AC District:
This use is permitted outright in this district and includes private garages, and ancillary or auxiliary structures, such as a tool- or storage shed, pump house, gazebo or picnic shelter, garden house or greenhouse, are permitted, provided that the footprint area of such structure(s) shall not cause the total footprint area of all structures, including the primary dwelling, to exceed 5% of the area of the lot.
The height of ancillary or auxiliary structure is limited to 25 feet, limited to one story, measured from the finished first floor, not including ornamental items, such as cupolas or weather vanes.
For any substandard lot less than or equal to two acres in area, ancillary or auxiliary structures, such as a tool- or storage shed, pump house, gazebo or picnic shelter, garden house or greenhouse are permitted, provided that such structure(s) is/are a total of 192 square feet or less in floor area and is/are 12 feet or less in height above the floor level of the structure(s), per each type of structure (e.g., two sheds cannot total more than 192 square feet).
Ornamental items, such as cupolas or weather vanes, are exempt from this height restriction.
Private garages, attached, detached, or both, on substandard lots shall not exceed 1,200 square feet, nor shall they be higher than the ridgeline of the primary dwelling for that lot as measured from the floor level of the structure.
RA Rural Districts (RA-1 and RA-10), R-1-6 District, R-1 Districts (R-1-12, R-1-15, R-1-20) and RM District:
This use and its accessory uses are permitted outright in these districts.
These uses include ancillary or auxiliary structures, such as a tool- or storage shed, pump house, gazebo or picnic shelter, garden house or greenhouse, provided that such structure(s) is/are a total of 192 square feet or less in floor area and is/are 12 feet or less in height above the floor level of the structure(s), per each type of structure (e.g., two sheds cannot total more than 192 square feet). Ornamental items, such as cupolas or weather vanes, are exempt from this height restriction. Such structures shall conform to the provisions of
§ 500-60: Accessory uses.