Residential districts and their regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:

   (a)   To regulate bulk and location of buildings in relation to the land in order to obtain proper light, air, privacy and usable open spaces on each zoning lot appropriate for the district;

   (b)   To provide lots with adequate width to accommodate the development of houses of contemporary standards of design;

   (c)   To regulate density and distribution of population in accordance with a plan to avoid congestion and to maintain adequate services;

   (d)   To assure that the capacity of the sewage treatment plant and trunk lines, planned and scheduled for construction and predicated upon these standards of development will not be exceeded;

   (e)   To protect against the added cost, delay and uncoordinated patterns of public school service areas which would accrue from changes in the planning and programming of the public school building program which has been predicated upon these standards of development;

   (f)   To provide protection from noxious fumes, odors, dust, excessive noises, invasion of abnormal vehicular traffic and other objectionable influences;

   (g)   To protect the desirable characteristics of both existing and planned residential development; to maintain stability; and

   (h)   To promote the most desirable and beneficial use of the land based upon the Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   Buildings and land shall be used, and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in residential districts only for the uses set forth in the schedules and use regulations of this Zoning Code.

   (a)   The main buildings and uses set forth in the schedule, § 1268.03, shall be permitted by right as the principal building or use of a zoning lot only in a district in which it is specifically permitted.

   (b)   Conditional uses are certain types of main uses, so classified because of their uncommon characteristics, infrequency of occurrence, large land area requirements or other features, and shall not be permitted in certain locations by right. Such uses require consideration and approval by the Planning Commission according to procedures and standards set forth in Chapter 1285. Only those uses so enumerated in the schedule, § 1268.03, may be approved in the specific districts.

   (c)   The accessory buildings and uses set forth in the schedule, § 1268.03, shall be permitted as a subordinate building or use, which is clearly incident to and located on the same zoning lot as the main building or use, and shall be located only in a district in which it is specifically permitted.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

 

 

 

      (1)   Does not involve any construction, extension or modification of structures or premises which alter their outward appearance;

      (2)   Does not occupy an area more than 25 percent of the area of the dwelling;

      (3)   Is not injurious, dangerous, offensive or detrimental to health, safety or comfort of neighboring residents by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, fumes, flames, vibrations or other outward manifestations;

      (4)   No persons other than the residents of such property are employed thereon; and

      (5)   Does not attract a greater number of vehicles than can be parked in the driveway.

      (1)   Each owner or lessee of an outdoor swimming pool below ground, or above ground and less than three feet high, shall completely fence such pool with a fence not less than four feet high and designed so as to deter access over, under or through such fence. All above-ground pools three or more feet high shall either be attended or the access thereto secured by removing the ladders or otherwise. All gates or entrances, except those leading from a building, shall be securely locked when not attended by the owner or some other responsible person.

      (2)   Provisions shall be made for the drainage of a swimming pool into a public storm sewer where possible, unless there is a ditch or natural watercourse of sufficient size and gradient adjacent to the pool location to carry off the water satisfactorily, in which case drainage may be into such ditch or watercourse. Except as provided in this subsection, no person shall drain or allow a pool to be drained directly or indirectly onto adjoining property.

      (1)   "Commercial vehicle" as used in this section means:

         A.   Any vehicle that has license plates attached thereto with the designation of "truck" or "commercial" thereon.

         B.   Any vehicle that is not a passenger car vehicle as defined by R.C. § 4501.01(E).

      (2)   The parking of commercial vehicles on private property zoned for residential use only for the purpose of performing the associated commercial activities thereon shall be limited to the minimum time period required in the usual course of business for making of such delivery or completion of such services contracted for by the residence owner.

      (3)   Only two commercial vehicles, as defined in this section, may be parked outside overnight per residence and shall not be parked for more than 72 consecutive hours unmoved. Such vehicles must be parked on an improved surface pursuant to § 1288.10, and in compliance with division (d)(5)A. and B. below, but any such vehicle must not be parked within the right-of-way.

      (4)   In addition to the above restrictions, there shall be no parking, except as permitted in division (d)(2) above, of the following vehicle types:

         A.   Tractor or semi-tractor trailer trucks;

         B.   Busses with a dual set of rear wheels;

         C.   Any vehicle transporting hazardous or flammable materials beyond what would be normally required to propel that type of vehicle.

