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AccessoryStructures <br />ZOA <br />Page2of5 <br />Analysis: <br />Anumberofcommunitiesacrossthecountrydopermitaccessorystructureswithouta <br />principalstructureinagriculturaldistrictsorinresidentialdistrictswhereagricultureis <br />theprimaryuseoftheland.Afterreviewinganumberofcodesfromthenearbycities, <br />staffdidfindafewexamplesthatfollowthismodel.Asidefromthisgeneralexemption <br />forstructuresonlotsusedprimarilyforcropproduction,stafffoundoneexampleofa <br />community,Pearland,withaspecificexemptionforaccessorystructuresonlotswithno <br />primarystructureinaspecificzoningdistrictintendedfornewlyannexedorundeveloped <br />lands. <br />Whileanalyzingnearbycitiesareaanduseregulationsforaccessorystructures,itwas <br />difficulttorenderanydistinctionbetweenaccessoryandprimarystructures.TheCityof <br />Pasadenaisanon-zonedmunicipalityandtheregulationoflanduseisdonebydeed <br />restrictionsandcityordinances.Here,ifthesubdivisiondeedrestrictionsallowit,a <br />vacantlotcanhaveashedorgarageplacedonitaslongasitisnotusedforresidential <br />purposes. <br />CityofGalvestonpermitsfarmaccessorybuilding,astructureotherthanadwelling,ona <br />farmforthehousing,protectionorstorageoftheusualfarmequipment,animals,and <br />crops.Whereas,othercomparisoncities(Baytown,DeerPark,Friendswood,League <br />City,TexasCity,Webster)donotpermitaccessorystructureswithnoprimarystructures <br />inresidentialdistricts. <br />ResultsofresearchbythePlanningAdvisoryServices(PAS)subsidiaryoftheAmerican <br />PlanningAssociationontheneighboringcitiesareshowninthetablebelow: <br />CitiesPermitsAccessoryStructureswithNoPrimaryStructures <br />BaytownNo <br />DeerParkNo <br />FriendswoodNo <br />GalvestonYes <br />LaMarqueNo <br />LeagueCityNo <br />MissouriCityNo <br />PasadenaYes <br />PearlandYes <br />SugarLandNo <br />TexasCityNo <br />WebsterNo <br />2 <br /> <br />