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TO:Planning Conunission and Council <br />FROM:Alan P. Olson, City Planner <br />DATE:November 21, 1979 <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Code Amendments - Accessory Buildings <br />After discussion at the Joint Planning Commission-Council meeting on <br />November 17, and several reminders from the Council before that, I <br />believe that now is the time to make some simple amendments to the <br />accessory building sections of the zoning code. A public hearing is <br />scheduled for the Planning Commission's December 10 meeting right <br />after the hearing on the fence ordinance. <br />Section 31.300 is quite permissive now with no restriction on the <br />number of accessory buildings (except by hardcover); no story re­ <br />striction on height; and no area restriction except 1,000 sq. ft. <br />which is equivalent to a 20 x 50 building or a 5-car garage. <br />I suggest that the intent of the comprehensive plan and zoning code <br />can better be achieved if the size, height, and number of accessory <br />buildings are more closely related to the size of each lot and the <br />density of the neighborhood. We are after all a rural/urban City <br />and the needs of rural residents is far different than the capacity <br />of urban lots to support numerous accessory buildings. Experience also <br />suggests that over-sized or multi-story accessory buildings too often <br />are used or converted for non-residential or apartment purposes in <br />direct conflict with the code. <br />An actual ordinance draft will be done before the December 10 and 11 <br />meetings after I receive feedback frcxn the following suggestions: <br />1. Number and size of Accessory Buildings on residential <br />lots. <br />a) On lots of 10,00 sq. ft. cr less gross area: No <br />more than 1 accessory building, not to exceed 600 sq. ft. <br />in area (24 x 24 double garage-576 sq. ft.) <br />i <br />b) On lots in excess of 10,000 sq. ft. but less than <br />43,560 sq. ft. gross area: No more than 2 accessory <br />buildings, not to exceed 1,000 sq. ft. in total area. <br />c) On lots in excess of 1 acre but less than 3 acres: <br />No more than 2 accessory buildings, neither of which <br />shall exceed 1,000 sq. ft. in area. <br />d) On lots in excess of 3 acres gross area (smallest <br />size allowed for horses): No more than 2 accessory <br />buildings neither of which shall exceed 1,000 sq. ft. <br />in area except one accessory building may exceed 1,000 <br />sq. ft. when it is to be used as a barn or stable. <br />Additional or larger accessory buildings to be permitted <br />a<4»fe,c..i