Akron City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
District Regulations
§ 165-28 R-1 Single-Family Residence District.
Regulations for the R-1 Single-Family Residence District shall be as follows:
§ 165-29 R-2 Two-Family Residence District.
Regulations for the R-2 Two-Family Residence District shall be as follows:
B.
Permitted accessory uses: any accessory use first permitted and as regulated in § 165-28B, R-1 District.
D.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirements of Articles III and VIII and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter.
§ 165-30 R-3 Multifamily Residence District.
Regulations for the R-3 Multifamily Residence District shall be as follows:
B.
Permitted accessory uses: any accessory use permitted and as regulated in § 165-29B, R-2 District.
D.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirements of Articles III and VIII and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter.
§ 165-31 B-1 Local Business District.
Regulations for the B-1 Local Business District shall be as follows:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
The nonresidential uses of the R Districts.
(2)
Stores and shops for conducting any retail business, such as but not limited to:
(a)
Banks.
(b)
Taverns.
(c)
Barber shops.
(d)
Beauty shops.
(e)
Drugstores.
(f)
Food stores.
(g)
Offices.
(h)
Restaurants, excluding drive-ins.
(i)
Self-service laundry and dry cleaning.
(j)
Any other similar service, retail or wholesale businesses which are determined by the Board of Appeals to be of the same general character as the above-listed uses, but not including any use first permitted in a less restrictive district.
[Amended 4-28-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975]
B.
Permitted accessory uses:
(1)
Dwellings, so long as they do not occupy the front part of the ground floor of any building. The requirements of the R-3 District, as shown in Schedule A,[1] shall apply to the residential parts of any business buildings used for dwelling unit purposes.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Schedule A is included at the end of this chapter.
§ 165-32 CBD Central Business District.
Regulations for the CBD Central Business District shall be as follows:
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
The nonresidential uses of the R Districts.
(2)
Stores and shops for conducting any retail business, such as but not limited to:
(a)
Appliance stores.
(b)
Bookstores.
(c)
Clothing stores.
(d)
Flower shops.
(e)
Frozen food lockers.
(f)
Furniture stores.
(g)
Hardware stores.
(h)
Indoor theaters or assembly halls.
(i)
Jewelry stores.
(j)
Laundry and dry cleaning.
(k)
Paint stores.
(l)
Self-service laundry and dry cleaning.
(m)
Sporting goods stores.
(n)
Optical stores.
(o)
Restaurants.
(p)
Shoe repair shops.
(q)
Any other use which, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, is of a similar nature so long as it is not first permitted in a less restrictive district.
D.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirements of Articles III and IX and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter.
§ 165-33 I-1 Limited Industrial District.
The purpose of this district is to provide a use of industrially zoned land of a very limited nature whereby manufacture and assembly production is permitted which has no vibration, smoke, dust, off-premise safety hazard or similar characteristics which are discernible to the human senses. Very low noise levels and traffic generation shall be permitted so long as they are not obnoxious on neighboring lands. These uses are, such as but not limited to the following:
A.
Uses permitted with a special use permit:
(1)
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, treatment of or assembly of the following materials or products when conducted within an enclosed building: products from previously prepared materials, such as cellophane, canvas, cloth, feathers, felt, fiber, fiberglass, leather, paper, plastics, textiles or wood (excluding lumber mills).
(2)
Laboratories, research, experimental and testing.
(3)
Offices of business, manufacturing or professional enterprise.
(4)
Electronic instrument and component parts manufacture.
B.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirements of Articles III and IX and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter.
C.
Temporary housing. The following shall be allowed with a special use permit: five or fewer mobile homes for temporary housing of only individuals who are performing a service for or who are employees of an industrial user which is authorized pursuant to this section and which is located on the same lot as such mobile homes. The location and use of any such mobile home pursuant to this section shall not exceed 125 days in any calendar year. In granting such special use permit, the Board of Appeals shall prescribe any conditions that it deems to be necessary or desirable, and, upon notice to the applicant, the Board of Appeals shall have the power to revoke said permit for failure to comply with any such conditions. Unless otherwise required by the Board of Appeals, the terms of the definition of "mobile home," as defined § 165-10, with respect to water supply and waste disposal shall not apply to mobile homes allowed pursuant to this section. Section 165-8D(2)(c)[3] of this chapter shall not apply to any special use permit issued pursuant to this subsection, however, no such special use permit shall be issued pursuant to this section for a period of more than 36 months.
