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A. General Development Standards.

1. An accessory use shall be secondary to a primary use or building to which it relates under the same regulations as the main use in any zoning district.

2. Accessory structures shall be designed to be of similar and compatible architecture and materials as the principal structure(s) on the property.

3. Accessory buildings and structures shall be detached from a principal structure on the same lot, and shall not be designed for human habitation (no cooking or kitchen facilities).

4. Accessory buildings may be considered a part of the main building if connected by a common wall of not less than five feet in length, or if not more than twenty feet from the main building and connected thereto by a roof of not less than five feet in width.

5. See Section 17.40.070 for community garden accessory structure regulations.

B. Agricultural Accessory Structures.

1. Agricultural accessory uses and structures include any uses that are customarily related to an agricultural operation within the A-E, Exclusive Agricultural zone, A-L, Limited Agricultural and/or R-R, Rural Residential zone.

2. Agricultural accessory structures may be built prior to the primary or principal use structure on the same site.

3. Agricultural accessory structures shall not exceed twenty-eight feet in height, and shall meet all setback requirements of the zoning district except where Section 17.40.050, Animal keeping, establishes a greater setback requirement for a large animal keeping structure.

C. Residential Accessory Structures and Uses.

1. Residential accessory structures include any uses that are customarily related to a residence, including garages, greenhouses, storage sheds, swimming pools, workshops, detached covered patios and decks, other similar structures and ground mounted photovoltaic panels. Freestanding bathrooms shall not be permitted as a residential accessory structure.

2. Residential accessory structures shall not be designed for nor used for human habitation.

3. Residential accessory structures with individual floor areas greater than one hundred twenty square feet shall be limited to two per residential lot.

4. The floor area of residential accessory structures shall not exceed a cumulative floor area of one thousand square feet, and individual accessory structure floor area shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the principal structure floor area.

5. Residential accessory structure setbacks are as follows:

a. Interior side setback: three feet.

b. Front setback, same as principal structure on same lot.

c. Corner lot street side setback: six feet.

d. Rear setback: three feet, except that a detached garage accessory structure with alley access shall require a five-foot rear setback.

6. Residential accessory structures shall not exceed twelve feet in height and shall be limited to one story, except in the R-R and R-E zones which allow two stories and twenty-four feet in height (See Table 2-4).

7. A residential accessory structure shall only be constructed or an accessory use initiated concurrent with or after the construction of the principal structure or initiation of the principal use on the same site. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).