Kane County limits accessory buildings by number and combined floor area rather than a published height table, and no more than two detached accessory buildings are permitted per residence. Maximum principal-building height is set by the zoning district in the Kane County Zoning Ordinance.
The county's accessory-building rules cap intensity by count and floor area: not more than two detached buildings accessory to a residence are permitted; on lots of 2 acres or less the detached accessory buildings may not exceed a combined 900 square feet of floor area under roof; on lots over 2 but under 5 acres, a combined 1,800 square feet. No accessory building may be built before the principal building it serves. Maximum building height for principal structures is governed by the applicable zoning district (for example F1 Rural Residential) in the Kane County Zoning Ordinance; the county administers those district height standards through the Building & Zoning Division rather than in the online accessory packet.
Exceeding the two-building limit or combined floor-area caps, or building an accessory structure before the principal building, is a zoning violation subject to correction or denial of approval.
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