Maple Heights City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1261
Definitions
Sections
- 1261.01 IN GENERAL
- 1261.015 ACCESS DRIVE
- 1261.02 ALLEY
- 1261.03 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
- 1261.04 AUTOMOTIVE OR TRAILER DEALER
- 1261.05 AUTOMOTIVE CAR WASH
- 1261.06 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND SERVICES
- 1261.07 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION
- 1261.08 BAR, TAVERN, OR NIGHT CLUBBAR OR TAVERN
- 1261.09 BASEMENT
- 1261.10 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
- 1261.11 BOARD
- 1261.11.5 BUFFER CRITERIA
- 1261.12 BUILDING
- 1261.13 BUILDING COMMISSIONER
- 1261.14 BUILDING HEIGHT
- 1261.15 BUILDING LINE
- 1261.16 BUILDABLE LOT AREA
- 1261.17 CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT
- 1261.175 CHECK CASHING BUSINESSES
- 1261.18 CITY
- 1261.19 CLINIC, MEDICAL
- 1261.20 CLUB
- 1261.21 COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT
- 1261.22 COMMISSION
- 1261.23 COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE
- 1261.24 COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICE FACILITIES
- 1261.25 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- 1261.26 CONVENIENCE STORE
- 1261.27 CONVENTION OR CONFERENCE CENTER
- 1261.28 CORPORATE OR BUSINESS TRAINING FACILITY
- 1261.29 COUNCIL
- 1261.295 CULTURAL FACILITIES
- 1261.296 CURB EXTENSIONS/SIDEWALK BUMP-OUTS
- 1261.30 DAY CARE CENTER, CHILD OR ADULT
- 1261.31 DISTRICT
- 1261.32 DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY
- 1261.33 DWELLING
- 1261.34 DWELLING, DUPLEX
- 1261.35 DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY
- 1261.36 DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED
- 1261.361 DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED
- 1261.37 DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
- 1261.38 DWELLING UNIT
- 1261.39 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
- 1261.40 ESSENTIAL SERVICE
- 1261.41 FAMILY
- 1261.42 FENCE OR WALL
- 1261.43 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
- 1261.435 FIREWALLS
- 1261.44 FLOOR AREA
- 1261.45 FLOOR AREA RATIO
- 1261.46 FUNERAL HOME
- 1261.47 GARAGE, COMMUNITY
- 1261.48 GARAGE, PRIVATE
- 1261.49 GARAGE, STORAGE
- 1261.495 GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, OFFICES AND SERVICES
- 1261.50 GRADE
- 1261.505 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
- 1261.506 GREEN PARKING LOTS
- 1261.507 GROCERY STORES
- 1261.51 HELIPORT
- 1261.52 HOME OCCUPATION
- 1261.53 HOME OFFICE
- 1261.54 HOSPITAL
- 1261.55 HOTEL
- 1261.56 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO (I.S.R.)
- 1261.57 INDUSTRIAL
- 1261.58 INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT
- 1261.585 INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOCIATION
- 1261.59 JUNK
- 1261.60 JUNK YARD
- 1261.61 KENNEL
- 1261.615 LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
- 1261.616 LAND USE INTENSITY
- 1261.62 LANDSCAPING
- 1261.63 LOADING SPACE.
- 1261.635 LOGISTICAL SERVICES.
- 1261.64 LOT
- 1261.65 LOT, AREA OF A
- 1261.66 LOT, CORNER
- 1261.67 LOT, DEPTH OF A
- 1261.68 LOT, INTERIOR.
- 1261.69 LOT, THROUGH
- 1261.70 LOT, WIDTH OF A
- 1261.71 LOT COVERAGE
- 1261.72 LOT LINE
- 1261.73 LOT LINE, FRONT
- 1261.74 LOT LINE, REAR
- 1261.74 LOT LINE, REAR
- 1261.75 LOT LINE, SIDE
- 1261.76 LOT OF RECORD
- 1261.77 MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT
- 1261.775 MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
- 1261.776 NATIVE PLANT
- 1261.78 NURSING HOME, REST HOME OR CONVALESCENT HOME
- 1261.79 NONCONFORMING USE
- 1261.80 OFFICE
- 1261.81 OPEN SPACE
- 1261.82 OPEN STORAGE
- 1261.83 PARKING AREA, ACCESSORY
- 1261.84 PARKING LOT
- 1261.85 PARKING SPACE
- 1261.855 PEDESTRIAN BUFFER/TREE LAWN
- 1261.856 PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION SYSTEM/PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
- 1261.857 PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING
- 1261.858 PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
- 1261.86 PERFORMANCE STANDARD
- 1261.865 PERMEABLE OR PERVIOUS PAVEMENT OR PAVERS
- 1261.87 PERSONAL SERVICES
- 1261.875 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
- 1261.88 PLANT NURSERIES
- 1261.885 PRIVATE RECREATIONAL CLUBS
- 1261.886 PUBLIC UTILITIES.
