Section 7-7-1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures not permitted in front setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory structures are not permitted in front setbacks, except in agricultural districts.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure gross floor area as % of main structure40 pct
Accessory structures shall not exceed 40% of the gross floor area of the main structure.
Other
- Permanent portable storage containers permitted in agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. districts only
Permitted in agricultural districts only. Prohibited in residential, commercial, industrial, and planned development districts.
- Vertical stacking of containers prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The vertical stacking of portable storage containers and the stacking of any other materials or merchandise on top of any storage container shall be prohibited.
- Maximum permit duration for temporary container60 days
No permit shall be granted for more than 60 calendar days.
- Zoning permit required for temporary container >15 days15 days
A Zoning Permit is required for any portable storage container used temporarily and located on a lot for more than 15 calendar days.
- Temporary container setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
The portable storage container shall be placed a minimum of 5 ft. from the property line, or on the driveway of the lot.
From the ordinance
Accessory structures shall not exceed 40% of the gross floor area of the main structure.