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building shall be permitted per lot and permitted only within the single-family districts. <br />(4) The height of detached utility structures shall not exceed 12 feet. If attached, the <br />structure shall not exceed the height of the principal building. <br />(5) Exterior colors or materials matching the principal structure or earthen tones shall be <br />utilized. No door or other access opening in a utility structure shall exceed 28 square <br />feet in area. <br />(l) Compost structure requirements. One accessory structure for compost not to cover more <br />than 25 square feet in area and five feet in height in the rear yard. A compost structure must <br />meet the setback requirements in section 113-240(e). <br />(m) Garage conversion requirements. When an attached garage is converted to dwelling <br />space, a replacement garage of the same or greater size must be constructed on the property. <br />Furthermore, the existing driveway leading to the converted garage must be replaced with <br />grass or approved landscaping materials unless the driveway provides access to the new <br />garage. The curb cut provided to such a driveway may be removed by the city in the event <br />the street curbs and gutters are rebuilt. <br />(n) Street access for alley property. No property located on an alley shall be permitted a new <br />curb cut for street access. <br />(o) Prohibited use. No accessory building or structure shall be used for living purposes or as a <br />dwelling unit, unless it is an authorized accessory dwelling unit under this chapter. <br />(p) Detached accessory building conditions. Detached accessory buildings shall not occupy <br />more than 40 percent of the area of a required rear yard, and shall not exceed a total of 1,000 <br />square feet. <br />(q) Minimum distance between buildings. The minimum distance between the principal <br />building and an unattached accessory building shall be five feet. <br />(r) Minimum setback. The minimum setback from the rear lot line of a through lot shall be 30 <br />feet. <br />(s) Tents. A tent is not an approved accessory building and may not be used as a dwelling unit <br />on any lot. <br />(t) Detached garage condition. Detached garages in a residential district must be located <br />entirely within the rear 30 feet of the lot if there is an adjacent alley. <br />(u) Accessory dwelling units. Accessory dwelling units shall conform to the following <br />standards where allowed as a permitted accessory use: <br />(1) An accessory dwelling unit shall be located on a lot occupied by a single-family <br />dwelling. <br />(2) No more than one accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed on a lot. <br />(3) Either the principal dwelling unit or the accessory dwelling unit shall be owner- <br />occupied and both dwelling units shall be under unified ownership. The <br />accessory dwelling unit may not be sold independently of the principal dwelling <br />unit and may not be a separate tax parcel. <br />(4) An accessory dwelling unit may be attached to, detached from, or internal to a <br />single-family dwelling unit building. Accessory dwelling units attached or <br />internal to a single-family dwelling unit building must be fully separated from