(Repealed by Ordinance 1633-88.)

Upon approval of the application for the planned unit development district by city council, or approval of the application to convert a proposed stage to a complete stage as provided in Section 3345.12, including acceptance of plats of dedication of public lands within the same area covered by the planned unit development district, the director shall register a copy of the approved planned unit development district or approval application to convert a proposed stage to a completed stage among the records of the department.

(Ord. 377-95; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 28, 4-5-2010)

All applications for planned unit development district registered hereunder shall be binding upon the applicants, their successors and assigns, shall limit and control the issuance and validity of all zoning clearance permits and shall restrict and limit the construction, location, use and operation of all land and structures included within such plans to the conditions and limitations set forth in such plans.

(Ord. 2065-88.)

Applications for all building permits for new construction or remodeling shall be accompanied by a site plan, showing the description of land and any proposed building construction so as to readily identify and definitively locate said land and building, showing the distances from the side lot lines to adjacent buildings on the same lot or adjacent lots, showing any off-street parking areas as designated by this Zoning Code for the various use districts, and showing the location of existing rights-of-way.

(Ord. 2065-88; Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023; Ord. No. 2111-2024, § 1(Att.), 7-29-2024)

Administration and Enforcement of Commercial Planned Developments

Upon approval of an application for a commercial planned development district by city council, the director shall register a copy of the approved development plan as part of the records of the department.

(Ord. 377-95; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 29, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2111-2024, § 1(Att.), 7-29-2024)

The director shall review any applications for a certificate of zoning clearance for any construction within any CPD, commercial planned development district, and shall direct that the certificate of zoning clearance shall be issued if the proposed construction complies with the approved and registered development plan.

If, however, the director determines that the proposed construction does not comply with the approved and registered development plan the director shall direct that the certificate of zoning clearance not be issued. The applicant may appeal the determination of the director to the board of zoning adjustment as provided for in Chapter 3307 or make an application for an amendment to a previously established CPD, commercial planned development district, as provided for in Chapter 3310.

(Ord. 1738-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 30, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)

Applications for all building permits for new construction or remodeling shall be accompanied with a site plan, showing the description of land and any proposed building construction so readily to identify and definitely locate said land and building, showing the distances from the side lot lines to adjacent buildings on the same lot or adjacent lots, showing any off-street parking areas as designated by this Zoning Code for the various use districts, and showing the location of existing rights-of-way.

Administration and Enforcement Procedures for Manufacturing, Excavation and Quarrying District Development

Notwithstanding other provisions of the Zoning Code and the Building Code to the contrary, the administration and enforcement of the performance standards set forth in Chapters 3363 through 3369 shall be as hereinafter specified in Sections 3311.15 through 3311.28.

No building permit shall be issued, nor shall any building be constructed or enlarged, nor shall any equipment be installed, nor shall any building or premises be used for any use or purpose, listed in C.C. 3363.01 to 3363.17, 3365.01 to 3365.15 and 3367.01 to 3367.08, both inclusive, and Chapter 3369 unless and until a use permit for such use or purpose in such location shall have been granted or issued by the director.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 31, 4-5-2010)

No use permit shall be granted until an application for the same shall have been filed with the department. The application shall be filed in duplicate, together with such plans and specifications as the director shall consider necessary and adequate to indicate that the use and installation in the particular location and as designed, arranged and to be operated shall be in compliance with this Zoning Code. Additional copies of the application may be required where the director finds such to be necessary to effect an efficient clearance of said applications.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 32, 4-5-2010)

Copies of said application, plans and specifications shall be submitted by the applicant to the department, to the division of water reclamation, and any other agency considered by the director to be concerned with such use, installation, activity or process (each such agency to receive such plans as are pertinent to its functions).

