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City of Little Canada – Accessory Structure Ordinance Updates Planning Commission Meeting – October 23, 2025 17 I-2 District Table 906-5: Required Setbacks (feet), I-2 District Front Side Rear Corner Side From R District Any Water Body Principal Building 20 20 20 30 50 Chapter 915 Chapters 908, 909, 910 Detached Accessory Building 20 10 10 10 50 Parking 10 10 10 10 30 Driveway --1 52 103 51 402 1. If primary vehicle access is provided from the rear, driveways may have a zero (0) foot setback from the rear property line. Any driveway accessing the front yard shall comply with the front yard setback applicable to the principal structure. 2. Shared driveways may have zero (0) foot setback from the side property line subject to the conditions outlined in Section 915.060. 3. Driveways may have a zero (0) foot setback from the corner side property line when providing primary vehicle access from the corner side yard. Driveway access from both the front and corner side yards may be permitted with zero (0) foot setbacks, subject to approval by the City Engineer and Zoning Administrator based on site-specific factors such as lot configuration, circulation, and pedestrian safety. In all cases, driveways must be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrian areas and comply with visibility and drainage standards. Table 906-6: Detached Accessory Buildings, I-2 District Maximum Number Maximum Total Area Maximum Height 1 30% of the footprint of the principal building 4 18 ft or height of principal building, whichever is less. 1. Detached accessory buildings include garages, sheds, workshops, gazebos, pergolas, and other roofed structures. 2. Structures that are open-sided or partially enclosed (such as pergolas or gazebos) are classified as accessory buildings if they are roofed and detached. 3. No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. 4. Accessory buildings may not cause a lot or development site to exceed applicable yard, lot-coverage, or impervious-surface standards established in this Code 5. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) may be considered to allow additional buildings or area (see Sections 914.130 and 915.020).