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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-9-7178
AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 126-86, ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES, OF CHAPTER 126, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. Section 126-86, Accessory Structures, of Chapter 126,
Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby created to
read as follows:
1) 126-86. Accessory Structures.
a) The purpose of this section is to provide regulations for the placement of
accessory structures in the City of Paducah. Accessory structures shall be located
on the same lot as the principal building. Where part of the wall of an accessory
structure is a part of the wall of the principal building in a substantial manner,
such accessory structure shall be counted as part of the principal building.
Accessory Structures may only be located in the rear or side yard, not in
any front yard except as provided herein.
ii) Setbacks; rear and side ids
Side yard setbacks may not be less than the principal building
setback for the zoning district.
2. Rear yard setbacks do no apply to Accessory Structures.
b) Setbacks from principal building. Accessory structures must be a minimum
' distance of five (5) feet from the principal building or other accessory building,
C) The height of the accessory structure in the R-1 R-2, R-3, R-4 and H-2 shall not
exceed the height of the principal building or zoning district maximum height
whichever is less The height of the accessory structures in all other zoning
districts shall not exceed the zoning district maximum height.
d) The total building foot print area of all accessory buildings in residential zones
shall not exceed the gross floor area of the principal building.
2) Accessory Structures may include but not be limited to the following:
i)
Garage
ii)
Carport
iii)
Greenhouse
iv)
Playhouse
v)
Pump house
vi)
Pergola
vii)
Storage she
viii)
Tool shed
ix)
Swimming pool
x)
Work Shop
xi)
Dog pen
xii)
Satellite dish
xiii)
Personal communication tower
xiv)
Structures for hobbies recreational activities or artistic activities. Only the
occupant of the principal building may carry on such use. Such use shall not fall
within the definition of a home occupation or business.
3) Special requirements for certain accessory structures
Swimming pools Pools permanently or semi -permanently constructed below or
above grade shall be protected by a five (5) foot or higher fence containing a
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latching gate to keep children and animals from having unsupervised access
Above ground pools that exceed the height of four (4) feet shall be exempt from
fence requirements except that the steps shall be secured with a five (5) foot
fence to protect the entrance.
4) Projections into required yard setbacks
i) The following structures are permitted within required setbacks provided that
compliance is maintained with the traffic visibility standards of the City of
Paducah.
ii) Landscaping features, included but not limited to ornamental pools planting
boxes, sculptures, arbors, trellises, fences and birdbaths. Fences shall comply_
with Section 126-83(E 5c4.
iii) Sculptures. Sculpture size shall not exceed 20% of the street side facade area
(See Illustrative Figure 1)
(a) Sculptures shall not be required to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness
from the Historical & Architectural Review Commission.
iv) At -grade patios,121gy equipment, outdoor furniture, ornamental entry columns
and gates, flagpoles, lampposts, mailboxes, HVAC equipment, address posts
outdoor fireplaces, refuse collection containers, public utility lines, poles and
retaining walls.
v) Handicap ramps that do not exceed 4' in height mawproject no more than 8' into
the front yard setback.
vi) Steps that do not exceed 4' in height
5) The following attached structures will be permitted to project into the specified yard
setback for the following, distances:
Cornices. overhanging eaves and Putters. windowsills. bav windows. or similar
architectural features, chimneys and fireplaces, fire escapes, fire balconies and
satellite dishes may project no more than two and one-half (2 1/2) feet into any
required yard setback, but in no case closer than three (3) feet to any property
line or encroach on anv existing utilitv easement and in compliance with the
Kentucky Building Code.
ii) Open unenclosed porches (excluding screened orlag ssed) mayproject no more
than five (5) feet into a front or rear yard provided such porch does not exceed
fifty (50) square feet in surface area. Open unenclosed decksmay project into the
rear yard provided that it does not come closer than ten (10) from the rear
property line or encroach on any existingutilily easements.
iii) Open unenclosed carports which are attached to and part of the principal
structure and which are unenclosed on all exterior sides except for necessary
supports may project into side or rear yard setback but shall be no closer than
fifteen (15) feet to a side or rear yard adjoining a street right-of-way and no
closer than five (5) feet to a side property line or encroach on anv existing utilitv
easements.
iv) Gas pump islands and associated canopy can project into any yard setback;
however, no gas pump island shall be located closer than twenty four (24) feet to
a street right-of-way line nor will any portion of a canopy be allowed to encroach
into the public right-of-way.
SECTION 2. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance
shall be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or
invalidity of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section,
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paragraph or provision hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to make
each and every section, paragraph, an provision hereof separable from all other sections,
paragraphs and provisions.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, September 12, 2006
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, September 26, 2006
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, September 26, 2006
Published by The Paducah Sun, October 3, 2006
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