Findlay City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1127
CD Condominium District
1127.01 INTENT.
The CD Condominium Districts are designed to provide sites for condominium dwelling structures and related uses. The Condominium Districts allow for the development of structures with one (1) to four (4) living units per building.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.02 PERMITTED USE - CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
(a) Condominiums.
(b) Accessory Uses.
(c) Public/Private Parks.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.03 CONDITIONAL USE REQUIRING PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL.
(a) Government Uses.
(b) Home Occupations.
(c) Borrow Pits.
(d) Non-Commercial Recreational Facilities.
(e) Nursing and Convalescence Homes.
(f) Places of Worship.
(g) Public/Private Golf Courses.
(h) Commercial Recreational Facilities.
(i) Schools – Public/Private, Kindergarten to 12.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.04 REQUIRED BUILDING SETBACKS.
(a) Front Yard Setback.
(1) Major and secondary thoroughfares: Forty feet (40’).
(2) All other streets: Twenty-five feet (25’).
(b) Side Yard Setback. Fifteen feet (15’).
(c) Rear Yard Setback. Thirty feet (30’).
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.05 LOT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Minimum Lot Size. Shall be determined by the following ratio: 7,000 square feet minimum area of lot size per living unit.
(b) Right of Ways. Dedicated rights-of-way and private streets do not count toward the required lot size.
Example: A ten-unit condominium development would require a lot of 70,000 square feet, not including dedicated rights-of-way or private streets. (10 x 7,000 = 70,000).
(c) Minimum Frontage. One hundred feet (100’).
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.06 MINIMUM LIVING AREA.
(a) Minimum. 800 square feet per living unit.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.07 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Primary Structure. Shall not exceed forty feet (40’).
(b) Accessory Structure. Shall not exceed eighteen feet (18’).
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.08 MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION
(a) Single Family Detached Condominium. Ten feet (10’).
(b) Two- or Three-Unit Condominium Building. Fifteen feet (15’).
(c) Four Unit Condominium Building. Twenty feet (20’).
(d) Differing Sized Condominiums. In the case of adjacent but differing size condominiums, the project will be held to the more stringent separation (meaning the greater distance). (Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)
1127.09 MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE.
(a) Maximum. No single condominium shall have more than four (4) living units per building. Example: The building’s maximum size is limited by the lot size, setbacks, building height, maximum number of units, and the 7,000 sq. ft. of lot size per-unit requirement.
(Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)