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Accessory Uses and Structures <br /> March 14,2013 <br /> Page 2 <br /> To facilitate discussion regarding appropriate standards for each use or group of uses listed, it <br /> may be useful to review how these items are addressed in other cities' codes. Excerpts from <br /> various nearby cities' codes have been included with many of the uses in the attached tables - these are <br /> not necessarily recommended text changes for Orono, but may provide a framework for discussion of <br /> what standards Orono may wish to incorporate for accessory uses that are ultimately added to the Orono <br /> Zoning Code. <br /> l. "Extremely Common" Structures/Uses <br /> This category includes a variety of accessory structures or uses which staff and PC agreed are <br /> fairly obvious as being common within residential districts. These have long been allowed in the <br /> City (with or without the need for building permits) and are found throughout all zones in the <br /> City; from a common sense standpoint have been taken for granted as allowable, even though <br /> they have not previously appeared within the zoning district lists of allowed accessory uses; and <br /> in some cases standards for them are already established in the code. Table 1 (attached) lists <br /> these uses or structures and notes existing applicable code sections as well as sample standards <br /> for discussion. <br /> 2. "Somewhat Common" Structures/Uses <br /> These are structures or uses that may be common in some zoning districts but not others, or <br /> which reflect the needs/wants of a limited segment of the population, or which are decorative in <br /> nature rather than necessarily functional. Table 2 (attached) list these uses or structures and <br /> notes existing applicable code sections as well as sample standards for discussion. <br /> 3. "Marginally Common" Structures/I1ses <br /> These are structures or uses which are not found at most residential properties but which do exist <br /> on some properties in Orono. Some of these items might be better addressed as Conditional <br /> Uses rather than Accessory Uses. Table 3 (attached) list these uses or structures and notes <br /> existing applicable code sections as well as sample standards for discussion. <br /> Sample Code Language: Prohibition of Unlisted Uses <br /> A number of cities' codes contain language specifying that if a use is not listed as permitted, <br /> conditional or accessory within a zoning district, it is simply not allowed. Here are a few <br /> examples of such language: <br /> Maple Grove Sec. 36-211 <br /> "This article sets forth uses that are allowed in residential districts. If a use is not shown as a <br /> permitted, conditional or accessory use, it shall not be permitted." <br /> Wayzata Section 801.01.7 (Identical to Maple Plain 153.022) <br /> "Uses Not Provided Within Zoning Districts: Whenever in any zoning district a use is neither <br /> specifically allowed nor denied, the use shall be considered prohibited. In such cases, the City <br /> Council or the Planning Commission, on their own initiative or upon request, may conduct a <br /> study to determine if the use is acceptable and if so what zoning district would be most <br /> appropriate and the determination as to conditions and standards relating to development of the <br /> use. The City Council, Planning Commission or property owner, upon receipt of the staff study <br /> shall, if appropriate, initiate an amendment to this Ordinance to provide for the particular use <br /> under consideration or shall find that the use is not compatible for development within the City." <br />