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Zoning Code; Residence Districts

1250.01 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.

   In the R-l District, no building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged or designed for other than one of the following uses, except as provided in Chapter 1238.
   (a)   Residential. One-family detached dwellings; two-family dwellings on a lot in any one of the following cases:
      (1)   Where the lot adjoins within 100 feet of a non-residence district;
      (2)   Where each of the lots adjoining such lot is occupied by a two-family dwelling or by a main building, other than a temporary building, which is occupied by a nonconforming use; or
      (3)   Where, in the same block as such lot, more than twenty-five percent of the street frontage within 200 feet of the center of, and along the same street as, the front lot line of such lot consists of front lot lines of lots occupied by two-family dwellings or by main buildings, other than temporary buildings, which are occupied by nonconforming uses;
   (b)   Industrial and Cultural. Churches and other places of worship and Sunday School buildings; public and parochial schools and colleges for academic instruction; and public cultural facilities, such as libraries, museums and art galleries;
   (c)   Recreational. Public noncommercial recreational facilities, such as parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses and community centers;
   (d)   Agricultural. Nurseries, greenhouses and general farming, but not including animal or poultry husbandry or kennels, and provided that any lot in such use shall be not less than five acres in area;
   (e)   Essential Services. As defined in Section 1232.01(29); and
   (f)   Type B Family Day-care Home. A Type-B family day-care home as such term is defined in Ohio R.C. 5104.01.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66; Ord. 11-010. Passed 6-13-11.)

1250.02 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following uses shall be permitted if and when authorized by the Board:
   (a)   Planned Development Projects. Residential planned development projects subject to the provisions of Chapter 1278;
   (b)   Recreational. Private noncommercial recreational facilities, such as golf courses, swimming pools and tennis courts;
   (c)   Public Utilities. Public utility buildings necessary for providing service to the residential area, but not including warehouses, storage yards, garages or general offices;
   (d)   Institutional. Hospitals, except those providing care of epileptics, drug addicts, the feeble-minded or insane; clinics; and
   (e)   Type A Family Day-care Homes. A Type-A family day-care home as such term is defined in Ohio R.C. 5104.01.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66; Ord. 11-010. Passed 6-13-11.)

1250.03 ACCESSORY USES.

   Accessory uses, buildings or other structures customarily incidental to a principal permitted or authorized conditional use may be established, erected or constructed, provided that such accessory uses do not involve the conduct of any business, trade or industry, or any private way or walk giving access to such activity, nor any sign other than hereinafter authorized. Accessory uses may include the following:
   (a)   Parking Facilities. Private garage or parking area;
   (b)   Recreational. Swimming pools and ponds exclusively for the use of the residences as provided and regulated under Section 1236.21 ;
   (c)   Home Occupations. Home occupations, provided that not more than one-third of the floor area of one floor of the dwelling is devoted to such use;
   (d)   Roomers. The keeping of not more than four roomers by a resident family;
   (e)   Gardening, Farm Animals. Gardening, the raising of vegetables or fruits and the keeping of domestic or farm animals exclusively for the use or personal enjoyment of the residents of the lot and not for commercial purposes, provided that any heating plant or any structures in which farm animals are kept are located at least 100 feet from every lot line;
   (f)   Signs. Professional or announcement signs, institutional bulletin boards and real estate signs subject to the provisions of Chapter 1274 ;
   (g)   Temporary Buildings, Construction Equipment, and Storage Containers. Temporary buildings, construction equipment, and storage containers as provided and regulated under Section 1236.20 .
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66 Ord. 22-029. Passed 10-24-22; Ord. 22-030. Passed 10-24-22.)

1250.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed one story or fifteen feet in height, except as provided in Chapter 1292.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1250.05 LOT AREA, FRONTAGE AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in this Zoning Code:
 
 
Lot Area
(sq. ft.)*
Lot Area
Per Family
(sq. ft.)*
Lot Frontage
(ft.)
Front
Yard
Depth
(ft.)
Side
Yard
Width
(ft.)
Rear
Year
Depth
(ft.)
Dwellings
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 and 1½ stories
7,500
7,500
60
30
10
35
2 and 2½ stories
5,000
5,000
60
30
12
35
Other Permitted Uses
15,000
120
30
30
35
*Subject to the requirements of Chapter 1298.
 
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1250.06 PERCENTAGE OF LOT COVERAGE.

   All structures, including accessory structures, shall not cover more than thirty-five percent of the area of the lot.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1252.01 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.

   The principal permitted uses in the R-2 District shall be:
   (a)   General. All principal uses permitted and as regulated in the R-1 District, except as hereinafter specified; and
   (b)   Residential. Two-family dwellings, multifamily dwellings, apartment hotels, and boarding and lodging houses.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1252.02 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following uses shall be permitted if and when authorized by the Board:
   (a)   General. All conditional uses permitted and as regulated in the R-1 District, except as hereinafter specified;
   (b)   Motels, Motor Hotels and Tourist Homes. Only on lots which front on a street officially designated as a State or Federal highway, and subject to the provisions of Chapter 1272;
   (c)   Clubs. Private clubs, fraternities, lodges and meeting places, but not including those customarily conducted as a gainful business;
   (d)   Residential. Trailer parks, subject to the provisions of Chapter 1272.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1252.03 ACCESSORY USES.

   Accessory uses or structures shall be permitted as regulated in the R-1 District, except that the raising or keeping of farm animals shall not be permitted on any lands or platted for residential purposes. Accessory uses may also include tea rooms and bed and breakfasts.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66; Ord. 00-023. Passed 1-22-01.)

1252.04 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   No one-family or two-family dwelling shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height; no other principal structure shall exceed three stories or forty feet in height; no other principal structure shall exceed three stories or forty feet in height; and no accessory structure shall exceed two stories or twenty-five feet in height, except as provided in Chapter 1292.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1252.05 LOT AREA, FRONTAGE AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in this Zoning Code:
 
Lot Area
(sq. ft.)*
Lot Area
Per Family
(sq. ft.)*
Lot Frontage
(ft.)
Front
Yard
Depth
(ft.)
Side
Yard
Width
(ft.)
Rear
Year
Depth
(ft.)
One and Two-Family
Dwellings
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 and 1½ stories
5,000
3,300
50
25
8
30
2 and 2½ stories
5,000
3,300
50
25
10
30
Multifamily Dwellings
1 and 1½ stories
10,000
2,500
60
25
10
30
2 and 2½ stories
10,000
2,500
60
25
12
30
3 stories
10,000
2,500
60
25
14
30
Other Permitted Uses
10,000
2,500
80
25
20
30
*Subject to the requirements of Chapter 1298.
 
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)

1252.06 PERCENTAGE OF LOT COVERAGE.

   All structures, including accessory structures, shall not cover more than fifty percent of the area of the lot.
(Ord. 1420. Passed 2-28-66.)