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An Ordinance to amend subsections 12.06, 12.10(2), 12.30(2), 12.31(4), 12.32(4), 12.33(4), 12.34(3), 12.35(4) and 12.36(8) of the Revised Municipal Code relative to Accessory Building and Accessory Structure definitions and requirements.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 12.06 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to revise the following terms.
Accessory Building, Residential. See Garage, Private.
Accessory Structure, Residential. A permanent structure (other than recreational equipment or swimming pools), such as a storage shed, a gazebo, or other residential structure that is subordinate and incidental to the one- or two-family dwelling main building and is located on the same lot as such main building.
Lot, Through. An interior lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets. A through lot is considered to have two (2) front yards for purposes of this Subchapter, unless, where such a lot has a discernible front or rear yard, as determined by the observed pattern of the block.
Yard, Front. A yard extending the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the nearest supporting member of the main building.
Yard, Rear. A yard extending along the full width of the rear lot line between side lot lines, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest supporting member of the main building.
PART II. Subsection 12.10(2) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
(2) Accessory Buildings and Structures. Accessory buildings and structures are permitted as a matter of right in all of the Zoning Districts established within this Subchapter. Such buildings are, however, subject to all applicable general and specific regula...
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