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Accessory Building Regulations for Single Family Residential & Townhome <br />Residential <br />(a) Size of Yards. <br />(1) Front yard: Detached accessory buildings shall be prohibited in front of the <br />main building; however, Accessory Dwellings and garages are allowed in front of <br />the main building. <br />a. Main residential building shall have a minimum front setback of 15 feet. <br />b. Accessory Dwelling and Side entry garages shall have a minimum front <br />setback of 5 feet. <br />(2) Side and rear yards: <br />a. There shall be an interior side and rear yard setback not less than ten feet <br />from any side or rear lot line provided that such accessory building is <br />separated from the main building by a minimum distance of ten feet. In the <br />case of an accessory building (of any size) being closer than ten feet to the <br />main building, the minimum side and rear yard requirements for the main <br />building shall be observed. A side yard adjacent to a street shall observe <br />the same setback as the main building. <br />b. A side/rear setback of five feet may be used for a portable (i.e., removable) <br />accessory building not exceeding 120 square feet in floor area, and not <br />exceeding a total ridge height of eight and one-half feet, and provided that a <br />solid fence or wall six feet in height is built on the side/rear lot line to screen <br />the building from adjacent property or from a side street, as the case may <br />be. <br />c. Garages or carports accessed from an interior side yard shall have a <br />minimum setback of 5 feet from the non -vehicular access side of the <br />garage. Carports or garages accessed from a side yard, facing a public <br />street, or from a rear or side alley shall have a minimum distance equal to <br />15 feet from the vehicular access side of the garage. <br />(b) Carports shall be measured from the roof nearest to the street or alley (see Figure <br />III-1). <br />(c) Accessory buildings are not permitted without a main structure. <br />(d) Accessory buildings shall not exceed the height allowed in the Land Use Matrix. <br />(e) Metal portable accessory buildings are not permitted. <br />(f) In all residential districts, the total floor area of all accessory structures shall not <br />exceed 50 percent of the square footage of the livable area of the residence on the <br />premises, or five percent of the lot area, whichever is smaller. This requirement <br />shall not apply to barns and related structures necessary for farming and ranching <br />purposes. <br />(g) There shall be no more than two accessory buildings on any lot. <br />(h) Exterior construction standard for non -portable accessory buildings and carports <br />shall match the main residential structure. <br />2. Non -Residential Development Standards within MU Base District <br />Neighborhood Commercial/Community Center <br />The Neighborhood Commercial/Community Center use category is intended to serve the <br />needs of the immediate residential community. <br />-47- <br />