- 1261.887 RAINGARDENS OR VEGETATED BIOSWALES
- 1261.89 RECREATION, ACTIVE
- 1261.90 RECREATION, COMMERCIAL
- 1261.91 RECREATION, PUBLIC
- 1261.92 RELIGIOUS PLACE OF WORSHIP
- 1261.93 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
- 1261.94 RESTAURANT
- 1261.95 RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD
- 1261.955 RESTAURANTS, DRIVE-THRU
- 1261.9596 RETAIL BUSINESS
- 1261.965 RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 1261.966 SALT AND DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANT SPECIES
- 1261.97 SATELLITE DISH
- 1261.98 SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY
- 1261.99 SETBACK LINE, BUILDING
- 1261.995 SETBACK STRIP
- 1261.996 SHARED PARKING.
- 1261.100 SIGN
- 1261.101 SIGN, BILLBOARD
- 1261.102 SIGN, BULLETIN BOARD
- 1261.103 SIGN, BUSINESS
- 1261.104 SIGN, CANOPY
- 1261.105 SIGN, DIRECTIONAL
- 1261.106 SIGN, FREESTANDING
- 1261.107 SIGN, GROUND MOUNTED
- 1261.108 SIGN, IDENTIFICATION
- 1261.109 SIGN, INFORMATIONAL
- 1261.110 SIGN, NAMEPLATE
- 1261.111 SIGN, PANEL
- 1261.112 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 1261.113 SIGN, POLITICAL
- 1261.114 SIGN, PORTABLE
- 1261.115 SIGN, REAL ESTATE
- 1261.116 SIGN, PROJECTING
- 1261.117 SIGN, ROOF
- 1261.118 SIGN, SOLD
- 1261.119 SIGN, TEMPORARY
- 1261.120 SIGN, WALL
- 1261.121 SIGN, WINDOW
- 1261.122 STORY
- 1261.123 STORY, HALF
- 1261.124 STREET
- 1261.125 STRUCTURE
- 1261.126 SWIMMING POOL
- 1261.1265 TOWNHOMES
- 1261.1266 TREE GRATES, TREE WELLS, OR TREE BOXES
- 1261.127 USE
- 1261.128 USE, ACCESSORY
- 1261.129 USE, CONDITIONAL
- 1261.130 USE, NONCONFORMING
- 1261.131 USE, PRINCIPAL PERMITTED
- 1261.132 USE, SIMILAR
- 1261.1325 USEABLE LOT AREA
- 1261.133 WINDOW COVERINGS
- 1261.134 VARIANCE
- 1261.135 VETERINARY CLINIC/ANIMAL HOSPITAL
- 1261.1355 WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND ENCLOSED STORAGE
- 1261.1356 WHOLESALE TRADE
- 1261.136 YARD
- 1261.137 YARD, FRONT
- 1261.138 YARD, REAR
- 1261.139 YARD, SIDE
- 1261.140 ZONING MAP
CHAPTER 1262
Administration and Enforcement
Sections
- 1262.01 PURPOSE
- 1262.02 BUILDING COMMISSIONER
- 1262.03 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 1262.04 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- 1262.045 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
- 1262.05 TIME LIMITATIONS FOR APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- 1262.06 GENERAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 1262.07 BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED
- 1262.08 REQUIRED DRAWINGS
- 1262.09 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
- 1262.10 WITHHOLDING PERMITS
- 1262.11 DETERMINATION OF SIMILAR USES
- 1262.12 CONDITIONAL USES
- 1262.13 VARIANCES
CHAPTER 1268
District Changes and Amendments
Sections
- 1268.01 GENERAL
- 1268.02 CHANGES BY COUNCIL
- 1268.03 INITIATION OF ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS
- 1268.04 INITIATION OF ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
- 1268.05 CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
- 1268.06 TRANSMITTAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION
- 1268.07 PUBLIC HEARING BY PLANNING COMMISSION
- 1268.08 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN NEWSPAPER
- 1268.09 NOTICE OF MAP AMENDMENTS TO PROPERTY OWNERS BY PLANNING COMMISSION
- 1268.10 STANDARDS FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
- 1268.11 RECOMMENDATION BY PLANNING COMMISSION
- 1268.12 PUBLIC HEARING BY COUNCIL
- 1268.13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN NEWSPAPER
- 1268.14 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS BY COUNCIL
- 1268.15 ACTION BY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 1276
RMF Residential Multi-Family District
Sections
- 1276.01 PURPOSE
- 1276.02 PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1276.03 ACCESSORY PERMITTED USES
- 1276.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1276.05 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
- 1276.06 YARD SETBACKS
- 1276.07 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
- 1276.08 LAND USE INTENSITY
- 1276.09 LIMITED ACCESS TO HALLWAYS AND BUILDING AREAS
- 1276.10 MINIMUM DWELLING SIZE
- 1276.11 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 1280
GC General Commercial District
Sections
- 1280.01 PURPOSE
- 1280.02 PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1280.03 ACCESSORY PERMITTED USES
- 1280.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1280.05 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
- 1280.06 YARD SETBACKS
- 1280.07 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
- 1280.08 LAND USE INTENSITY
- 1280.09 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 1280.10 CHECK CASHING BUSINESSES CONDITIONAL USE LOCATIONS BY POPULATION DENSITY.
