§ 42-159. Standards for accessory apartments.

All accessory apartments shall conform to the following:

(1)

Only one accessory apartment shall be permitted per lot.

(2)

The lot must meet the minimum lot size for the zoning district in which it is located, and there must be a minimum lot area of 3,000 square feet each for both dwellings.

(3)

One additional off-street parking space for the accessory apartment is required, which must be located in a side or rear yard.

(4)

The heated floor area for an accessory apartment shall be at least 400 square feet and shall not exceed the size of the principal dwelling.

(5)

An accessory apartment must have its entrance at the side or in the rear rather than the front of the principal dwelling, and the apartment shall have an architectural treatment (brick, wood, stucco, etc.) substantially similar to that of the principal dwelling.

(6)

Accessory apartments must observe the principal building setbacks and maximum lot coverage for the zoning district in which they are located.

(Ord. of 10-2-1995, § 86-714)