A. General Provisions. Each permitted accessory use shall:

1. Be customarily incidental to the principal use established to the same lot;

2. Be subordinate to and serve such principal use;

3. Be subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to such principal use;

4. Contribute to the comfort, convenience or necessity of users of such principal use.

B. Application to Zoning Districts. The accessory uses, buildings or other structures permitted in each zoning classification may include the following:

1. In the CR-1, CR-2, CR-3, CR-4 and CR-5 zones:

a. Fences;

b. Private garages and sheds for the storage or maintenance of recreation and yard equipment used on the premises;

c. Private greenhouses, vegetable, fruit or flower garden;

d. Structures for the shelter of household pets except kennels;

e. Noncommercial communication towers and satellite receiving devices when located in the rear yard;

f. Gazebos, enclosed patios and similar buildings for recreational use;

g. Roadside stands in a CR-1 zone only for the sale of produce grown on the premises provided that such a stand shall not contain more than six hundred square feet of floor area, the stand is located not less than twenty feet from a street and access to the stand is from an entrance to the farm or residence;

h. Private recreational uses and facilities including but not limited to swimming pools and tennis courts;

i. Signs as regulated by Chapter 18.46;

j. Off-street parking;

k. In the CAG-1, CSAG-1 and CGAG-5 zones, usual agricultural buildings (barns, silos, corrals, etc.) shall be considered accessory uses to operating farms and ranches but shall conform to the setback requirements;

l. RV’s used as guest quarters for stays not exceeding two weeks.

2. In the CRA-1 zone, in addition to the accessory uses included in subsection (B)(1) of this section, non-commercial domestic storage buildings associated with multi-family dwellings and off-street loading shall be permitted;

3. In the CB and CP zones:

a. Storage buildings incidental to the primary use;

b. Signs as regulated by Chapter 18.46;

c. Off-street parking;

d. Fences;

e. Uses incidental to permitted hotels such as clubs, gift shops, restaurant, etc.;

4. In the CI zones:

a. Offices;

b. Employee cafeteria;

c. Watchman’s quarters;

d. Signs as regulated by Chapter 18.46;

e. Parking and loading.

C. Accessory Use Restrictions. The following is a list of restrictions on accessory uses and structures:

1. In CR zones, there shall be no storage or overnight parking of trucks, buses, or other vehicles with a manufacturer’s rating of more than two tons;

2. No accessory structures except fences, walls, or hedges shall be constructed in any front yard. Accessory buildings shall not be located any closer than five feet to a rear or side lot line in zoning districts with setback requirements. Signage shall be located on a lot in conformance to the requirements of Chapter 18.85.

3. Accessory buildings in a commercial or industrial district shall comply to the setback requirements for principal buildings when located adjacent to a residential use or district.

4. On corner lots, accessory structures and uses shall conform to the setback requirements on both street frontages.

5. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than twenty-five percent of any rear yard in CR zones.

6. When a garage or carport is entered from an alley, it shall not be located closer than ten feet from the alley right-of-way line.

7. Accessory buildings shall not exceed a height of fifteen feet in CR zones for the maximum height permitted for a principal building in other zones.

8. Attached accessory buildings shall be located pursuant to the requirements for principal buildings.

9. No accessory structure or use shall be constructed or established on any lot prior to the time of the Substantial completion of the construction of the principal structure to which it is an accessory. (Ord. 615 § 2(part), 1999; Ord. 601 § 7, 1997; Ord. 544 § 3, 1991)