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Elyria City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1166

H-I Heavy Industrial District

1166.01 PURPOSE.

   It is the purpose of the H-I Heavy Industrial District to accommodate a broad range of industrial activities diverse in products, operational techniques and sizes which have a greater potential impact upon their environment than those permitted in the Light Industrial District.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.02 PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USES.

   Principally permitted uses are as follows:
   A.   Building Materials and Related Trades.
   B.   Cellular Communication Sites.
   C.   Contract Construction Services.
   D.   Heavy Manufacturing and Storage.
   E.   Light Manufacturing and Storage.
   F.   Lock and Store Warehouses.
   G.   Off-Premises Signs.
   H.   Printing and Publishing.
   I.   Public Utility Yard.
   J.   Research and Development Laboratories.
   K.   Truck Terminals.
   L.   Warehousing.
   M.   Any other use determined by the Building Inspector to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.03 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

   Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
   A.   Any use customary and incidental to the permitted use.
   B.   Offices.
   C.   Signs as regulated in Chapters 1173 and 1174.
   Accessory uses, other than signs, fences and offices, shall be located in the rear yard only and located not closer than six (6) feet from any lot line and covering not more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the required rear yard.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES.

   Conditionally permitted uses are as follows:
   A.   Commercial Recreation.
   B.   Junk Yard.
   C.   Non-Commercial Recreation.
   D.    Personal Services.
   E.   Medical Marijuana Facilities, as set forth in Section 1135.07.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98; Ord. 2017-154. Passed 11-6-17.)

1166.05 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

   There shall be no minimum lot area or width for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.06 MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK.

   The minimum front yard setback for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District shall be twenty (20) feet.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.07 MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK.

   There shall be no minimum side yard setback for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District except when the property abuts any residential district, in which case the minimum side yard setback shall be one hundred (100) feet.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.08 MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK.

   The minimum rear yard setback for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District shall be twenty (20) feet plus four (4) feet for each additional story over three (3) stories, except when the property abuts any residential district, in which case the minimum side yard setback shall be one hundred (100) feet.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.09 MAXIMUM HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   The maximum height regulations for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District shall be as follows:
   A.   The total height of a building shall not exceed a height determined by the distance from the centerline of the street to the building line. However, in no case shall the building exceed forty (40) feet in height.
   B.   No public building shall exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height.
   C.   No accessory building shall exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.10 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

   Off-street parking and loading shall be as specified in Chapter 1175.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.11 SCREENING AND BUFFERING.

   Screening and buffering shall be as specified in Chapter 1137.14.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)

1166.12 LAND USE INTENSITY.

   There shall be no maximum lot coverage for properties in the H-I Heavy Industrial District.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)