a pitch of 3:12 or greater may exceed 12 feet.
D.
Size. The total gross floor area of all nonresidential accessory structures more than four feet in height may not exceed 800 square feet or six percent of the lot area, whichever is more. The gross floor area is included in computing lot coverage.
E.
Distance Between Structures. An accessory structure must be at least five feet from the wall of a main building.
F.
Equipment Shed. A structure housing equipment may be placed in a required side or rear yard where an accessory building is not permitted under the following provisions:
1.
There is a solid fence between the structure and the adjoining property;
2.
The structure does not exceed the height of the fence or six and one-half feet, whichever is less;
3.
There is a clear passageway not less than three feet in width either between the structure and an adjacent structure or between the structure and the adjacent fence; and
4.
The total surface area of all such structures does not exceed 50 square feet.
(Ord. 979 § 2 (Exh. A), 1990; Ord. 05-1257 § 4, 2005; Ord. 17-1433 § 4 (Exh. A), 2017)