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***Original Amendment changes / additions are highlighted in yellow ***Amendment deletions are struck Proposed Language: SECTION 21.1 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS 21.1.1 Accessory buildings in the R1, R2, R3 & RR Districts shall be subject to the side and front yard setback requirements as regulated in Article 17 SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONS, but need not be farther than ten (10) feet from the rear property line. 21.1.2 In residential districts all accessory buildings and uses shall be in the rear yard except in the case of one detached private garage which may be allowed in the side or front yard, provided it maintains the setback requirements as regulated in Article 17 SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONS. 21.1.3 Accessory buildings two hundred (200) square feet or less do not require a zoning permit. Such buildings must maintain the setback requirements defined in Article 17 SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONS. Detached accessory buildings for residential use in any district shall not exceed a total ground floor area of: twelve hundred (1,200) square feet in R1, R2 and RR, and two thousand (2,000) square feet in R3, FR and AR, except: 21.1.3.1 Where the lot is larger than the minimum size for that zoning district, the total accessory building square footage may be increased proportionally to the lot size in the following manner: twenty-five (25) square feet increase in allowable accessory buildings for every one thousand (1,000) square feet that the lot exceeds minimum lot size, up to a maximum of four thousand (4,000) square feet. 21.1.4 Agricultural buildings and structures incident to use for agricultural purposes are exempt from accessory building requirements. 21.1.5 Accessory buildings shall not be used for residences. 21.1.6 Accessory buildings may not be used for commercial storage. Accessory structures incident to a permitted or special use in the zoning district which it is located are permitted (for example, an accessory building for the storage of golf carts would be allowed on an approved golf course in a RR District).