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June 3, 2025 <br />Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />RE: Zoning Code Issues & Definitions <br /> <br />ACCESSORY BUILDINGS <br />The issues above led to confusion on where accessory buildings (garages, sheds, gazebos, etc.) <br />could be located. The current Code says that Ñ no accessory structure shall be erected or located <br />within any required yard other than the rear yardÒ. This phrase is ambiguous because it uses both <br />Ñrequired yardÒ and plain ÑyardÒ. Do we mean the setback or just some other area around the <br />house (which we might call the Ñgeneric yardÒ to distinguish it from the required yard)? This phrase <br />could be interpreted in two ways, illustrated below: <br /> <br /> An accessory structure may be located anywhere on the property except in a required <br />setback, except it can located in the required rear yard/setback. This implies that it could <br />be located in the generic front or side yard. <br /> <br /> No accessory structure shall be located anywhere on the property other than the rear yard <br />(area behind the house). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />