Sec. 15. Accessory buildings.
(1) Accessory buildings permitted by this section shall be
placed in rear yards only. The aggregate ground area covered by
accessory buildings, including the ground area covered by any projections
or encroachments hereinbefore permitted, shall not exceed
thirty per cent of the rear yard area in A residence districts and
forty per cent in A-1 districts. In B, B-1, B-2 business and C
industrial districts, where a ground level rear yard is required, the
aggregate ground area coverage shall not exceed fifty per cent of
the rear yard area.
(2) No accessory building in any A or A-1 residence district
or B business district which is within five feet of any party lot line
shall be more than one story high. No accessory building shall exceed
thirty-five feet in height. No accessory building which is not
of fire-proof construction shall be nearer than five feet of any
party lot line in any A or A-1 residence district; except that this
shall not prevent the erection or completion of a common garage
across their joint lot line by adjoining property owners.
(3) Within the limitations hereinbefore recited in this section,
any accessory building on a corner lot in A or A-1 districts shall
be distant as far as possible from all street lines, except that this
shall not require the distance from any street line to exceed thirty
feet; but when the rear of any corner lot abuts any lot facing on
a street which is a side street with reference to said corner lot, any
accessory building on the corner lot shall not be built nearer the
rear line of the corner lot than six per cent of the depth of the
corner lot. (Code 1932, § 495(15); Ords. April 4, 1938, March
29, 1939.)
