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• 4700 West Branch February 7,2011 Page 3 of 4 Sec. 78-1433. Height restrictions. No accessory building in an R district shall exceed the height of the principal building, nor shall an accessory building exceed 30 feet in height. (Code 1984, § 10.03(9)(B)) Sec.78-1434.Area restrictions. In all R districts, no accessory building shall exceed 1,000 square feet of footprint area; except that accessory structures in excess of 1,000 square feet will be allowed under the following conditions: (1) Not more than one oversized accessory structure (OAS) shall be permitted on any property. An oversized accessory structure is defined as an accessory structure of footprint area in excess of 1,000 square feet, except that the following nonroofed accessory structures which exceed 1,000 square feet footprint area are not considered as oversize accessory structures, but are subject to the special setback restrictions of section 78-1404: a. Tennis courts. b. Pools, when pool basin structure (excluding nonencroachment-type patios) is greater than 1,000 square feet. c. Paddocks or arenas. (2) Oversized accessory structures are regulated by the following table: Lot Area(acres) Maximum Individual Maximum Allowed Total Accessory Structure of All Accessory Footprint Area (square Structure Footprint feet) Areas* on a Property (square feet) 0--1.99 1,000 2,000 2.00--3.00 1,200 2,400 3.01--3.50 1,400 2,800 3.51--4.00 1,600 3,200 4.01--4.50 1,800 3,600 4.51--5.00 2,000 4,000 5.01--6.00 2,200 4,400 6.01--7.00 2,400 4,800 7.01--8.00 2,600 5,200 8.01--9.00 2,800 5,600 9.01 or more 3,000 6,000 *Excluding nonroofed tennis courts, pools, paddocks, arenas. (3) Any oversize accessory structure shall be subject to the following conditions: a. No such accessory structure shall be located within a required yard area (principal structure setbacks must be met). Further, no such structure shall be nearer the front lot line than the front line of the principal residence on the property, and no such accessory structure shall be located less than 30 feet from the side or rear lot line regardless whether less strict principal structure setbacks apply. b. The maximum height for such accessory structure shall be 30 feet or the defined height of the principal residence structure on the property,whichever is less. c. Such structure shall be allowed only when the property owner agrees and covenants in writing with the city as follows: 1. No future subdivision will be approved that places the structure within a lot that has no principal structure, except that the city in its subdivision approval may grant a finite time period in which the oversized accessory structure may remain without a principal structure, in order that a principal structure may be constructed. At the end of this time period, the oversized accessory structure must be removed if no principal structure has been constructed. 2. If the property is subdivided, the oversize accessory structure and principal structure will be located together within a lot that meets the minimum lot area requirement for the given size of accessory building. 3. In subdivision approval, the setback required for the oversize accessory structure shall remain. Such covenant shall be binding on current and future property owners and shall be filed in the chain of title of the property. (Code 1984, § 10.03(9)(C)) Sec. 78-1435. Location.