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 33, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1682-2025, §§ 3, 4, 6-30-2025)

Where an application for a use permit is for a use, the enlargement of an existing use, or the installation of equipment to an existing use as listed in C.C. 3363.09 to 3363.16, and 3365.09 to 3365.15, both inclusive, for more objectionable uses, the applicant, when deemed necessary by the director, shall submit, at the expense of the applicant, a copy of the aforesaid plans and specifications to a recognized technical institute approved by the director as competent to analyze industrial layouts, developments, installations and processes and the abatement and control of such objectionable noise, vibration, heat, glare, dust, other particulate matter, odor, sewage waste, and/or any other condition as would be injurious, noxious, offensive, objectionable or detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 34, 4-5-2010)

The approved technical institute stated in C.C. 3311.19 shall make an analysis and report on the proposed location and said plans and said specifications at the expense of the applicant and recommendations by the institute for or against approval of the plans and specifications by the director or for modification thereof. The report and recommendations shall be submitted to the director.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 35, 4-5-2010)

Where the application is for a use permit for a highly objectionable use and/or other use as specified in C.C. 3363.17 the requirements of Chapter 3363 shall be complied with in addition to the requirements of Chapter 3311.

(Ord. No. 0357-2009, §§ 2, 12, 4-6-2009)

Where the application for a use permit, together with the plans and specifications, has been submitted to the department, to any other municipal agency concerned therewith and to the aforesaid approved technical institute, and where the agencies and the approved technical institute have studied the same, have made the surveys, inspections, analysis, reports and recommendations as required by C.C. 3311.19 and C.C. 3311.20, then the director shall take action thereon as to approval, disapproval or modification of the application. Where the applicant has complied with C.C. 3311.18 to 3311.20 and with this section and the plans, specifications and proposed use comply with the regulations and requirements of this Zoning Code, then the application shall be approved and a use permit shall be granted.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 36, 4-5-2010)

Where the director has approved the application for a use permit, then a use permit shall be as provided in C.C. 3311.26. Furthermore, where an application is for a permit or for a use or equipment or its enlargement, and complies with the restrictions and qualifications of C.C. 3311.28(a) and/or (b), then the director may follow the procedure specified in C.C. 3311.28, and approve the application without requiring a resolution of approval by the director.

(Ord. 377-95; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 37, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 1537-2009, § 33, 5-3-2010)

Where the director has disapproved any application for a use permit, then no use permit shall be issued or granted for such use, activity, building, equipment, enlargement and/or extension thereof.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 38, 4-5-2010)

Where the director has taken action to modify the application for a use permit and its accompanying plans and specifications, then any use permit, building permit and any other permit thereafter issued or granted shall be revoked if the applicant or the applicant's agent shall violate, refuse to comply with, or fail to comply with at any time with the modifications.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 39, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)

Where an application for a use permit or for a certain use or extension thereof and/or a certain installation or enlargement thereof has been submitted to the department, processed and approved, then the director shall issue or grant a use permit therefor.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 40, 4-5-2010)

The use permit, after it has been issued, shall not be construed to compel or require the issuance of a building permit, unless the application or such building permit has been found by the building inspector to comply with the Building Code, nor shall a use permit prevent the building inspector from revoking the building permit for such use, issuing notices to stop work, or issuing any other orders to require compliance with the Building Code and any other ordinances, rules and regulations of the city. Furthermore, such use permit, after it has been issued, shall not be construed to interfere with the actions of any other officer of the city, in enforcing the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.

(Ord. 577-84.)

(a)

Less Objectionable Uses. Where an application for a use permit is for a use or equipment or their enlargement as listed in C.C. 3363.02 to 3363.08, 3365.02 to 3365.08 and 3367.02 to 3367.08, inclusive, for less objectionable uses, such application may be approved and a use permit for same may be granted by the director without further clearance within M-2, M-1 and M-manufacturing districts, provided such use complies with the performance standards and other regulations as required in this Zoning Code; and, further, provided that within an M-2 or M-manufacturing district such use is located not less than 25 feet from any residential and apartment residential districts.

