The following uses, when located on the same
lot, when incidental to the permitted principal use and when all additional
requirements of this chapter are satisfied, shall be permitted as
accessory uses.
A.
Any use not mentioned below shall be considered as
a separate land use and shall meet all requirements of the use as
a principal use.
B.
No accessory building, structure or use shall be placed
within 10 feet of the property line or right-of-way line or within
a required sight triangle.
C.
An accessory building, structure or use less than
250 square feet or and having a height less than 15 feet may be located
within a required side or rear yard, but not closer than 10 feet from
the property line (where the side or rear yard exceeds 10 feet), in
addition to such items as fences and driveways as specifically allowed
in other sections of this chapter.
D.
No accessory building, structure or use shall be permitted
over a septic tank or primary or backup drainfield areas for an on-lot
sewer system.
[Amended 11-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-06]
The following requirements shall apply to satellite dishes,
solar energy collection equipment, windmills and other power-generating
equipment:
A.
Said accessory use shall not be located anywhere within the front
yard.
B.
Said accessory use shall not inhibit solar access to adjacent properties.
C.
If said accessory use has any moving parts or produces heat, hazardous
levels of radio waves, magnetism, electric energy, etc., it shall
be surrounded by a security fence.
D.
All service connections shall be located underground in accordance
with the appropriate National Electrical Code standards.
E.
These uses shall not produce any interference with television, radio,
electrical service, telephone service, etc., on adjacent properties.
F.
No satellite dish shall exceed 17 feet in diameter, and the top of
any satellite dish shall not be more than 18 feet above adjacent ground
level.
G.
No solar energy collection equipment or windmill shall exceed 50
feet in height at its highest point.
A.
No pool shall be placed under or over an electric
utility line.
B.
A pool designed to contain a water depth of 24 inches
or more shall meet the following requirements:
C.
No loudspeaker or amplifying device shall be permitted
which will project sound beyond the boundaries of the lot where the
pool is located.
D.
No lighting shall shine directly upon a boundary of
the lot where the pool is located.
[Amended 4-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
Residential accessory buildings or structures:
A.
Shall
not occupy more than 25% of the gross rear or side yard area.
B.
Shall
not exceed the height of the principal building or 25 feet in height,
whichever is less, except, however, in the RA, R80, and R40 Zoning
Districts, the maximum allowable height shall be 25 feet and shall
not be limited by the height of the principal building.
C.
Shall
be constructed or manufactured for a specific use that is incidental
to the principal structure.
D.
Shall
not include: motor vehicles; mobile storage trailers/portable storage
units; storage structures or cargo boxes designed or once serving
as commercial shipping or cargo containers; truck bodies, trailers
or boxes; mobile homes; used fuel tanks; and/or the storage of tractor
trailers or separate tractors or cargo trailers.
A temporary stand for the sale of agricultural
produce grown on the site or a temporary office for the construction
or sales on the site shall be a permitted accessory with the following
additional requirements:
A.
A recreational vehicle or travel trailer shall not
be parked or stored for more than seven consecutive days within any
required side or rear yard or in any front yard. However, a recreational
vehicle or travel trailer may be parked or stored within a required
side or rear yard if that recreational vehicle or travel trailer is
owned or rented by the property owner and if such vehicle has current
state registration and current state inspection.
B.
Where permitted as an accessory use, no more than
one such vehicle shall be permitted.
There shall be no outdoor storage of equipment
or supplies. The use shall not occupy more than 25% of the gross rear
or side yard area.
A.
General standards.
(1)
A home professional office or home occupation does
not require site plan submission unless the applicant is adding two
or more parking spaces to accommodate an employee and/or customer(s).
(2)
A home professional office or home occupation shall
be carried on wholly indoors.
(3)
The use shall not exceed 1/2 of the area of the ground
floor area of the principal residential structure (excluding the ground
floor area covered by an attached garage or such other building),
the entire basement or 800 square feet, whichever is less.
(4)
There shall be no change in the existing outside appearance
of the building or premises or other visible evidence of the home
occupation or home professional office other than a sign.
(5)
The home occupation or home professional office shall
not employ more than two nonresident members of the family.
(7)
The home occupation or home professional office shall
not service more than two customers at a time or four per hour.
(8)
Signs indicating products made or services rendered shall comply with Article XVIA of this chapter.
[Amended 3-6-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-01]
(9)
No commercial motor vehicle shall be permitted to
park in a residential district unless wholly contained within a permanent
garage.
(10)
There shall be no exterior storage of materials
or refuse resulting from the operation of the home professional office
or home occupation.
(11)
No equipment or process shall be used which
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, dust or electrical
interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot or creates
interference in any radio or television receivers off the lot.
(12)
Frequent and repetitive servicing by commercial
vehicles for supplies and materials shall not be permitted.
(14)
A certificate of occupancy is required for all
home occupations or home professional offices.
[Added 11-5-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-11]
A.
General standards. Accessory relative apartments are
permitted by right within the RA, R80, R40, R20, R12, UR, and VC Zoning
Districts subject to the following criteria:
(1)
The habitable floor area of the accessory apartment
shall be no less than 200 square feet and no greater than 900 square
feet. No more than two relatives may occupy the accessory apartment
at any one time.
(2)
Only one accessory apartment may be permitted
within a single-family detached dwelling or on a single-family detached
lot. Accessory apartments may not be permitted as a separate structure.
(3)
The lot area and dimensions of the principal
dwelling and the accessory apartment combined must meet the minimum
lot area and dimensional requirements for the applicable zoning district.
(4)
The applicant shall submit a plan and supplementary
documentation to establish compliance with the dimensional requirements
of the zoning district.
(5)
Utilities:
(a)
For sewage disposal and water supply and all
other utilities, the accessory apartment shall be physically connected
to those systems serving the principal dwelling. No separate utility
systems or connections shall be constructed or used. All connections
shall meet the applicable utility company standards.
(b)
If on-site sewer or water systems are to be
used, the applicant shall submit evidence showing that the total number
of occupants in both the principal dwelling and the accessory apartment
will not exceed the maximum capacities for which the on-lot systems
were designed, unless those systems are to be expanded, in which case
the expansion approvals are to be submitted. Any connection to or
addition to an existing on-site sewer system shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Sewage Enforcement Officer.
(6)
A minimum of one all-weather off-street parking
space, with unrestricted ingress and egress to the street, shall be
provided for the accessory apartment, in addition to that required
for the principal dwelling.
(7)
Except for an exterior stairway, the architectural
character of the principal dwelling shall not be altered in a manner
that departs from the primary feature of the building as a single-family
detached dwelling unit.
[Amended 6-3-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
(8)
An accessory apartment may only be permitted
and may continue in use only as long as the occupant(s) is a person(s)
related to the occupants of the principal dwelling. The accessory
apartment shall be discontinued from use within three months after
it is no longer occupied by a qualified person(s).
