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Council removes 50% painted-metal cap for accessory buildings, keeps integration and paint requirements
Summary
Ordinance 25-02 removes the 50% painted-metal limit for accessory buildings; the Planning Commission recommended the change after a Feb. 13 public hearing with no in-person turnout. Council emphasized materials must be painted and visually integrated with the primary structure.
The South Ogden City Council approved Ordinance 25-02, which eliminates the 50% cap on painted metal used on accessory buildings and clarifies that painted (not galvanized) metal must visually integrate with main residential structures.
The ordinance sponsor said the change came after a resident requested allowance for modern painted-metal materials and that the Planning Commission reviewed the item at a Feb. 13 public hearing with no in-person attendees. "The point of this change is to take out the maximum of 50% painted metal," the sponsor said, adding the change addresses new materials and construction methods.
During discussion councilmembers stressed that accessory structures larger than 200 square feet must still be designed to be cohesive with the main building and that painted finishes should help the buildings blend into existing properties. One councilmember emphasized the city intends to avoid permitting raw galvanized metal and that appearance and integration remain important.
The council approved the ordinance in a roll-call vote. Staff said the code retains language requiring similar residential exterior materials, matching colors, and that added wording specifies painted metal so that unpainted galvanized material would not meet the standard.