(b)

More Objectionable Uses. Where an application for a use permit is for a use or equipment or its enlargement as listed in C.C. 3363.09 to 3363.16 and 3365.09 to 3365.15, inclusive, for more objectionable uses, such application may be approved by the director and a use permit may be granted; provided, (1) the location of such use or equipment or its enlargement is conclusively shown to be both in an M-1 or M-manufacturing district and within not less than 600 feet from any residential and apartment residential districts, and, (2) the director has received a report with a favorable recommendation concerning such location, use, equipment and/or enlargement from the aforesaid approved technical institute.

Furthermore, where an application for a use permit is for a use or equipment or its enlargement as listed in C.C. 3363.09 to 3363.16 and 3365.09 to 3365.15, inclusive, for more objectionable uses, and where a survey, analysis, report and recommendations concerning the proposed location, use, equipment and/or enlargement have been made by the aforesaid approved technical institute, then the director may approve said application; provided the performance standards and other requirements of this Zoning Code are complied with.

(c)

Atomic Energy Products and Uses. Where an application for a use permit is for a use or equipment or their enlargement as listed in C.C. 3363.17, such application may be approved by the director and a use permit may be granted as provided by subsection (b) above, provided that a survey, analysis and report and recommendation on such use, equipment, enlargement and its location shall have been made, at the expense of the applicant, by a recognized technical institute approved by the director as required by C.C. 3311.20; and provided, further, such use permit shall be conditional upon further inspections and requirements as provided in C.C. 3311.29.

(d)

Excavation and Quarrying. Where an application for a use permit is for a use listed in Chapter 3369, such application may be approved and a use permit may be granted by the director under the following conditions:

(1)

That the use or activity is to be conducted entirely within an EQ excavation and quarrying district;

(2)

That the applicant agrees to pay for such inspection as the director and building inspector may require for appropriate enforcement of the regulations requirements of Chapter 3369 and C.C. 3311.23.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1552-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0357-2009, §§ 3, 12, 4-6-2009; Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 41, 4-5-2010)

Atomic energy products and uses permitted only in M-manufacturing districts, subject to the provisions of this Zoning Code are:

Manufacture, processing operations with, compounding, packaging, storage or treatment of the following classes of materials or uses, subject to the restrictions of this section:

Atomic energy materials;

Fusionable materials;

Uranium and other fissionable materials.

None of the above activities, operations or uses listed in this section shall be permitted or authorized, nor shall any building permit be issued therefor, unless and until the following have been complied with:

(a)

Submission by applicant of plans and specifications to the development commission in triplicate.

(b)

Submission of one copy of said plans and specifications by the director to a recognized technical institute approved by the director as competent to analyze industrial layouts, developments and processes and the abatement and control of such objectionable noise, vibration, heat, glare, radioactivity, dust, other particulate matter, odor, sewage wastes and/or any other condition as would be injurious, noxious, offensive, objectionable or detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood.

(c)

Analysis and report by the aforesaid technical institute at the expense of the applicant. Said analysis and report shall include recommendations on:

The report and recommendations shall be submitted to the director.

(1)

Location, including recommended minimum distances from residential, apartment residential and commercial districts;

(2)

Plans and specifications;

(3)

Approval or disapproval of said plans by the director or for modification thereof.

(d)

Approval, disapproval or modification of said plans and specifications by the director after aforesaid report and recommendations by said approved institute.

(e)

Approval or disapproval by the director of the installation, when made, after an inspection by a representative of the director, together with a representative of said approved institute. In the event of disapproval of said installation, a report shall be made to the director recommending such corrective measures as the inspectors consider necessary to abate, control or eliminate such conditions as they consider objectionable and requiring correction. The director may further refuse to grant approval of said installation until said corrective measures have been made and approved by the director.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 42, 4-5-2010)

Applications for all building permits for new construction or remodeling shall be accompanied with a site plan, showing the description of land and any proposed building construction so readily to identify and definitively locate said land and building, showing the distances from the side lot lines to adjacent buildings on the same lot or adjacent lots, showing any off-street parking areas as designated by this Zoning Code for the various use districts, and showing the location of existing rights-of-way.

