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approval of the Zoning Administrator only if there is a door on the same side of the single family <br />dwelling that is accessible to living space. Side yard shed approval will also be based on a <br />screening plan consisting of privacy fencing and or landscaping to minimize the impact to adjacent <br />properties. Garages located in the rear yard must have capability of hard surface driveway access <br />meeting all setback requirements. The minimum width of access drive shall be no less than eight <br />(8) feet. Access can include the ability to drive through existing garage into the rear yard upon <br />providing evidence that an eight-foot minimum width garage door has been installed along the rear <br />of the garage and that access to rear door is not restricted by non-vehicular storage. Garages <br />or accessory buildings not having driveway access capability shall be limited in door size to no <br />more than five (5) feet in width to preclude storage of vehicles normally requiring driveway access. <br />(Ord. No. 00-1836, amended 03-16-2000; Ord. No. 98-1705, amended 3-19-1998) <br /> <br />City of Andover Accessory Structure sizing <br />1. Accessory Structure Area: If an accessory structure or portion thereof serves to satisfy the minimum <br />garage size requirements of Section 12-3-5, then that area, whether attached or detached, will not be <br />deducted from the maximum allowable area of accessory structures. The maximum allowable area of <br />residential accessory structures must not exceed the area specified below: <br />a. Lots In The R-4 District and Lots Less Than 1 Acre In the R-4 District and in all other <br />residential districts, on lots of less than one (1) acre the maximum allowable area of accessory <br />structures shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the principal structure foundation area <br />(excluding attached garage); and the total combined area of attached garage and accessory <br />structures shall not exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, whichever is less. <br />b. Lots 1 Acre To Less Than 5 Acres -- In residential districts other than the R-4 district, on lots of <br />at least one (1) acre but less than five (5) acres, the maximum allowable area of accessory <br />structures shall not exceed the principal structure foundation area (excluding attached garage). <br />c. Lots 5 Acres and Larger -- In residential districts other than the R-4 district, on lots of five (5) <br />acres and larger, the maximum allowable area of accessory structures shall be limited only by <br />the setbacks and maximum impervious land coverage requirements of this code. <br />B. All Districts: Accessory structures shall not occupy more than twenty five percent (25%) of any <br />required rear yard. <br /> <br /> <br />