Richmond

Facilities for the deposit and collection of trash or refuse shall not be located within any front or street side yard.

Outdoor lighting, when provided as accessory to any use, shall be located, directed or shielded so as not to shine directly on adjoining properties or to create a traffic hazard by means of glare or similarity to or confusion with traffic signals, warning lights or lighting on emergency vehicles.

All outdoor lighting shall be located, directed, or shielded so that the light source is not visible from any adjacent residential lot or from any public street. The intensity of outdoor lighting at any lot line shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles in any R district and 1.0 footcandles in any B or M district.

Outdoor lighting, when provided as accessory to any use, shall be located, directed or shielded so as not to shine directly on adjoining properties or to create a traffic hazard by means of glare or similarity to or confusion with traffic signals, warning lights or lighting on emergency vehicles.

An accessory building may be located in a required side or rear yard, provided that such building does not exceed 12 feet in height and is located not less than 3 feet from any lot line. An accessory building shall not be located in a required front yard. An accessory building shall not be located closer than 10 feet to any main building on the same lot.

In any zoning district except R-6, R-7 and R-8, a building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard, but not within five feet of an alley, provided that where a rear yard abuts a side lot line of an adjoining lot, no such accessory building shall be located nearer such side lot line than a distance equal to the minimum side yard required on the adjoining lot.

a building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard, but not within five feet of an alley

a building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard and/or the portion of a required side yard situated within 30 feet of the rear lot line.

An accessory building or structure may only be located in a front yard if located 100 feet or greater from the nearest street line.

No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes except as may be specifically authorized pursuant to this chapter.

No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes, except that an accessory building may be used for dwelling purposes if such use is permitted by the district regulations and the accessory building complies with all applicable building, fire, and health codes.

No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes except as may be specifically authorized pursuant to this chapter.

No permanent accessory building shall be erected on a lot until the construction of the main building is commenced, and no permanent accessory building shall be used until the main building is completed and a certificate of occupancy for such building has been issued.

An accessory building shall not be erected or used prior to the erection or use of the principal building on the lot, except that an accessory building may be erected or used prior to the erection or use of the principal building if the accessory building is used for the storage of materials and equipment to be used in the construction of the principal building.

No permanent accessory building shall be erected on a lot until the construction of the main building is commenced, and no permanent accessory building shall be used until the main building is completed and a certificate of occupancy for such building has been issued.

no building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling shall exceed 20 feet in height, nor shall the building area of all accessory buildings on any lot devoted to single-family or two-family dwelling use exceed the building area of the main building on the lot.

No accessory building shall exceed 12 feet in height, except that an accessory building may exceed 12 feet in height if the accessory building is located not less than 10 feet from all lot lines and does not exceed the height of the principal building. The total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 50 percent of the floor area of the principal building, except that in any R district, the total floor area of all accessory buildings on a lot shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.

In addition to height limits set forth elsewhere in this division, no building accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling shall exceed 20 feet in height, nor shall the building area of all accessory buildings on any lot devoted to single-family or two-family dwelling use exceed the building area of the main building on the lot.

No portable storage unit shall exceed 150 square feet in floor area, and no portable storage unit shall be greater than eight feet in height. More than one portable storage unit may be located on a lot at the same time, provided that the total floor area of all such units on the lot does not exceed 234 square feet.

A portable storage unit may be placed on a lot in any district for a period not to exceed 30 days, provided that such unit is not located in any required front yard and does not obstruct any sidewalk, street, or alley. A portable storage unit may be placed on a lot in any district for a period not to exceed 90 days if a building permit has been issued for construction, renovation, or repair of a building on the lot. No portable storage unit shall exceed 8 feet in width, 16 feet in length, and 8 feet in height.