Item 14 - PresentationAmendment to the Zoning Ordinance No. 480
- Providing Flexibility for Residential Accessory Building Setbacks, Coverages,
and Family/Domestic Employee Quarters
Ordinance 480-YYYY
Summary of Proposal
1) Allow setback reductions for accessory building setbacks
in residential districts by Special Exception Use
(currently requires approval of a variance);
2) Allow an accessory building forward of the principal
building Special Exception Use;
(currently requires approval of a variance or Specific Use Permit);
3) Exempt detached garages (1,000 SF Max) and detached family/domestic
employee quarters from the maximum permitted accessory structure area
(currently requires approval of a Special Exception Use,
if over the permitted aggregate or cumulative area);
4) Remove specific floor area maximum for family/domestic
employee quarters (currently has a maximum of
1,000 sf in SF-30 and 2,000 sf in all others permitted residential districts);
Summary of Proposal
3) Exempt detached garage, up to 1,000 SF,
and Family/Domestic Employees
Quarter from Cumulative Accessory Building Area
2) Allow Accessory Building
Forward of Principal Structure
with approval of SEU
Principal Structure
Single Family Residence
1) Allow Setback Reductions
by SEU
Patio/Deck Porch
Min. Setback
4) Remove Floor Area
Restrictions from
Family/Domestic
Employee Quarters
(must be accessory/
subordinate to
principal residence)
Ordinance 480, Section 44.12
1.Domestic employee or family quarters for residents employed on the premises or family members of the owner of the premises shall
not be rented or otherwise used as a separate domicile provided the gross inhabitable square footage of the floor area shall not
exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet except that the gross inhabitable floor area in SF-30 zoning shall not exceed one thousand
(1,000) square feet that the quarters are accessory to and subordinate to the principal single family use and structure. Such quarters
may be housed within the principal residential dwelling, above a residential garage, or be part of an accessory building on the same
premises, and shall comply with minimum standards for light, health, safety and occupancy in conformance with other applicable City
Codes and Ordinances. If the quarters exist as a separate accessory building to the principal dwelling, such quarters must be located
at a distance of at least thirty (30) feet behind the principal dwelling, or not be visible from the street; in addition, such quarters must
share a common street access with the principal dwelling shall not be counted toward the sum total of accessory building area, but
shall be counted toward the maximum permitted lot coverage. All utilities must be on the same meter as the principal dwelling. A
separate septic system from the principal dwelling is required if the quarters are housed other than in the principal dwelling.; Permitted
in AG, RE-5, RE-7, RCS, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, SF-30, DT* CONCEPT PLAN REQUIRED; * Shall apply only to approved single-family
residential uses in the DT zone.
6. Reduction in the required setback from property lines for an accessory building or structure. Permitted in AG, MF-1, SF-1A, SF-1B,
SF-2, RE-5, RE-7, SF-30, SF-20A, SF-20B, MH, R-PUD, TZD, ECZ, ; PLOT PLAN, ELEVATIONS, AND RENDERINGS REQUIRED
7. Accessory buildings located in the front yard. Permitted in AG, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, RE-5, RE-7, PLOT PLAN, ELEVATIONS, AND
RENDERINGS REQUIRED (Delete Section 45.1(43) from Specific Use Permit Section of the Zoning Ordinance)
Revisions to Special Exception Uses
Ordinance 480, Section 34.1
e. Private residential garages, carports and related storage buildings and greenhouses accessory
to permitted residential uses. Private residential garages not exceeding 1,000 square feet in
area, singularly or cumulatively, and are not part of the main building, shall not be counted
toward the sum total of accessory building area, but shall be counted toward the maximum
permitted lot coverage. Permitted in AG, RE-5, RE-7, RCS, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, SF-30, SF-
20A, SF-20B, MF-1, MF-2, MH, DT*, TZD*, EC* ; * Shall apply only to approved single-family
residential uses in the DT, TZD, and EC zones
Ordinance 480, Section 45.1 (43)
43. Accessory buildings located in the front yard. Permitted in SF-1A, SF-1B, RE-5 and RE-7
PLOT PLAN REQUIRED
Revisions Accessory Uses (detached private residential garages)
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