(Ord. No. 1871-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)

Administration and Enforcement Procedures for Flood Land Development

An application for a certificate of zoning clearance shall be submitted to the director and shall contain the following information in addition to that required by C.C. Sections 3347.05, 3311.41, and 3311.17:

(a)

Four copies of a current survey of the topography of the property with a maximum contour interval of two feet. A smaller contour interval may be required to accurately delimit the floodway and floodway fringe boundaries.

(b)

Four copies of a development plan which shall contain the following information:

The site survey and site plan shall be prepared under the supervision of a professional engineer registered in the state of Ohio. The site survey and site plan must be submitted on base maps of the some scale, which must be a minimum of one inch equals 200 feet.

(1)

The location and quantity as to area covered and depths of all proposed fill and excavations;

(2)

The elevations of the lowest floor, including the basement, cellar or crawl space, or all proposed buildings;

(3)

Specifications for building construction and materials and floodproofing procedures as required by C.C. Chapters 4175 and 4175.041.

(c)

For development proposed within the floodway, the following additional information may be requested by the director for review by an approved technical institute or other governmental agency as set forth in C.C. 3311.32:

(1)

A representative cross-section of the floodplain perpendicular to the direction of flow, showing the usual channel of the stream and the elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel of the stream and the elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel within the designated floodplain;

(2)

Photographs of the site topography looking both upstream and downstream from the development site which show the usual channel and adjacent areas within the floodplain;

(3)

The location and description of any floodway obstruction in the vicinity of the site.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 43, 4-5-2010)

Where an application for a zoning clearance is for a new structure or an enlargement of an existing structure in the floodway, the director, when necessary, may submit a copy of the accompanying site plan and specifications to a technical institute or other governmental agency approved by the director as competent to analyze and evaluate the impact of the proposed structures on the floodway. The technical institute or governmental agency shall make an analysis and report on the increase in the flood stage as a result of the proposed structures and means by which the impact of the structure could be minimized as set forth in Section 3385.08. Where there is a fee required by the aforementioned technical institute or governmental agency, the analysis and report shall be made at the expense of the applicant. The report and recommendations for or against approval of the site plans and specifications or for modifications thereof shall be submitted to the director.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 44, 4-5-2010)

The director shall accept all properly prepared applications for zoning clearances. The director shall investigate all complaints, give notice of violations, and enforce the provisions of Chapter 3385 and Sections 3311.31 through 3311.33. The director shall request from the building inspector a review of site plans submitted with all applications to determine whether proposed structures comply with the provisions of C.C. Chapters 4175 and 4175.041. After having received the approval of the building inspector, and the recommendations of the technical institute when applicable, if the director finds that the proposed work or construction meets the requirements of Chapter 3385 and Sections 3311.31 through 3311.33 and other zoning regulations for the district in which it is located, then the director shall indicate the director's approval upon a certificate of zoning clearance.

(Ord. 577-84; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 45, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)

Applications for all building permits for new construction or remodeling shall be accompanied with a site plan, showing the description of land and any proposed building construction so readily to identify and definitely located said land and building, showing the distances from the side lot lines to adjacent buildings on the same lot or adjacent lots, showing any off-street parking areas as designated by this Zoning Code for the various use districts, and showing the location of existing rights-of-way.

Administration and Enforcement Procedures for Off-Street Parking Standards.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Chapter 3303.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Chapter 3342.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.05.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.02.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.27.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Sections 3342.28, 3342.29.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.16.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.16.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.19.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.22.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.27.

Repealed by Ordinance 18-85. See Section 3342.17.

Administration and Enforcement Procedures for Height Regulations

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Repealed by Ordinance 2450-85.

Administration and Enforcement Procedures for Drainage Control

Repealed by Ordinance 1511-82.

Repealed by Ordinance 1511-82.

Repealed by Ordinance 1511-82.

Repealed by Ordinance 1511-82.

Repealed by Ordinance 1511-82.