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135-1. BUilDiNG tYPeS DRAFT

Accessory Structures

be located on the front or corner facade. typically associated with a temporary event, such as
6. Roof Type. Pitched roof type is required. a circus or temporary sale.
7. Permanent Structure. No wheels, hitch, or 1. Yard. Permitted in all yards.
chassis shall be located on a kiosk. 2. Requires a temporary use permit.
8. Materials. Permitted materials include durable, 3. Temporary buildings associated with a temporary
natural materials, such as stone, brick, stucco, event shall be removed within 24 hours of the
metal, concrete, and painted or stained wood. close of the event.
c. Out Building and Detached Garage. A fully 4. Wheels and chassis shall be screened by skirting.
enclosed building on a lot that is detached from 5. Tents are considered a type of Temporary
the principal structure on the same lot. A principal Building.
structure is required, unless otherwise stated.
Typical out buildings include detached garages, pool 6. Height shall not exceed that of the permitted
houses, workshops, barns, or sheds. Building type(s) (refer to 135-1.3 through 135-
1. Side and Rear Setback. Minimum side and rear 1.16).
setback of an out building shall be 5 feet. 1.19.3 AcceSSOrY OUtDOOr PAViNG &
2. Height. The maximum height of the out building StrUctUreS
may be one half story lower than the principal The following accessory paving and structures are
building utilizing the floor to floor heights of the classified as Accessory Outdoor Paving and Structures.
principal building. 1 A. Ball court. Athletic facilities such as tennis and
3. Residential Districts. Out buildings shall not basketball courts.
exceed 576 square feet or 25% of the rear B. Deck and Patio. An unenclosed outdoor space that
yard, whichever is greater, on a lot zoned could be roofed.
Neighborhood (N) or Neighborhood Mix (NX). 2
D. Parking Structure. A stand alone accessory 1. Yards. Permitted in all yards. Refer to building
type regulations (135-1.3 through 135-1.16) for
structure for decked, multi-level parking. A parking impervious cover limits.
structure is not necessarily fully enclosed.
1. Location. An accessory parking structure shall be 2. MX District Deck and Patio. Any deck or patio
associated with a non-residential use in any MX
located as follows: district shall be located in the rear, side, and/or
a. Parking structures shall be located in the corner side yard. A deck or patio in the front yard
rear yard only and shall be screened from may be approved through a type 1 exception,
view from the front of the lot or any primary either subject to primary frontage coverage or
street by the principal building. with an exception to primary frontage coverage..
b. Parking structures may be located in the c. Dog run. An enclosed outdoor area intended for
center of a double frontage lot, screened containment and/or exercise of dogs and other
from all primary streets by buildings. domestic animals.
c. Parking structures shall not extend closer 1. A Dog Run must be screened from view of the
to the front, corner, or side lot line than the street by the principal structure or through
principal structure. fencing or landscape buffers.
2. Height. The overall height of a parking structure 2. A Dog Run shall be associated with a commercial
shall be one story lower than the majority height animal boarding use.
of any principal structure, not including the roof D. Drive-through Facility. Refer to 134-3.9.3 for
type. drive-through uses in accessory uses. A drive-
e. temporary Building. A temporary structure through facility is a structure or portion of a building
that permits patrons to purchase goods or services
1 This allows 2 story structure for ADU when the house is while remaining in their vehicle. Refer to Figure 1.19-
2.5 stories. Or a 1.5 story structure when the house is 2 C for one illustration of a compliant drive-through
stories. Discuss ADus facility.
2 Discuss an allowance for a larger or multiple accessory
structures on a larger lot (Douglas Acres comment). 1. Location. The drive-through shall be located on

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