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WS –Item#2 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No.2 <br />Date: <br />November 4, 2013 <br />To: <br />City Council <br />From: <br />Katie Larsen, City Planner <br />Re: <br />Accessory Buildings <br />Background <br />City Council members received an email from a resident stating concerns about the <br />allowed size and location of accessory buildings in residential neighborhoods. At the <br />September 3, 2013 Council Work Session, staff reviewed the City’s ordinance on <br />accessory buildings. The Council directed staff toalsoreview the ordinance with the <br />Planning & Zoning Board at their October 9, 2013 meeting. <br />Current City Ordinance <br />Chapter 1007, Section 1, Subd. 2.B. of the zoning ordinance defines the following: <br />Accessory Building. <br />A portion of the principal building or a detached structure <br />on the same lot which is used for an accessory use. <br />Accessory Use. <br />A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily <br />incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located <br />on the same lot with such principal use. <br />Detached Garage. <br />A one-story accessory building used or intended for the <br />storage of motor driven passenger vehicles. <br />Garage. <br />A deck building or structure, or part thereof, used or intended to be used <br />for the parking and storage of vehicles. <br />Tool Shed. <br />A small one-story accessory building used or intended for the storage <br />of hobby tools and garden equipment. <br />Per Chapter 1007, Section 3, Subd. 4: <br />Accessory Buildings and Structures. <br />D. <br />1.General Provisions. <br />1 <br /> <br />