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In Eva.nston. accessory, buiidings located in ". rear or interior <br />side y~d m~t be at ~ems~ :hree feet r~rom any properW li~e. <br /> <br /> In ~ R~idenc: ~tricu, · d~k~d acc~o~ b~ldin~: <br /> · May b~ located in ~ ~q~d sid~ ~d e~ y~, provided <br /> wi~in ~c ce~ on~-q~er (~/4) og ~ loc ~d does not <br /> lO fe~ (i0') m <br /> <br /> · May be located in the required r~g y~d, provided i: do~ <br /> <br /> y~d. <br /> <br /> m May be lo.ted [n ~c rcqui~d side yard, provided k do~ not <br /> ~c~:d ci~c [ee~ (8') in hei~c (ar ~e higher point) ~d one <br /> hundred ~ (150) so~e ~e:: o~'roo[arm ~d is nor located in <br /> a ~idu ~d required for vehic~ ac:~. <br /> <br /> · Sh~l nec b~ located in ~e required ~ronr 7~d or m ~ronr <br /> ~onr line o~a dwefling. <br /> <br /> · Sh~l nor be locamd in ~e requited r~r 7~d ora comer <br /> do,er co d~e are=: ~ ~y dw~ng on m adjacent key tot. <br /> <br />~ wi~ setback, ~miradom on ~age height ~so ~e intended <br /> <br />and structures in designated kistoric district:, where "=~rages <br />without floc or mansard cools .shall be no taller ~ ~ree <br />roughs the height of ~e princip~ structure, me~ured <br />roof apex, bu~ in no c~e sh~l ~e height exceed 28 ~eer..." <br />F~rker, "T~e roof of rhe garage sS~I. be compatible in pitch <br /> ' ~ . ~ " ' ' s~ucrure rot ~ose <br />~d sna=e wic~ ~e coot o? ~e prmc:F~ " <br />~rages on historic properties or in historic d~rric=. TMse rules <br />~low for significandy'c~ler buil~ngs <br />commani~'s grad old homes. <br /> Some co~uniries review ~e design of ~ag~ restless of <br />whe~cr ir is accmso~ ~oa historic scmcmre, in Torrmc:, <br />C~k%rma, detached accesso~ b~dNgs ~d additions mint be <br />designed ~o conform ~o ~e m~n structure <br />app~ce. <br /> N S~m Menlo, CS~b~a, most s~mc~ <br />~e exempc ~rom ~e ciw5 ~chre~ review. However, ~ a <br />de!ineaced ~ of ~e ci~ seve~ ~p~ of development req~re <br />~[ec~ review, ~du~ng, ~y s~e wi~ ~e <br />~cing dqe s=~r wi~n &e ~ont one-h~ of <br />aec serba& ~om ~e. b~ding ~¢de a minim~ of five <br /> <br />to ensure mat acc~sory structures are suoormnate .o me <br />pdncip~ .structure, and co prevent large strut:utes From <br />imposing coo much on neighboring orooerdes. For ~ra~e <br />design, [imiu on ~e ~age heigh~ =~ecr ~e suucmre's roof <br /> <br />Floor s¢ac:. 8ever~ ~%renr ao~roaches ~e ~ed co re,tare &e ~~ ::( :. ""~ <br /> <br />berae=n ~e pe~ ~d &c cave (i.e., ~¢ average height), or ~. ,[~gTi~%~;-~-;l:{~',~.~?;?:.:;: ..-~ <br />me=ute co :he w~l ~eiah~. <br /> Lincoin ~lows g~ae~ ap m [5 feet in 8eighr, me~uring ~o . <br /> <br />s=ucrare located wi~in 20 (esr of ~e ~ont [o~ line c~not <br /> <br />exceed eight <br /> Minneapolis Iimi= acc=cory sn-uc=ure height co t2 r%e: at <br />the midpoint beraeen the peak and cbc cave or dee height o£ r_he <br />principal sr. mcture, wkichever is less. <br /> [n Mesa, accesso~ buildings in residential distric,:s cannot <br />exceed ~e height of the dwelling when located on a lot of [ess <br />r~han one acre, amd cannot exceed 30 ?~et im height on a lot oFar <br />least one acre. <br /> Limiting wall heig.kc offers extra prote:rion against bulk-/ <br />acc=cory structures, particularly where ,.he maximum height is <br />measured :o the peak of the structure. In Redondo Beach, <br />Calir'ornia, no accessory smacmre is permitted to exceed a height <br />of i 5 r'eer at ~e highest point of the root: The perimeter 'galls <br />canner :xceed 10 Feet as measured From e.,dsung grade co <br />point of intersection wir. h the cop place. A parapet cannot <br />extend more chon ~ree leer above r_he top plate. <br /> <br />DeSign Review and Historic Districts <br />New garages in Mstoric dis~ric:s generally require review by <br />loci prese~adan commissiom Oboiens~/writes abou~ <br />member of .Minneaootis .... <br /> heritage Prese?/arion Commission <br />who suggests aqa~ when constructing a garage daar is acc:ssoq/ <br />ca a msmrm nome, one should pa5, parucu~ar atrenuon to <br />roof pitch and overhang, window sty. its, ~=erior ma~eri~s, and <br />swliszic detailing unique co ~e house. <br /> in E'/answn. acc:sson, aruc:ures are !imked re 14!( Feet in <br />heigh~ for ~at or mansard roo~s and ~,7~A ~'ee: ~or a4[ o~her coati, <br />excear a~ provided ?'ar in soecial retaliations ?'ar ~iry !andmarka <br /> <br />This ~?[inneaRolls garage, corn?left with a fianctional sro~ would nor <br />meet the ci~'s current het~hr [imiran'on. <br /> <br />Must Be Accessory to $omethinD <br />It is standard For municipalities co.?rohibit ~e construction of <br />ao-essor7 structures on property without a principal structure. <br />A/lowing such would conflict wir_h Ce very notion and <br />definition of ~ccessor7 use or building. The Minneapolis zoning <br />code stares, "No ac---essory use or structure shall be constructed <br />or established on a.ny lot prior co ~c rime of construction of r. he <br />principal swacmre to which it b accessory. This section shall not <br />be construed to govern O.e sequencing of a construe:lea project <br />in which both r_h.e principal and accessory structures are to be <br />builr simultaneously." <br /> <br />Accommodating Required <br />Off-5~reet Parkin!t <br />Municipalities k-ypically require either one or two parking <br />spaces per dwelling unit. The May 1991 issue of The Zoning <br />Re?orr says approximately 20 percent o£zoning codes (at that <br />time) have a requirement char one or more parking spaces <br />must be located ~virhin a garage. Enclosed parking <br />requirements are more common in suburban areas cmn in <br />cities. Those that do nor have an enclosed parking <br />requirement dictate the loc~ar.ion o£parking spaces on a <br />Most communities aiso limit :he number of vehicles chat <br />may be parked outdoors on a residential <br /> <br />94 <br /> <br /> <br />