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<br />City of Little Canada – Accessory Structure Ordinance Updates <br />Planning Commission Meeting – October 23, 2025 <br />5 <br />Table 904-6: Detached Accessory Buildings, R-1 District <br /> Maximum <br />Number <br />Minimum <br />Setback – <br />Front/Corner <br />Side <br />Minimum <br />Setback - <br />Side <br />Minimum <br />Setback - <br />Rear <br />Maximum <br />Total Area <br />Maximum Height <br />Single-Family <br />Detached, Two- <br />or Three Family <br />Buildings <br />3 Not permitted <br />in front of <br />principal <br />structure. <br />5 5 1,500 square <br />feet <br />(combined <br />across all <br />buildings) <br />18 ft or height of <br />principal building, <br />whichever is less. <br />1. Detached accessory buildings include garages, sheds, workshops, gazebos, pergolas, and other <br />roofed structures exceeding 50 square feet in area. <br />2. Structures that are open-sided or partially enclosed (such as pergolas or gazebos) are classified as <br />accessory buildings if they are roofed and detached. <br />3. Small incidental structures (≤50 sq ft) are exempt from building limits but must meet placement <br />standards (see Section 915.020). <br />4. No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement <br />unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non -permanent structure <br />may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands. <br />5. Accessory buildings may not cause a lot or development site to exceed applicable yard, lot- <br />coverage, or impervious-surface standards established in this Code. <br />6. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) may be considered to allow additional buildings or area (see <br />Sections 914.130 and 915.020). <br />7. A detached accessory building located within a corner side yard may be reviewed under the side <br />yard setback standard rather than the corner side standard if both adjoining streets are local <br />streets and the street along the corner side terminates in a dead end, cul-de-sac, or right-of-way <br />that is not actively used by through traffic. Adequate corner visibility must be maintained in <br />accordance with Section 915.030. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 904-7: Detached Accessory Structures <br />Number of <br />Detached <br />Accessory <br />Buildings <br />Allowed <br />Front Setback Side Yard <br />Setback <br />Rear <br />Yard <br />Setback <br />Total Area <br />Permitted <br />(max) <br />Height (max) <br />2 May not be <br />located in front <br />of principal <br />structure. <br />3 3 Not regulated Not to exceed the <br />height of the <br />principal structure <br /> <br />1. The height of an accessory structure is limited to 18 feet as measured to the mean of the roofline (from <br />ground grade to the middle of a pitched roof). <br />* See also Accessory Structures in Chapter 915, General Development Requirements. <br />** Legally non-conforming accessory buildings constructed on single family parcels prior to June 25, <br />1980 shall be allowed to be rebuilt at their prior side yard setback distance, provided such setback is <br />at least 5 feet. Accessory buildings in corner side yards shall set back from the property line the <br />same distance as the principal building. <br />Commented [BH6]: Setbacks have all stayed the same <br />Commented [BH7]: As discussed at the September <br />Planning Commission Meeting, the way we label dwellings <br />in our Code is not particularly consistent. 1-3 is a solid <br />placeholder and accounts for most of our “single-family <br />appearing” housing stock. <br />Commented [BH8]: Height standard unchanged