      (5)   Contractor's equipment, including but not limited to, tractors, front end-loaders, backhoes, and other self-propelled or towed equipment which is associated with commercial, construction or contractor type activities; shall not be parked or stored for more than 72 consecutive hours on the said residential premises unless the following occurs:

         A.   Vehicles, referred to in division (d)(3) above and equipment referred to in division (d)(5) above may be temporarily parked or stored only behind the front most edge of the home, and the parking area in a residential district, shall be screened from view from other residential properties in the immediate neighborhood whether adjoining or contiguous thereto, by the means of landscaping or ornamental walls or fences to promote harmony with the neighboring residential property development. The type of a screening shall consist of one or any combination of those means that are described specifically in § 1288.11(b)(1) through (b)(6).

         B.   No access driveways shall be permitted in or through any residential area to gain ingress or egress to land or buildings in a nonresidential district.

      Any owner of recreational equipment may park or store such equipment not in excess of 36 feet overall length, eight feet in width and 11 feet in height, such height being measured from ground level, only on property where he or she is living in accordance with the following conditions:

      (1)   Under no circumstances shall any recreational equipment have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, nor shall such equipment be used at any time, while parked or stored on any residential lot within the city, for living, overnight sleeping, storage or housekeeping purpose.

      (2)   All recreational equipment shall be stored or parked as far from side and rear lot lines as practicable, and in no case less than is required in § 1268.15, nor in front of the extension of the side foundation line on a corner lot of the side closest to the side street or in accordance with the requirement of § 1268.15, whichever is greater.

      (3)   All recreational equipment shall be kept in good repair and carry a current year's license plate and registration where required by law.

      (4)   No person shall make or cause to be made major repairs, alterations or conversions of recreational equipment unless such repair, alteration or conversion is done in a completely enclosed garage. Repairs of a major type are herein defined to include, but are not limited to, spray painting, body, plumbing, heating, spring and frame repairs, radiator repair, major overhauling of engines requiring the removing of engine cylinder head or crankcase pan or removing the motor and conversion of any other type of motor. The conversion of any vehicle is expressly prohibited.

      (5)   No materials of any nature may be stored beneath such recreational vehicle.

      (6)   When such vehicle is parked or stored outside of a garage in such approved or permitted location, the wheels shall be left on such vehicle or vehicle conveyance so that it may be moved in case of an emergency.

      (7)   No recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored unless it is titled to, leased or used exclusively by the owner or one of the permanent occupants of the residence where the recreational vehicle is located.

      (8)   Temporary outside parking of such recreational equipment shall be permitted in the front yard and/or side yard for a period not to exceed a total of 72 hours in any consecutive 21 day period.

   (i)   The selling of used or previously owned motor vehicles is permitted but subject to the following restrictions:

      (1)   No more than two vehicles may be displayed for sale, on any residential premises, within any 12-month period of time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than one vehicle at a time may be displayed for sale on the premises.

      (2)   A single vehicle for sale may be displayed for a maximum of 21 days per calendar year.

      (3)   Any vehicle for sale shall be properly licensed and operable. Any display of a vehicle for sale shall be located outside of the legal right-of-way and may be located on an improved parking surface or on a portion of the front yard.

      (4)   No person shall display for sale any vehicle without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Mayor or his designee. The application for a "sale of vehicle permit" shall contain the following information:

         A.   The name, address and telephone number of the applicant and the owner of the vehicle if the applicant is not the owner;

         B.   Address where vehicle is to be displayed for sale;

         C.   The vehicle identification number, make, model and year of the vehicle;

         D.   Estimated value of the vehicle; and

         E.   A non-refundable fee as stated in the Fee Schedule in § 236.07 of the City of Kirtland Codified Ordinances shall be submitted with each application.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010; Am. Ord. 11-O-38, passed 7-11-2011; Am. Ord. 17-O-20, passed 7-3-2017; Am. Ord. 17-O-36, passed 7-9-2018)

   (a)   There shall be no more than one one-family dwelling or not more than one two-family dwelling located on a zoning lot and both dwelling units of a two-family dwelling shall be within the same building.

   (b)   No dwelling shall be located to the rear of another dwelling on the same lot.

   (c)   Each one-family dwelling and each two-family dwelling shall have frontage on a dedicated public street, provided that a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling may have frontage on an approved private drive that was approved prior to the adoption of this chapter.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   Land and buildings shall be used in accordance with the lot area regulations, and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in accordance with the yard and building height regulations set forth in the following section.

   (a)   R-3 Residential Districts have four area designations: R-3A, R-3B, R-3C and R-3D.