CHAPTER 1282
Central Business District
Sections
- 1282.01 PURPOSE
- 1282.02 PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1282.03 ACCESSORY PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES
- 1282.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES
- 1282.05 BUFFER CRITERIA
- 1282.06 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
- 1282.07 YARD SETBACKS
- 1282.08 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
- 1282.09 LAND USE INTENSITY
- 1282.10 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 1282.11 DESIGN GUIDELINES
CHAPTER 1290
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- 1290.01 INTENT
- 1290.02 WHEN FACILITIES REQUIRED
- 1290.03 CONTINUATION OF PARKING FACILITIES
- 1290.04 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS
- 1290.05 OFF-STREET PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS
- 1290.06 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
- 1290.07 HANDICAPPED PARKING REQUIREMENTS
- 1290.08 PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- 1290.09 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE
- 1290.10 OFF-STREET LOADING DESIGN STANDARDS
- 1290.11 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET LOADING FACILITIES
- 1290.12 SUBMISSION TO PLANNING COMMISSION
- 1290.13 MODIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 1294
Bufferyard and Landscaping
Sections
- 1294.01 PURPOSE
- 1294.02 APPLICABILITY
- 1294.03 GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION
- 1294.04 APPROVAL
- 1294.05 BUFFERYARD STANDARDS
- 1294.06 BUFFERYARD REQUIREMENTS
- 1294.07 SCREENING AND BUFFERING
- 1294.08 APPOINTMENT OF LANDSCAPE PLANNER
- 1294.09 APPLICATION OF LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS TO SPECIFIC SITES; EXCEPTIONS; DUTIES OF LANDSCAPE PLANNER
- 1294.10 LANDSCAPE PLAN SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL
- 1294.11 MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
- 1294.12 LANDSCAPING MATERIALS
- 1294.13 STREET TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
- 1294.14 MODIFICATION
CHAPTER 1296
Signs
Sections
- 1296.01 INTENT.
- 1296.02 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED; APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
- 1296.03 CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS.
- 1296.04 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS.
- 1296.05 DESIGN STANDARDS.
- 1296.06 ILLUMINATION OF SIGNS.
- 1296.07 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- 1296.08 SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- 1296.09 SIGNS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
- 1296.10 SIGNS IN OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
- 1296.11 TEMPORARY SIGNS.
- 1296.12 PERMITS.
- 1296.13 MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF SIGNS.
- 1296.14 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
- 1296.15 POLITICAL SIGNS PERMITTED.
CHAPTER 1298
Supplementary Regulations
Sections
- 1298.01 APPLICATION OF CHAPTER
- 1298.02 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
- 1298.03 LOCATION OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ON LOTS
- 1298.04 DEPTH OF LOT AND REAR YARD IN UNUSUALLY SHAPED LOTS
- 1298.05 LOCATION OF GARAGE DOORS FACING STREET
- 1298.06 LOCATION OF GASOLINE PUMPS
- 1298.07 MINIMUM FRONTAGE OF AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS
- 1298.08 PARKING AT SERVICE STATIONS AND REPAIR GARAGES
- 1298.09 PARKING OR STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 1298.10 PARKING OR STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL OR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE TRAILERS IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1298.11 PARKING OR STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL, COMMERCIAL OR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE TRAILERS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 1298.12 DAY NURSERIES AND KINDERGARTENS
- 1298.13 LARGE SCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
- 1298.14 REMOVAL OF SOIL
- 1298.15 UTILITY OR STORAGE SHEDS
- 1298.16 MINIMUM BUILDING SIZE
- 1298.17 LIMITED ACCESS TO HALLWAYS AND BUILDING AREAS
- 1298.18 ALARMS ON DOORS OF NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS
- 1298.19 FENCES
- 1298.20 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- 1298.21 SATELLITE DISHES
- 1298.22 HOME OCCUPATIONS
- 1298.23 OUTDOOR BULK STORAGE AND DISPLAY
- 1298.24 JUNK
- 1298.25 PARKING AND OCCUPANCY OF MOBILE HOMES
- 1298.26 VISIBILITY ACROSS CORNER LOTS
- 1298.27 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS
- 1298.28 CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES
- 1298.29 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES - RESIDENTIAL
- 1298.30 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES - OFFICE, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 1298.31 WASTE CONTAINER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
- 1298.32 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- 1298.33 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES
- 1298.34 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING AREA UNIT REQUIREMENTS
- 1298.35 BUILDING DESIGN AND BULK REGULATIONS
- 1298.36 PROJECTIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS OF RESIDENTIAL USES