Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-8 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL DISTRICTS. In addition to the provisions of Section 25-8, every use shall be further subjected to all of the following applicable supplemental provisions: (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.2) 25-8.1 Setbacks of Accessory Uses. In any district no accessory structure, building, storage area, off-street parking area or truck loading space shall be permitted within five (5) feet of a property line. The following additional restrictions shall apply to certain structures and uses, except: a. No accessory uses shall be located within any minimum required front yard or side yard. ab. If any such accessory use is located in B, I, or I-B district and a property line which is the district boundary line abuts a residential district, then the minimum required distance from such property line shall be ten (10) feet. bc. Parking areas, in an OB-2 or O-R district shall be not less than seventy-five (75) feet from the property line, except where such property line is the district boundary line which abuts a residential district, in which case the required distance shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from such property line. d. A private swimming pool, a private recreation facility and any related structures shall comply with the required side yard setbacks for a principal structure in the zone in which they are located and shall not be permitted within ten (10) feet of a rear property line. c. No accessory uses shall be located within any minimum required front yard or side yard. de. No accessory use building shall be located within fifteen (15) feet of any main principal building, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. ef. An accessory building in a residential zone shall not be taller than two (2)one and one-half (1 ½) stories or fifteen (15) feet, shall not cover more than one-third (1/3) of the minimum required rear yard, and shall not be used as living or sleeping quarters. f. Requirements for Nonresidential Accessory Uses in a Residential District. On any lot in any residential district being used for purposes other than a dwelling or apartment house, or on any lot in any residential district containing a principal structure that is being used for purposes other than

ct being used for purposes other than a dwelling or apartment house, or on any lot in any residential district containing a principal structure that is being used for purposes other than a dwelling or apartment house, all accessory uses and accessory structures, including accessory buildings, shall have a minimum front yard, side yard (each side), and rear yard setback of one hundred (100) feet. This 100-foot buffer shall be planted, bermed, and maintained in perpetuity with trees and shrubbery of such sizes and densities as to adequately screen the accessory uses, structures, and buildings from any abutting use. All accessory buildings shall be a maximum of one (1) story not to exceed sixteen (16) feet in height and shall be no larger than eight thousand (8,000) square feet. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.2A; Ord. No. 1880-03 § II) Comment [PG32]: mostly unnecessary; accessory building height moved elsewhere in document 25-8.2 Yard Encroachments. In all districts, the space in a required front, side, side front yard or rear yard shall be open and unobstructed except for: a. An unroofed terrace projecting not more than eight (8) feet into the required rear yard. b. Steps projecting not more than six (6) feet leading to a basement or first floor. 30