   (b)   R-2 Residential Districts have three area designations: R-2A, R-2B and R-2C.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

 

 

(Am. Ord. 13-O-60, passed 12-16-2013)

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010; Am. Ord. 14-O-59, passed 11-17-2014)

   Land and buildings shall be used in accordance with the supplementary area and width regulations and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in accordance with the supplementary area and width regulations set forth in the following sections.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   (a)   A parcel of land may be divided into two or more zoning lots, if all lots resulting from such division conform to all lot area and width regulations of the district in which it is located. A lot of record, whether vacant or occupied by a building, which has an area or width equal to or less than required by these regulations and which was owned separately from adjoining lots on the effective date of this Zoning Code or an amendment thereto which shall make the lot nonconforming, shall not be further reduced in any manner.

   (b)   The required lot area which is provided for a dwelling or other use shall not be considered as providing any part of the required lot area for another dwelling or use.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   A lot of record which does not comply with the area and/or width of lot regulations of the district in which it is located on the effective date of this Zoning Code, or any amendment thereto which shall make the lot nonconforming, may be used as follows:

   (a)   If occupied by a dwelling, such dwelling may be maintained, repaired or altered, provided however, that the building may be enlarged in floor area only if the enlarged sections comply with all other regulations of this Zoning Code except lot area and lot width regulations.

   (b)   If vacant, the lot may be used as a site for a one-family dwelling only, provided that all other regulations of this Zoning Code shall be met except lot area and lot width regulations.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   Land and buildings shall be used in accordance with the supplementary yard regulations and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in accordance with the supplementary yard regulations set forth in the following sections.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   The required yards surrounding an existing main building shall not be separated in ownership from that part of the lot upon which the building is located and no part of a required yard shall be considered as providing a yard for any other existing main building. A yard shall not be reduced to less than the required dimensions for the district in which it is located and a yard of less than the required width shall not be further reduced. Every required yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground upward.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   Where 60 percent or more of the aggregate street frontage between two successive intersecting streets is occupied by buildings of the type and use permitted in the district before the effective date of this Zoning Code or an amendment thereto, the average setback of conforming buildings located within 300 feet on either side of a lot proposed for development shall be the minimum front yard setback required for that lot.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

   The depth of the front yard of a corner lot shall be not less than the required setback as provided in § 1268.07.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

 

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010; Am. Ord. 13-O-60, passed 12-16-2013)

   The minimum floor area or floor space per family of buildings or structures used as dwellings in all Residential Districts, exclusive of garages, porches, furnace rooms, basements, breezeways or extensions of the main portion of such structures, is as follows:

      (1)   One and one and one-half story dwellings: 1,020 square feet on the ground floor; and

      (2)   Two story dwellings: 1,440 square feet per dwelling unit, all of which minimum floor area shall also have a minimum ceiling height of seven and one-half feet.

      (1)   One and one and one-half story dwellings: 1,400 square feet on the ground floor; and

      (2)   Two story dwellings: 2,000 square feet, all of which minimum floor area shall also have a minimum ceiling height of seven and one-half feet.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)

      (1)   To maximize protection of the city's natural resources by:

         •   Avoiding development on and destruction of sensitive natural resource areas

         •   Reducing the quantity and improving the quality of storm water runoff

         •   Maintaining natural characteristics (such as woods, hedgerows, natural vegetation, meadows, slopes and streams)

         •   Reducing the amount of disturbed land, the conversion of natural areas to landscaped areas for lawns, and the use of invasive vegetation

         •   Conserving areas of prime agricultural soils, to the extent possible

      (2)   To conserve the quality of ruralness in a community which is characterized by:

         •   Large, aggregated, undeveloped land areas

         •   Natural features such as woodlands, steep slopes, floodplains, wetland, stream and river corridors, hedgerows and rock outcroppings

         •   Scenic vistas and rural views

         •   Significant historic features such as old barns, heritage trees, etc.

         •   Traditional rural settlement patterns characterized by clusters of compact groupings of development in otherwise wide open spaces

      (3)   To encourage more efficient use of land and public services through unified development.

      (4)   To ensure the proposed conservation development is in compliance with the goals and objectives of the city's Comprehensive Plan.

      (1)   Single and two-family dwellings in R-2 Districts.

      (2)   Single-family dwellings in R-3 Districts.

      (3)   Single-family cluster dwellings.

      (4)   Recreation facilities.

      (5)   Common open space.

      The area proposed shall be in one ownership, however multiple ownership of two or more contiguous property owners may be permitted provided the development is undertaken jointly.

 

 

      Provided that the overall density as described or the number of dwelling units per acre of buildable land within the area of the conservation development shall not exceed the following:

 

 

 

 

      In a condominium single-family development, dwellings shall be separated by a space equal to two times the side or rear yard required for the area designation in which dwellings are located.

(Ord. 10-O-35, passed 7-12-2010)