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5.3.2  General Standards and Limitations

(A)     Compliance with Ordinance Requirements

All accessory uses and accessory structures shall conform to the applicable requirements of this Ordinance, including the use regulations of Chapter 5 and the dimensional standards of Chapter 6.  The provisions of this section establish additional requirements and restrictions for particular accessory uses and structures

(B)     Approval of Accessory Uses and Structures

Unless otherwise specified in this Section, any accessory use or accessory structure shall be treated as a permitted use in the zoning district in which it is located.  An accessory use or structure may be approved in conjunction with approval of the principal use or structure.

(C)     Accessory Use Permit

Some accessory uses in this Section require the issuance of an Accessory Use Permit consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 3.5 of this Ordinance.

(D)     Location of Accessory Buildings, Structures, or Vehicles

(1)      If an accessory structure is located closer than five feet to the principal structure, the accessory structure shall be deemed attached to the principal structure.

(2)      Unless otherwise specified, an accessory structure or vehicle shall not be located within a required front setback, the corner side setback, or within five-feet of the rear or side lot lines. Any accessory structure shall be located at least ten-feet from the edge of a required buffer.  Accessory uses and structures may not encroach into any easements, but may directly abut easements.

 

(3)      For accessory structures accessory to residential uses, the combined floor area of all detached accessory structures shall occupy no more than 33 percent of the total floor area of the principal structure, unless otherwise allowed in this Ordinance.

(4)      Storage or parking of all boats, recreational vehicles, and utility or travel trailers allowed by this Section shall be located within side or rear yards.

(E)      Signs

All signs shall be governed by the standards set forth in Chapter 9 of this Ordinance.

(F)      Temporary Accessory Uses and Structures

Temporary accessory uses and structures shall be governed by the standards and temporary use permit procedures set forth in Sections 3.7 and 5.4 of this Ordinance.

Cary, NC Land Development Ordinance On-line VIC Version - This site last updated 3/4/2008

Note: This is not the official version of the Cary Land Development Ordinance