Bucyrus City Zoning Code
TITLE ONE
Planning
1101.01 ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP; TERM.
The City Planning Commission as constituted with five (5) members comprised of the Mayor, the Public Service-Safety Director, the two presently sitting citizen members with terms expiring 12/31/2005 and 12/31/2006, respectively, and the presently vacant unexpired term expiring 12/31/2007, all as of the time of enactment of this section, shall remain in power, and shall be considered part of the administrative function of the City government. Pursuant to Chapters 711 and 713 of the Ohio Revised Code, such Commission shall consist of five (5) members: the Mayor, the Public Service-Safety Director, and three (3) citizens of the City. All members shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by Council for a term of six (6) years, except that those sitting members at the time of enactment of this section shall complete the term to which they were previously appointed, and the member to be appointed to the unexpired term expiring 12/31/2007 shall serve until the expiration of said term. Subsequent vacancies shall be filled in the manner as prescribed by law.
(Ord. 12-2004. Passed 4-20-04.)
1101.02 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The powers of the Planning Commission shall be those granted by Ohio R.C. 713.01 to 713.27 and Ohio R.C. 735.15, as well as all other sections of the Ohio Revised Code and of the Constitution of the State of Ohio now in effect or which may hereafter be passed and effective and relating to city planning commissions as well as all ordinances passed by Council relating to the City Planning Commission. (Ord. 45-73. Passed 9-5-73.)
1103.01 DEFINITIONS.
(a) Manufactured Home. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, that, in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet (2.4m) or more in width and 40 body feet (12m) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet (28.8m), that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and that includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein.
(b) Mobile Home (House Trailer). Any manufactured dwelling unit manufactured prior to the adoption of the 1994 National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act. "House trailer", as used in this chapter, despite any classification which it may have as real property upon the county tax duplicate, means a trailer, house car or any vehicle or structure mounted on wheels or capable of being propelled from place to place, either by its own power or power supplied by some vehicle attached thereto or to be attached thereto, such mobile condition existing now or in the past, and such house trailer being located outside of a licensed trailer park.
(c) Stick-built Home. A single family residential dwelling unit constructed at building site with individual materials.
(d) Permanent Foundation. A permanent frost free foundation (slab, crawl or full) constructed in accordance with the CABO 1995 One and Two Family Code.
(e) Dwelling. Any building which is completely intended for, designed for, and used for residence purposes, but for the purposes of this chapter, shall not include a hotel, motel, nursing home, tourist cabins, college or university dormitories, or military barrack.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.02 FOUNDATION REQUIREMENT/MOBILE HOME PARK EXCEPTION.
(a) All manufactured homes or mobile homes (house trailers) that are erected without a permanent foundation shall be erected in a designated and licensed mobile home park.
(b) All manufactured homes that are erected upon a permanent foundation shall be treated as any single family residential dwelling as set forth in Chapter 1129 entitled "Design Standards".
(c) Any pre-1994 manufactured home placed or constructed on a lot after the effective date of this chapter or upon change of ownership shall be erected upon a permanent foundation, removal of all tongue and axle and requiring that the owner register with the County Auditor as real estate with approval of the Planning Commission.
(d) Any manufactured home without permanent foundation or a pre-1994 mobile home shall be provided:
(1) With adequate and proper toilet facilities comprising water-flushed plumbing equipment connected by sealed joints and a sewer connector or other approved device to and served exclusively by a lateral line, meeting current City specifications as to its material composition and full exposure for physical inspection prior to cover-over during its installation and connected in turn to a City-owned sanitary trunk sewerline, and
(2) With adequate and proper running water facilities connected and served exclusively by a lateral line connected in turn to a City-owned trunk water line. (Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.03 PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each house trailer must front upon and its tongue point directly toward a dedicated street with either a minimum right of way of fifty feet or at least a twenty-six foot pavement width.
(b) Only as many house trailers shall be placed at one time upon any single platted inlot or combination of portions of several platted inlots or a portion of a platted outlot as reflected by the County tax duplicate as shall conform in each instance to a setback at its front of not less than thirty feet from the street property line and with not less than twenty feet of setback from the side inlot property line on each of the two sides and from the rear property line as well, and at the same time be at least twenty feet from one another except as provided below. Only so long as there remains a common ownership of two platted inlots, or parts thereof, lying side by side, neither of which alone will satisfy the various foregoing setback requirements, may a single house trailer be placed thereupon, or be permitted to remain thereupon, and then only if the house trailer in such case is located so as to straddle the common boundary line shared by the two parcels and positioned at the same time as to conform to all of the foregoing positions and setback requirements.
(c) For purposes of this section any parcel representing a subdivision of a platted outlot within the City shall be treated as an inlot, and as such shall accommodate the placement thereupon of but a single-house trailer which shall meet the foregoing front, rear and side setback minimum distance requirements, unless it shall be of such size as to legally accommodate more than a single house trailer in accordance with subsection (b) hereof.
(d) In computing these setback distance requirements, lean-tos, auxiliary rooms and similar accessories connected to the house trailer, but not including temporary porches and canopies which are open on two or more sides and constructed of fire-resistant materials, shall be considered as part of the house trailer.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.04 FUELS; VENTING AND STORAGE.
(a) Supports, Foundations and Anchorage for All Fuel Oil Tank Locations.
(1) Tank supports shall be installed on firm foundations. Tank supports shall be of concrete or steel.
(2) Steel supports shall be protected so as to have a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour, except that steel saddles need not be protected if less than twelve inches high at their lowest point. At the discretion of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, approved water spray protection, or its equivalent, may be used as an alternate.
