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unless authorized through an <br />agreement as prepared by the City <br />Attorney and approved by the City <br />Council. <br />6. Accessory Dwelling Units. Detached <br />accessory buildings shall be <br />prohibited from containing complete <br />independent living facilities <br />(accessory dwelling units), which <br />would include permanent provisions <br />for living, sleeping, eating, and <br />sanitation. <br />1. Permit Requirements. A zoning <br />permit shall be required for all <br />accessory buildings of 200 square <br />feet or less in area. All accessory <br />buildings over 200 square feet shall <br />require a building permit. A fee as <br />determined from time to time by the <br />City Council shall be required to <br />process the permit. <br /> <br />7. Accessory Dwelling Units. Detached <br />accessory buildings shall be <br />prohibited from containing complete <br />independent living facilities <br />(accessory dwelling units), which <br />would include permanent provisions <br />for living, sleeping, eating, and <br />sanitation. <br /> <br />8. Drainage and Utility Easements. No <br />part of an accessory building shall <br />extend into a drainage and utility <br />easement or any required setback. <br />highest point on a roof shall not exceed twenty <br />(20) feet. See Table <br /> (21) Commercial or Industrial Districts. No <br />accessory building in a commercial or industrial <br />district shall exceed the height of the principal <br />building except by conditional use permit. <br /> <br />(G). Number of buildings. A maximum of two <br />individual accessory buildings per lot, including <br />detached garages, shall be allowed in all zoning <br />districts. Landscape features, such as statuary <br />and the like; easily movable seasonal temporary <br />structures not intended to remain erected for 12 <br />months, such as party tents and the like; and <br />backyard play equipment, such as swing sets, <br />trampolines, slides, and the like, shall not count <br />towards the number of permitted accessory <br />buildings as provided in this division. <br /> <br />(HD). Size. <br /> (1) One- and Two-Family Dwellings. The <br />maximum floor area of one accessory building or <br />combination of two buildings in the R21, R1-A, <br />and R2 districts shall not exceed 750 square feet <br />in area or 80% of the area of the principal <br />building, whichever is less. See Table <br /> (21) Attached and Multi-family Buildings. <br />Attached and multi-family buildings in the R3 and <br />R4 districts are allowed one storage or <br />maintenance building and one garden shed per <br />complex, plus detached garage structures as <br />needed. <br /> (3) In all residential districts, one accessory <br />building in addition to any detached garage may <br />be permitted, except that it shall not exceed 120 <br />square feet in area if a detached garage exists on <br />the same lot. (I). Garage door openings. Garage <br />door openings shall be limited in height to 8 feet <br />as measured from the driveway apron at the <br />door opening. See Table <br /> <br />(J). Building standards. All accessory buildings in <br />excess of 120 200 square feet shall be <br />constructed to the standards of the Minnesota <br />State Building Code. The architectural <br />appearance of accessory buildings should be <br />visually compatible with the principal building <br />relative to color, materials, and form.