§ 510. General Requirements for Accessory Uses and Structures.

The following regulations shall apply to all accessory uses and structures, except as provided in the standards for specific accessory uses:

A.

Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no accessory use or structure shall be approved, established, or constructed, before the principal use or structure is approved, established or constructed.

B.

No accessory structure shall be occupied or utilized unless the principal structure, to which it is accessory, is occupied or utilized.

C.

All accessory uses shall be designed to serve primarily the residents or employees of the principal use with which they are associated.

D.

If an accessory building shares a structural wall with a principal building, it shall be deemed to be a part of the principal building and shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this Code applicable to the principal building.

E.

No accessory structure or use may be located in a utility easement, right-of-way, drainage easement, or visibility triangle.

F.

No accessory structure or use shall be located in any required front yard, except statues, arbors, trellises, flagpoles thirty-five (35) feet or less in height, planters. U.S. Postal Service authorized mailboxes, outdoor lighting, fences, parking, or similar structures. No accessory structure shall be allowed in any required minimum yard unless specifically exempted by this chapter.