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( 1' Ji REVIEWING D~EFIHITICfiIS OF ACCF~.SORY STRLIC'Tt3f'tF.~,' t 9-1.02, Subdivision 2. Definitions. • i. Accessory Building. A subordinate building or a portion ` of the aoain txulding, which is located on the same lot as the main building and the peapoee of tifiich is clearly incidental to that of the principal building. This definition of nn accessory structure inclod~es attac~~ed garages as an accessory building in all zones because atta~,ed garages are clearly s subordinate use of the principal building. ils~n ooebined with' the following Code sections: 9-2.04 Accessory Buildings and Structures. ~diviaion 1. General. e. Accessory buildings in the buainara and industry districts shall be located any place to tlye s~ewr' oaf the principal building, subject to the Building Oor'!e, ~ the fire za~e regulations. = _ f . Leo detached garages or other aodu~ieioay bnilding shall be located nearer to the .front l+ot 1iz~e than the principal building on that Lot. Applying 9-2..04, Subdivision 1{e) the Code restricts attached garages in business and industry districts to the rear of the principal structure. Zfiis is desirable. IYuck traffic is less visible. and a business facade is care attractive than a garage on the main _ Bowever, under 9-2.04, Subdivision 1(f) no attac2~ed garages in any district can be placed in front of the principal structure, even when all setbacks are maintain. Given the fact that Falcon Woods has number of homes built with the attached garages in front of the principal structure and that it is a fairly comron building style, it might be useful to exempt attached garaoes in residential zones from this requirement. In order to avoid huge garages when setbacks are easily set, I propose lia,iting the size of the garage to a four car garage. - A second definition of accessory structure apQeara in the Code. 9-2.034 Accessory Buildings and Structures i~division 1. General. (b) An accessory txailding shall be cousi8ese~d as an integral part of the principal buildi~~ if it is located less than twelve (12} feet from the principal building with respect Lo X13 and other requirements of the Building Ca3e ar,d this Cade. As it atarxis, this portion of the Code allays any aceeasaLy structure within twelve (12) feet of the principal stn~etta^t to be considered part of the principal structure . It was originally it~t+esded to assure that an accessory structure close to the principal etrvcttse seats the Fire Code .and Un i f onn Bu i 1 d i ng Code . Sowe.ver , the addition of- "arid this tlac3e" creates the following problem`: it conflicts with the other definition • of accessory structure, and, it potentially alloys all accessary structures within tvelue (12) feet of the principal building to be defined as the t principal structure, and subject to rules governing principal rather than accessary atrvctures. Using this definition, an sccessory building could 9o in front of a principal structure_ I recr~es~d tlininntirg 'arid this Q~3e".for clarification.