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<br />Page 6 <br /> <br />may be located within 3 feet of any property line, except as provided in division (L) <br />below. <br /> <br />• Unless attached to and made a part of the principal building, no eave or other portion of <br />an accessory building may be closer than 5 feet from any eave or other portion of a <br />principal building, except as provided in division (L) below. <br /> <br />(L). Garage setback permit. A garage which will cover an area of no more than 576 <br />square feet may be located within the side setbacks and/or rear setbacks if a setback <br />permit has been issued for the garage under the following provisions of this section. <br /> <br />The Setback Permit allowance appears to be intended to accommodate detached garage <br />construction closer to the rear property line (or the side property line on a corner lot) than the <br />principal building would normally be held to. It is presumed that the City would not wish to <br />allow a building closer than the minimum 5 foot standard setback from interior property lines. <br />A further issue with this clause is the lack of objective standards in determining what setback <br />might be allowed. <br /> <br />It is recommended that this section be deleted, and a consistent standard be established that <br />can be applied uniformly, and without special processing. An applicant can apply for a variance <br />if there are special conditions that would support a departure from the established standards. <br /> <br />Language would possibly include the following: <br /> <br />No detached accessory building shall be located closer to any front or side lot line than <br />the required setback standards listed in each district, except that on corner lots. <br />Detached accessory buildings may encroach into the required rear yard setback to a <br />distance equal to five (5) feet. <br /> <br /> <br />Building Height. Section 152.176.F of the Ordinance imposes the following height <br />requirements upon accessory buildings: <br /> <br />(1) Residential Districts. A detached accessory building, accessory to a principal use <br />located in a residence district shall not exceed the height of the principal building or <br />fifteen (15) feet, whichever is less. The maximum height to the highest point on a roof <br />shall not exceed twenty (20) feet. <br /> <br />(2) Commercial or Industrial Districts. No accessory building in a commercial or industrial <br />district shall exceed the height of the principal building except by conditional use permit. <br /> <br />While the preceding height requirements are considered standard, the City may wish to <br />consider a requirement that the pitch of the accessory structure roof match that of the <br />principal building. Some communities will require that the setback of a detached accessory <br />building must be at least 50% of the height of the building – meaning that a building that is 15 <br />feet in height would have to meet a 7 ½ foot setback.