(3) Every tank shall be supported so as to prevent excessive concentration of loads on the supporting portion of the shell.
(4) Tanks shall rest on foundations made of concrete. The concrete shall be of a minimum of four inches thick and shall extend at least six inches beyond all side of the tank support legs. Tank foundations shall be designed to minimize the possibility of uneven settling of the tank and to minimize corrosion in any part of the tank resting on the foundation.
(5) Where a tank is located in an area that may be subjected to flooding, special precautions shall be observed.
(6) The following distances shall be observed when putting in a tank:
Minimum Distance in Feet Minimum Distance
From Property Line Which In Feet From Nearest
May Be Built Upon, Side of Any Public
Including the Opposite Way Or From Nearest
Capacity of Tank Gallons | Side of a Public Way | Important Building |
275 or less | 5 | 5 |
276 to 575 | 10 | 10 |
(7) Readily accessible manual shut-off valves shall be installed at the point where required to properly control the flow of fuel in normal operation and where required to avoid oil spillage during servicing. The valve shall be installed to close against the supply.
(b) LP Gas Installations for House Trailers.
(1) All LP gas installations shall meet the requirements in NFPA Pamphlet No. 58 entitled "Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases". Drawings that show the house trailer, tank location and distances to all surrounding lot lines, buildings and public ways shall be submitted to the Fire Prevention Bureau for approval before any installation can be put in.
(2) Containers shall be set upon firm foundations or otherwise firmly secured; the possible effect on the outlet piping of settling shall be guarded against by flexible connection or special fitting.
(3) Tanks of less than 125 gallons set on a foundation on the ground shall be secured from upsetting by a chain around them and then fastened to the trailer, or a metal fence post buried at least thirty-six inches into the ground. Tanks with larger than 125 gallon capacity shall be set on a concrete foundation at least four inches thick, and it must extend at least six inches beyond all sides of the support legs.
(4) The maximum size of LP gas storage tanks hereunder shall not exceed a water capacity of 500 gallons.
(c) Electrical Power Supply.
(1) The house trailer service supply equipment shall be located adjacent to the house trailer and not mounted in or on the house trailer.
(2) The following wire size is required with the specified service:
Underground service | UF cable |
60 amp. service | No. 6 copper wire |
No. 2 aluminum or | |
100 amp service | No. 3 copper wire |
No. 3/0 copper or | |
200 amp service | No. 4/0 aluminum wire |
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.05 INSPECTIONS.
Officials of the City Health and Fire Departments shall be privileged to enter any house trailer at all reasonable hours to inspect the house trailer concerning the regulations of this chapter, any other City ordinance, regulations of the City Board of Health and State law.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.06 PERMIT REQUIRED; INSPECTION FEES, VIOLATION AND REVOCATION.
All owners of a house trailer lot or plot located within the City and outside of a licensed trailer park not presently holding in their possession a permit to have a house trailer in the City, shall make application to the Service-Safety Director for the same between January 1 and January 31 inclusive, or not less than ten days prior to placement of a house trailer thereupon, as the case may be. The permit application shall be filed in the form specified by the Director, together with an initial inspection fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), to be paid in a single payment only. Permits granted hereunder shall continue for an indeterminate period of time so long as the holder thereof continues to conform to the various regulations set forth in this chapter and does not relocate his house trailer. In the event of a relocation of his house trailer upon his lot or plot, his permit provided for herein is automatically terminated and he must make application for a new permit, accompanied by nontransferable, and any successor owner of a house trailer lot or plot located in conformity with the regulations set forth in this chapter must make application for a permit hereunder, accompanied in such case by an inspection fee of twenty dollars ($20.00). In every instance where a house trailer permit is required hereunder, the holder of same shall be required to present such permit to the appropriate City utility office before the house trailer lot or plot owner on the one hand, or his tenant on the other, shall be extended City utility privileges in connection with the occupancy of subject house trailer placed thereupon. All permits granted hereunder are subject at any time to revocation by the Service-Safety Director for violation of City health or fire prevention regulations or for the infraction of any requirements set forth in this chapter. With respect to new house trailer lots or plots affected by this chapter subsequent to the passage hereof, the house trailer permit required hereunder must be applied for and in fact have been issued to the applicant prior to any placement whatsoever of a house trailer upon subject lot or plot. (Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.07 REINFORCED CONCRETE SUPPORT RUNNERS AND COMPACTED STONE BASE.
Each house trailer shall be placed upon concrete runners not less than four inches in thickness and not less than twenty-four inches in width reinforced with wire or iron or steel rods, resting in turn upon not less than four inches of compacted stone base.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.08 SKIRTING.
Each house trailer shall be equipped on all four sides with a solid material skirting of sufficient height. (Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.09 TRAILER PLOT GRADE REQUIREMENT.
Each house trailer plot grade in the City shall be established at 0.5 percent before the placement thereupon of a house trailer.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.10 HOUSE TRAILER TIE-DOWNS.
Each house trailer shall be set up, installed and permanently maintained with bands over the top or with eye bolts in the frame, cable and accompanying ground anchors designed for anchoring and securing house trailers.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.11 REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF UTILITY METER PITS.
If a utility meter servicing a house trailer placed within the City is housed in a meter pit, such pit must be equipped either with an open drain or a sump pump to insure ready accessibility to the meter reader for taking readings at any time throughout the business day.
Under no circumstances whatsoever shall any pit drain or sump pump outlet be connected to the City sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)
1103.99 PENALTY.
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 101-97. Passed 12-16-97.)