[Added 11-3-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
§ 165-34 I-2 General Industrial District.
The purpose of this district is to provide a use of industrially zoned land wherein manufacturing and assembly processing can be accomplished to the benefit of both the industry and the village. The uses set forth below form a guide in the types of usage permitted in this district.
A.
Permitted principal uses:
(1)
Any use set forth as a special permit use in § 165-33A, I-1 District, and the following as special permits:
(a)
Machine shops.
(b)
Sheet metal fabrication.
(c)
Contractors' equipment storage and yards.
(d)
Agricultural feed mill.
(e)
Coal and fuel yards.
(f)
Lumber and millwork.
(g)
Food processing.
(h)
Heating and air-conditioning manufacture.
(i)
Trucking and transfer terminals.
(j)
General assembly.
(k)
Chemical compound blending and packaging.
(l)
Electronic appliances, instruments and devices.
(m)
Stone and monument products.
(n)
Nut, screw and bolt manufacture.
(o)
Machine tool manufacture.
[Added 11-21-1977 by L.L. No. 5-1977]
B.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirements of Articles III and VIII and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter.
C.
Temporary housing. The following shall be allowed with a special use permit: five or fewer mobile homes for temporary housing of only individuals who are performing a service for or who are employees of an industrial user which is authorized pursuant to this section and which is located on the same lot as such mobile homes. The location and use of any such mobile home pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed 125 days in any calendar year. In granting such special use permit, the Board of Appeals shall prescribe any conditions that it deems to be necessary or desirable, and, upon notice to the applicant, the Board of Appeals shall have the power to revoke said permit for failure to comply with any such conditions. Unless otherwise required by the Board of Appeals, the terms of § the definition of "mobile home," as defined in § 165-10, with respect to water supply and waste disposal shall not apply to mobile homes allowed pursuant to this section. Section 165-8D(2)(c)[3] of this chapter shall not apply to any special use permit issued pursuant to this subsection; however, no such special use permit shall be issued pursuant to this section for a period of more than 36 months.
[Added 11-3-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
§ 165-35 L-C Land Conservation District.
[Added 3-31-1975 by L.L. No. 3-1975]
The Land Conservation District is hereby established primarily to allow Murder Creek to carry or store its maximum amount of water without restrictions, to prevent encroachments on its floodplains which would increase floodwater levels and to prevent the threat to health, safety and property in the immediate area, as well as downstream. The district's secondary purpose is to delineate and to preserve the park lands within Akron.
A.
Use limitations.
(1)
No structure for human habitation shall hereafter be permitted in this district.
(2)
No structure (temporary or permanent), fill, deposit, obstruction, excavation, storage of materials or other use shall be permitted in this district which would adversely affect the efficiency or storage capacity of the floodplain or which would tend to increase flood heights.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Horticultural uses not requiring permanent or temporary structures for human habitation, including but not limited to vegetable farms, orchards and nurseries.
(2)
Recreational uses, including parks, swimming areas, playgrounds, golf courses and driving ranges, picnic grounds, wildlife and nature preserves, hunting, fishing and hiking areas and such transient amusement enterprises as circuses, rides and shows.
(3)
Structures accessory to the above permitted uses which would not be adversely affected by flooding and whose presence would not significantly affect the efficiency or storage capacity of the floodplain or floodway or which would not tend to increase flood heights.
C.
Nonconforming uses. The existing lawful use of a structure or premises which is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter may be continued subject to the following conditions: No structural alteration, addition or repair to any nonconforming structure shall exceed 50% of its assessed value at the time of its becoming a nonconforming use. Further, the alteration, addition or repair must be protected by floodproofing measures which would include the foundation and the superstructure, such as proper anchorage and underpinning, protection of openings and interiors, seepage control, utility adjustments and appliances and roadbed protection.
D.
Procedures.
(1)
Any development in Land Conservation Districts must have the written approval of both the Planning Board and the Village Board before any building permit is issued.
(2)
The above use limitations may be modified or even waived if, in the judgment of both Planning Board and Village Board, the adverse environmental impact of a proposed development would appear to be minor or nonexistent. Engineering studies may be required to substantiate the above, the costs of which shall be borne by the applicant.
E.
Provisions and requirements: any applicable provisions or requirement of Articles III and VIII and Schedule A, included at the end of this chapter, or as otherwise set forth and provided for in this chapter, as amended.