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ORDINANCE NO. 1214 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 004.01 A OF THE ROSEVlllE CITY CODE (Accessory Buildings) THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Section 1004.01(A) of the City Code to update and clarify the City's regulations regarding the number, size, location, height, and appearance of accessory buildings in residential zoning districts. The intent of the proposed modifications is to address the needs of Roseville residents for storage space in detached garages and garden sheds, while protecting the residential areas of the community from excessively large and obtrusive accessory buildings. Section 2. Amendment. Section 1004.01A of the Roseville City Code is hereby amended as follows: A. Accessory Buildings In Residential Districts: 1. Each residentially zoned or used parcel shall be allowed one accessory building and one storage/tool/garden shed. 2. No accessory building shall be erected or located within any front yard. Accessory buildings shall be located behind the established front building line of the principal structure, except for through lots and lake shore lots. Accessory buildings on through lots and lake shore lots may be located between the roadway and the principal structure, provided said accessory building meets the required front yard setback for the district in which it is located. 3. Accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of five feet (5') from a side yard or rear yard lot line, a minimum of six feet (6') from any other building or structure on the same lot, and behind the principal structure building line in the front yard. 4. For zoning and setback purposes, an accessory building shall be considered as an integral part of the principal building if it is located less than six feet (6') from the principal building. 5. The size of an accessory building shall be limited to forty percent (40%) of a required rear yard area, up to a maximum size of 864 square feet. The one allowable storage/tool/garden shed shall not be included in this area or coverage requirements, provided said storage/tool! garden shed does not exceed 120 square feet in area. If an existing storage/tool! garden shed exceeds 120 square feet in area, that portion of the building over 120 square feet shall be included in the area and coverage requirements for an accessory building. (Rear yard is defined in Section 1002.02 of the City Code as that portion of the yard on the same lot with the principal building, located between the rear building line as specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located and the rear lot line and extending the full width of the lot.) Ordinance 1214 - Page 10f3