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D. Exterior Design and Color, All Accessory Structures. The exterior building materials, design and <br />color of all accessory building or structures shall be similar to or compatible with the principal <br />building, with the exception of the following accessory building or structures: <br />1. Gazebos <br />2. Swimming pools <br />3. Tennis and sport courts <br />4. Other structures in which the required design is integral to the intended use, such as a <br />greenhouse. <br />SECTION 6. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV: <br />Land Usage; Chapter 154: Zoning Code; Section 508 to read the following: <br />§154.508 Residential Accessory Structures, Village Mixed-Use District. <br />A. Attached Structures, Village Mixed-Use District. An accessory structure shall be considered <br />attached, and an integral part of, the principal structure when it is connected by an enclosed <br />passageway. All attached accessory structures shall be subject to the following requirements: <br />1. The structure shall meet the required yard setbacks for a principal structure, as <br />established for the zoning district in which it is located. <br />2. The structure shall not exceed the height of the principal building to which it is attached. <br />B. Attached Garages, Mixed-Use District <br />1. Attached garages are encouraged to be side or rear loaded. If facing the primary street, <br />garages shall be designed using one of the following techniques, unless specific physical <br />conditions on the lot in question require a different approach: <br />a. The front of the garage is recessed at least four (4) feet behind the plane of the <br />primary fac;:ade; or <br />b. The front of the garage is recessed at least four (4) feet behind a porch if the garage is <br />even with the primary fac;:ade. <br />2. The width of the attached garage shall not exceed 40% of the width of the entire principal <br />building fac;:ade (including garage) fronting the primary street. <br />3. Attached garages shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet in area at the ground <br />floor level except by conditional use permit. <br />4. Garage doors or openings shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height. <br />C. Detached Structures, Village Mixed-Use District. Detached accessory structures that are <br />accessory to permitted residential structures in the VMX District shall adhere to the following <br />requirements: <br />1. Detached accessory structures shall be located to the side or rear of the principal building, <br />and are not permitted within the required front yard or within a side yard abutting a <br />street. <br />2. Detached garages shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet at ground floor level <br />and shall not exceed a height of twenty-two (22) feet or the height of the principal <br />structure. The maximum size and height may be increased upon approval of a conditional <br />use permit, provided that lot coverage requirements are satisfied. <br />3. Pole barns, as defined herein, shall be prohibited. <br />5