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be 120 square feet or less in are IIl. Garage Door Ooenines t.aravP dnnr nnen:nn shall be limited in height r" feet a mea ur d from the driveway anron at the d or onenmo W. (I+. Garage setback permit. A garage which will cover an area of no more than 528 square feet and no dimension of which is greater than 24 feet may be located within the side setbacks and/or rear setbacks if a setback permit has been issued for the garage under the following provisions of this section. (1) Application for a setback permit must be made in writing on forms provided by the City Manager and must be filed with the City Manager, together with a filing fee in the amount required under Chapter 33. The application must include a survey showing the proposed location of the stmaPdre building and the stmetures buildings on the property adjoining the setback in question. The application must also address the other matters to be considered by the Planning Commission and City Council, as set forth in division (B) above. The permit application will be considered by the Planning Commission and City Council, and notice of the hearing will be given, all in the same manner as provided in § 152.243 for conditional use permits. After the hearing by the Planning Commission, the City Council will grant or deny the permit, stating its reasons for doing so. (2) In granting or denying the setback permit, the City Council will consider the proximity of the garage to any struetums ilzu s on the adjoining property, the extent of vegetation or other screening on the subject property and the adjoining property, the effect of the garage on the light and visibility available to the adjoining property, matters of fire safety, the existing garages on the adjoining property, the ability to locate garages elsewhere on the subject property, and any other matters which may be relevant to the degree of encroachment into the setback. (3) If a setback permit is granted, it will run with the title to the property for which it was granted so long as the garage for which it was granted continues to exist. If that strtietafe building is destroyed or removed, the permit will automatically expire. (1993 Code, § 1650.02) Penalty, see § 10.99 fee as determined from time to time by the City Council shall he re d to prawsilic Language for Discussion Staff offers the above suggested language for review and discussion by the City Council. Some, all, none, or a modification of the above language could be incorporated into the City's existing Ordinance relating to accessory buildings. The additions to the Code attempt to address some of the concerns of staff regarding the existing language. These concerns are centered around the height, size and number of accessory buildings permitted on a property. As the Code is currently written, a property owner with a single -story home could potentially construct a two -story accessory building. In addition, an accessory building could be constructed that is larger than the principle building. There is currently nothing limiting the size or number of accessory buildings other than the impervious surface requirement. A property owner could construct any number of accessory buildings on a property so long as the impervious surface requirement is met. The proposed additions to the Code are common among other cities as a way to regulate orderly development. Staff believes that these requirements will help to ensure the character of neighborhoods is preserved.