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. . . District: (1988 Code 940.10) Subd. 1. Accessory Buildings: Accessory buildings, such as garages or tool houses, sheds and similar buildings for storage of domestic supply and noncommercial recreational equipment. a. Private garages, parking spaces and carports as regulated by Chapter 1121, Off-Street Parking, of this Title. Private garages are intended solely for storage of the private passenger vehicles of the residents of the premises. Such spaces can be rented to nonresidents of the property for private passenger vehicles and/or noncommercial vehicles, trailers or equipment if sufficient off-street parking, in full compliance with this Title, is provided elsewhere on the property. b. No permit shall be issued for the construction of more than one private garage for each dwelling. Each applicant for a building permit to construct any dwellings shall be required to provide off-street parking spaces for at least two (2) automobiles per family in addition to any garage spaces to be used. Every dwelling house hereafter erected shall be so located on the lot so that at least a two (2) car garage, either attached or detached, can be located on said lot. c. No permit shall be issued for the construction of a residential dwelling. garage or garage expansion unless the drivewav servicing the property is improved with a vermanent surfacing material so as to control dust. drainage and erosion. according to the requirements as set forth in Section 902.05 of this Code. unless the property owner provides a signed. notarized statement in which the property owner agrees to improve the drivewav in coniunction with the desired construction activities or within three months of the commencement of such activities. in a form acceptable to the City Attornev. For the purposes of this Title. permanent surfacing materials are defined as concrete. asphalt or brick. d.e Accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen feet (15') in height, shall be five feet (5') or more from all lots lines of adjoining lots and shall be six feet (6') or more from any other building or structure on the same lot. Attached garages must conform to the front and rear setback requirements for the principle structure, and the side yard setback shall be at least five feet (5'). e. The square-footage of a garage in an R-l District shall not exceed the square-footage o/the principal dwelling'sfoundation. except by conditional use permit. .Let No garage in an R-l District shall exceed nine hundredfiffy-two (952) eight hUlldled jixty j0111 (864) square feet in area, except by conditional use permit. ~e:- An outdoor living room or patio shall not be used for storage of automobiles or trucks. Page 8