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<br />requirements for an accessory building. (Rear yard is defined in Section 1002.02 <br />of the City Code as that portion of the yard on the same lot with the principal <br />building, located between the rear building line as specified in the yard <br />regulations for the district in which such lot is located and the rear lot line and <br />extending the full width of the lot.) <br /> <br />6. The size of a storage/tool/garden shed shall be limited to a maximum area of <br />120 square feet, a maximum height of 12 feet, and shall match the principal <br />residential structure in exterior color and/or material. <br /> <br />7. Height And Position. Accessory buildings shall not exceed one stOry or fifteen <br />feet (IS') in height and the wall height shall not exceed nine feet (9') in height. <br />The overall height of an accessory building shall not exceed the overall height of <br />the principal residential structure on the parcel. (Building height is as defined <br />in the Minnesota State Building Code - the vertical distance between the <br />highest adjoining ground level at the building and the highest point of a flat <br />roof or average height of the highest gable of a pitched roof.) <br /> <br />8. Any accessory building capable of storing one or more motorized vehicles shall <br />be provided with a hard-surfaced driveway to an adjacent public street, unless <br />the primary purpose of the building is for equipment, materials, or non-vehicle <br />storage. <br /> <br />9. Plivate Gala~s. In-ground Garages. Where the natural grade of a lot at the <br />building line of a house is eight feet (8') or more above the established curb <br />level, a plivate g:uage an accessory building for vehicle storage (garage) may be <br />erected within any yard, provided that one-half (1/2) of the height or more is <br />below grade level. Such a gal age an accessory building shall not be less than be <br />set back a minimum of twenty feet (20') from any stleet line right-of-way. <br /> <br />10. The exterior color, design, and/or materials of an accessory building shall be <br />similar to the principal residential structure. Corrugated metal siding and <br />corrugated metal roofs shall be prohibited. <br /> <br />11. The overall area of attached garage space and detached accessory building <br />space shall not exceed the floor area of the main level of the principal <br />residential structure on the property. <br /> <br />12. The size of an accessory building may be increased from 864 square feet to a <br />maximum size of 1008 square feet after a rublic hearing and approval of a <br />conditional use permit in accordance with Section 1013.01 of the City Code, <br />provided all other applicable provisions of this Section are met. Conditions <br />may be attached to the permit to mitigate the impact on adjacent properties, <br />including. but not limited to increased setbacks. landscape screening. <br />architectural color and detail requirements, drainage provisions, and limiting <br />additional exterior storage. <br /> <br />13. Including accessory structures, principle structures, pavement surfaces. and <br />concrete surfaces. the total impervious surface on each residential lot shall not <br />exceed 30%. <br /> <br />14. Accessory buildings in residential districts other than R-l and R-2 districts <br />shall be placed in rear yards, and shall meet the same setback. height, and <br /> <br />Ordinance _ - Page 2 of 3 <br />