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Amberley City Zoning Code

RESIDENCE B

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 154.30 USE REGULATIONS.

   All zoning regulations for the Residence B District shall be the same as those in the Residence A District unless otherwise provided for in the Zoning Code. The following additional conditional uses must meet the same standards for conditional uses set forth in § 154.25(C).
   (A)   Schools, including public elementary schools and high schools and educational institutions having curricula ordinarily found in public schools, and recognized by the Ohio Department of Education as offering curricula sufficient to satisfy the requirements of any existing compulsory education laws of the State of Ohio. The off-street parking requirements outlined in § 154.25(C) do not apply to schools; instead, schools must provide sufficient off-street parking capacity to accommodate teachers, staff and visitors.
   (B)   Private recreational facilities, other than country clubs and golf courses, not operated for profit or as a commercial venture, which are located on a lot having a minimum area of four acres, and which provide off-street parking, in accordance with § 154.25(C).
('69 Code, § 151.30) (Ord. C-285, passed 7-8-68; Am. Ord. C-666, passed 10-10-89; Am. Ord. C-692, passed 10-9-90; Am. Ord. 2018-13, passed 2-11-19) Penalty, see § 154.99

§ 154.32 SIZE REGULATIONS.

   (A)   No dwelling in this district shall cover less than 1,500 square feet of ground area.
   (B)   Bedrooms shall have a minimum area of 150 square feet. The minimum required areas in bedrooms are exclusive of closets, halls, and storage spaces.
   (C)   Habitable rooms shall have a clear height of not less than eight feet, except that rooms located in a basement shall have a clear height of not less than seven and one-half feet, and rooms located in half-stories shall have a clear height of not less than seven and one-half feet in at least one-half of their area and be not less than four feet in any part of their area.
   (D)   No habitable room shall be less than eight feet in width.
('69 Code, § 151.32) (Ord. C-285, passed 7-8-68; Am. Ord. C-666, passed 10-10-89; Am. Ord. C-692, passed 10-9-90) Penalty, see § 154.99

§ 154.33 REQUIRED MINIMUM LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH, YARDS, DISTANCES FROM LOT LINES AND DWELLINGS.

   All structures shall comply with at least the following minimum requirements:
   (A)   Lot area, lot width, and yards.
 
Dwellings
Public Buildings
Lot area
21,780 feet
3 acres
Lot width
110 feet
300 feet
Front yard depth
50 feet
100 feet
Side yard width (each)
12 feet, or 10% of width, whichever is larger, but need not exceed 20 feet
50 feet
Rear yard depth
40 feet, or 20% of depth, whichever is larger, but need not exceed 50 feet
75 feet, or 25% of lot depth, whichever is larger, but need not exceed 100 feet
 
   (B)   Distances from lot lines and dwellings.
      (1)   Any accessory structure or enclosure for the housing of farm animals shall be at least 300 feet from the property lines of the property on which the farm animals are housed and a lot size of ten acres or more is required.
      (2)   Any accessory structure or enclosure for housing family pets shall be at least 30 feet from the lot lines of the property on which the structure or enclosure is located.
      (3)   Stables for riding horses. See § 154.50 (A) (2).
      (4)   Any accessory structure for housing riding horses (stable) shall be set back from all property lines a distance of a minimum of 100 feet and shall require Planning Commission approval.
   (C)   Additional front yard requirements.
      (1)   If the alignment of existing buildings within 200 feet on each side of the lot in question, within the same block, and on the same side of the street, is farther from the front lot line than 50 feet, the principal building on the lot in question must have a front yard not less in depth than the average formed by such existing alignment; provided that it shall not be required to be set back farther than the rear line of a principal building occupying a lot on either side of the lot in question.
      (2)   There shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot.
('69 Code, § 151.33) (Ord. C-285, passed 7-8-68; Am. Ord. C-351, passed 7-10-72; Am. Ord. C-666, passed 10-10-89; Am. Ord. C-692, passed 10-9-90) Penalty, see § 154.99