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One and Two Family Residence Districts — BZD Committee Amended Draft feet in depth and nine (9) feet in width. A detached private garage shall not exceed 15 feet in height. c. Setbacks. A detached private garage shall be located not less than 15 feet from a dwelling on the same lot or any adjacent lot and shall be set back not less than five (5) feet from a side property line and ten (10) feet from a rear property line. A private garage attached by a common wall to the livable floor area of a dwelling or connected to the dwelling by a covered or other enclosed area shall be considered part of the principal structure for the purposes of determining required setbacks. 2. Driveway Required. Any private garage shall be served by a driveway meeting the following requirements: a. Curb Cuts. One (1) driveway curb cut shall be permitted on each residential lot in any One or Two Family Residence District. b. Materials. All driveways and parking pads shall be constructed of concrete or asphalt according to the specifications on file in the Division of Building. The use of pervious materials such as turf block, grass strips between concrete strips, brick pavers and similar materials may be approved by the City Engineer on a case-by-case basis. Gravel is not a permitted material for driveways or parking pads. c. Width. A driveway providing access to a detached garage shall be no more than 12 feet in width in a front yard and 24 feet in width in a side or rear yard. A driveway providing access to an attached garage shall be no wider than 24 feet. A driveway section no wider than 12 feet may be extended in a side or rear yard adjacent to one side of a detached or attached garage. A paved area, the width of the attached or detached garage and any driveway adjacent to the garage as measured from the garage walls, is permitted to extend for a distance (depth) of 20 feet from the garage doors before tapering back at no less than a 45 degree angle to the required driveway width to allow access to the garage and the adjacent spaces. d. Length. Driveways shall extend no further than the most distant point of the garage from the access street. e. Nonconforming conditions. If a garage is not present on the residential lot, a driveway may be constructed only in the front and side yards in accordance with the restrictions for that permitted for a detached garage. 3. Parking Pads. One and two-family dwellings are permitted an additional paved parking/turnaround pad meeting the following requirements: a. Location. A pad may be constructed in the front yard of a residential lot having access from an arterial street as designated in Table 1161.07-1. A parking pad may be constructed in the rear or side yard of any residential lot. b. Design. The pad shall be constructed perpendicular and attached to the driveway. The pad shall be located a minimum distance of five (5) feet from any property line. The pad shall have a maximum length of 18 feet measured from the existing driveway edge to the far end of the pad and a maximum width of 20 feet. c. Open Space. The pad shall be constructed to maintain at least 60% green space in the front yard and 50% green space in the combined side and rear yards. C. Storage Buildings and Accessory Structures. 1. Storage buildings and accessory structures shall only be permitted in rear yards of residential lots in any One or Two Family Residence District. 2. One detached storage building in addition to a private detached garage shall be permitted on a residential lot in accordance with the following schedule: Page 1135-2 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code