Findlay City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1125
M-1 Multiple Family Residential District
1125.01 INTENT.
The M-1 Multiple-Family Residential Districts are a higher density residential district (no more than 8.68 units per acre) and are designed to provide sites for multiple-family dwelling structures and related uses which will generally serve as zones of transition between non-residential districts and lower density R-1, R-2, and R-3 districts. The Multiple-Family Districts are further designed to serve the limited needs of apartment type units in an otherwise medium or low-density single-family community. The M-1 District allows for less density than the M-2 District.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.02 PERMITTED USE - CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
(a) Multiple-Family Dwellings.
(b) Accessory Uses.
(c) Two-Family Dwellings.
(d) Apartments.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.03 CONDITIONAL USE REQUIRING PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL.
(a) Cemeteries.
(b) Child Daycare Center.
(c) Government Uses.
(d) Home Occupations.
(e) Non-Commercial Recreational Facilities.
(f) Nursing and Convalescence Homes.
(g) Places of Worship.
(h) Public/Private Parks.
(i) Public/Private Golf Courses.
(j) Public Swimming Pools.
(k) Commercial Recreation Facility.
(l) Schools – Public/Private Kindergarten to 12.
(m) Funeral Services.
(n) Bed and Breakfasts.
(o) Group Homes.
(p) Parking Lot.
(q) Community Center.
(r) Emergency Services.
(s) Electric Vehicle Charging Station – for residents only.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.04 REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACKS.
(a) Front Yard Setback.
(1) Major and secondary thoroughfares: Forty feet (40’).
(2) All Other Streets. Twenty-five feet (25’).
(3) Infill Developments and Additions. Front Yard Setback.
A. Where one or more lots are improved, the front yard setback shall be the average depth of the front yard setbacks on either side of the infill lot.
B. Where the lot is a corner lot, the depth of the front yards shall equal the front yard depth of the adjoining lots.
(b) Side Yard Setback. Twenty-five feet (25’).
(c) Rear Yard Setback. Thirty feet (30’) minimum. Buildings with heights between thirty feet (30’) and fifty feet (50’) require equivalent rear yard setbacks.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.05 LOT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Minimum Lot Size. Ratio. The required minimum lot size shall be determined by the following ratio: 5.400 square feet of lot size per living unit.
(b) Exclusive of Right of Ways and Streets. Dedicated and private streets do not count toward the required lot size.
Example: A ten-unit apartment building would require a lot of 54,000 square feet, not including dedicated right-of-ways or private streets. (10 x 5,400 = 54,000).
(c) Minimum Lot Frontage. Seventy-five feet (75’).
(d) Maximum Lot Coverage. Not more than forty percent (40%) of the site may be covered by impervious surface excluding patios, sidewalks, and walking paths.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.06 MINIMUM LIVING AREA.
500 square feet per living unit.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.07 MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION.
Twenty feet (20’).
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1125.08 MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
(a) Primary Structure.
(1) Primary structures shall not exceed fifty feet (50’).
(2) Infill projects within an existing neighborhood shall not exceed forty feet (40’).
(b) Accessory Structure. Accessory structures shall not exceed eighteen feet (18’).
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)