Sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Williams

City rule: detached accessory buildings, except small sheds, are limited to 1 story or 17 feet, whichever is lower. City rule: outside R-E, accessory buildings except small sheds are limited to 25% of required rear yard or 600 sq ft, whichever is less. City rule: detached accessory buildings must be at least 3 feet from interior side and rear lot lines and 6 feet from other buildings.

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Accessory height: City rule: detached accessory buildings, except small sheds, are limited to 1 story or 17 feet, whichever is lower.

Accessory size: City rule: outside R-E, accessory buildings except small sheds are limited to 25% of required rear yard or 600 sq ft, whichever is less.

Setbacks: City rule: detached accessory buildings must be at least 3 feet from interior side and rear lot lines and 6 feet from other buildings.

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Williams code What Williams's code adds
Maximum height	No more than 1 story or 17 feet, whichever is lower. Applies: Detached accessory buildings and structures, except small sheds. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Height: One story or seventeen feet, whichever is lower.
Size or lot coverage	No more than 25% of the required rear yard or 600 square feet, whichever is less. Applies: Detached accessory buildings, except small sheds. Also no larger than the main building's footprint. The R-E district has a different limit. § 17.01.050.3 · code text In addition, no detached accessory building or buildings shall cover an area that is larger than that covered by the principal building, nor cover more than twenty-five percent of the required rear yard or six hundred square feet, whichever is less, except that: No more than 50% of the main building's footprint or 1,800 square feet, whichever is smaller. Applies: Detached accessory buildings and structures in the R-E district. § 17.01.050.3 · code text In the R-E district, no detached accessory building or buildings shall cover an area that is larger than the smaller of: Fifty percent of the footprint of the principal building; or one thousand eight hundred square feet.
Side and rear setback	At least 3 feet from the interior side lot line. Applies: Detached accessory buildings and structures. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Interior side: Three feet from the lot line. At least 3 feet from the rear lot line. Applies: Detached accessory buildings and structures in general. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Rear: Generally: Three feet. Garage with door facing alley: Twenty feet. At least 20 feet from the rear lot line. Applies: A garage with its door facing an alley. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Garage with door facing alley: Twenty feet. At least 2 feet from side and rear lot lines. Applies: Small sheds under 8 feet tall to the roof peak and under 100 square feet of floor area. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Located closer than two feet to a side or rear lot line;
Distance from the house	At least 6 feet from any other building. Applies: Detached accessory buildings and structures. § 17.01.050.3 · code text Building separation: Six feet.

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