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<br />Page 3 <br /> <br />152.176 (H). Size. <br />(1) One-and Two-Family Dwellings. The maximum floor area of one accessory <br />building or combination of two buildings in the R21, R1-A, and R2 districts shall <br />not exceed 750 square feet in area or 80% of the area of the principal building, <br />whichever is less. <br />2) Attached and Multi-family Buildings. Attached and multi-family buildings in <br />the R3 and R4 districts are allowed one storage or maintenance building and one <br />garden shed per complex, plus detached garage structures as needed. <br />(3) In all residential districts, one accessory building in addition to any detached <br />garage may be permitted, except that it shall not exceed 120 square feet in area <br />if a detached garage exists on the same lot. <br /> <br />The regulations above include standards from the Definitions section and the General <br />Provisions sections, and both apply to residential “garages” and “accessory buildings”, <br />sometimes separately and sometimes both. Staff would propose making changes to <br />both the definitions and the performance standards to clarify the applicable rules. <br />One of the related issues is the lack of definition for an “accessory building”, since a <br />garage is really a “use”, and an “accessory building” is just a structure, with a variety of <br />potential uses, including parking, storage, recreation (such as a gazebo). <br />One approach would be to create a specific set of standards for each category, <br />including: <br />• Attached garage (such as, not greater than the footprint of the house; square <br />footage; other requirements?) <br />• Detached garage (total garage floor space; special review requirements for <br />second garages on the property?) <br />• Detached non-garage accessory storage building (how large; what uses; how to <br />distinguish between garage use and other uses?) <br />• Detached recreational structures (gazebos, etc.) <br />• Accessory buildings not subject to building permit (those below 200 sq. ft. – in <br />addition to other buildings?) <br /> <br />3. Sign Materials/LED Lighting. <br />This issue relates to current code language that address LED lighting as being a <br />component of a “dynamic display” sign – one that is changeable. In St. Anthony, these <br />signs are strictly limited in the change of copy, prohibiting images that appear to move <br />or flash. Only occasional changes are permitted, and in this section, LED lighting is <br />addressed. <br /> <br />However, LED illumination has become the standard lighting mechanism for all lit <br />graphics, regardless of whether it is a changeable message board or a static illuminated