Single-family dwellings, not to exceed one principal structure per lot.

Agriculture (farming) as defined herein.

Storage, packing and sale of field, garden, orchard, nursery, and vineyard crops, but not including agricultural product processing facilities or distribution centers.

Cemeteries subject to the following regulations:

One private attached or detached garage or carport with a maximum capacity of 800 square feet for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to residents on the premises. Garages and carports shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building and may be located in a side yard with a minimum side yard setback in compliance with the setback requirements specified in this chapter.

Customary accessory structures serving residential uses, including, but not limited to, private swimming pools, storage buildings, greenhouses, barbecues and pet shelters for no more than two pets.

Customary farm accessory buildings for the storage or packing of products or equipment, but not including agricultural product processing facilities or distribution centers.

The keeping, breeding, and raising of farm animals in association with a residential use, subject to the following restrictions:

Yard sales, provided that not more than three such sales shall occur during one calendar year, and that the duration of each such sale not exceed three consecutive days.

Off-street parking, fencing and signs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Home occupations (as an accessory use only).

Family day care and group family day care.

Roadside farm stands, under the following conditions:

Other accessory uses not specified herein may be approved, provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals renders an interpretation indicating that such uses are clearly accessory to the permitted principal use and consistent with the purpose and intent of the zone district and this chapter. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Class A and Class B home businesses (as an accessory use only).

Riding stables.

Campgrounds.

Bed-and-breakfast inns (as an accessory use only).

Cluster residential development.

Assembly halls and theaters, excluding movie theaters (as an accessory use only).

Essential services and utilities.

Places of worship.[1]

Adult and child day-care centers.

Veterinarian offices/animal hospitals with indoor facilities only.

Alternative energy systems (as an accessory use only).

Requirements for agricultural uses:

Requirements for single-family residential dwellings:

Exceptions.

Single-family dwellings.

One private attached or detached garage or carport with a maximum capacity of 800 square feet for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to residents on the premises. Garages and carports shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building and may be located in a side yard with a minimum side yard setback in compliance with the setback requirements specified in this chapter.

Customary accessory structures serving residential uses, including, but not limited to, private swimming pools, storage buildings, greenhouses, barbecues and pet shelters/kennels for not more than two pets.

Gardens for growing produce, herbs and/or flowers for the exclusive consumption by or use of the occupants of the dwellings on the parcel.

Yard sales, provided that not more than three such sales shall occur during one calendar year, and that the duration of each such sale not exceed three consecutive days.

Off-street parking, fencing and signs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Other accessory uses not specified herein may be approved, provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals renders an interpretation indicating that such uses are clearly accessory to the permitted principal use and consistent with the purpose and intent of the zone district and this chapter. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Home occupations (as an accessory use only).

Family day care and group family day care.

Class A and Class B home businesses (as an accessory use only).[1]

Bed-and-breakfast inns (as an accessory use only).

Cluster residential development.

Essential services and utilities.

Places of worship.

Senior citizen independent living/assisted living apartment buildings.

Funeral homes.

Private schools and preschools.

Adult and child day-care centers.

Libraries and museums.

Nursing and convalescent homes.[2]

Requirements for single-family dwellings:

Exceptions.

Single-family dwellings.

Two-family dwellings.

One private attached or detached garage or carport with a maximum capacity of 800 square feet for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to residents on the premises. Garages and carports shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building and may be located in a side yard with a minimum side yard setback in compliance with the setback requirements specified in this chapter.

Customary accessory structures serving residential uses, including, but not limited to, private swimming pools, storage buildings, greenhouses, barbecues and pet shelters/kennels for not more than two pets.

Gardens for growing produce, herbs and/or flowers for the exclusive consumption by or use of the occupants of the dwellings on the parcel.

Yard sales, provided that not more than three such sales shall occur during one calendar year, and that the duration of each such sale not exceed three consecutive days.

Off-street parking, fencing and signs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Other accessory uses not specified herein may be approved, provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals renders an interpretation indicating that such uses are clearly accessory to the permitted principal use and consistent with the purpose and intent of the zone district and this chapter. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Home occupations (as an accessory use only).

Family day care and group family day care.

Class A and Class B home businesses (as an accessory use only).[1]

Bed-and-breakfast inns (as an accessory use only).

Places of worship.

Libraries and museums.

Private schools and preschools.

Adult and child day-care centers.

Funeral homes.

Essential services and utilities.

Single-family dwellings:

Requirements for two-family dwellings:

Single-family dwellings.

Two-family dwellings.

Multiple-family dwellings (nontransient).

Senior citizen independent or assisted living apartment buildings.[1]

One private attached or detached garage or carport with a maximum capacity of 800 square feet for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to residents on the premises occupied by single-family and two-family dwellings. One private detached garage or carport for each dwelling on premises for each dwelling in a multiple-family dwellings for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to the residents occupying the dwellings. Garages and carports shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building and may be located in a side yard with a minimum side yard setback in compliance with the setback requirements specified in this chapter.

Customary accessory structures serving residential uses, including, but not limited to, private swimming pools, storage buildings, greenhouses, barbecues and pet shelters/kennels for not more than two pets.

Gardens for growing produce, herbs and/or flowers for the exclusive consumption by or use of the occupants of the dwellings on the parcel.

Yard sales, provided that not more than three such sales shall occur during one calendar year, and that the duration of each such sale not exceed three consecutive days.

Off-street parking, fencing and signs in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Other accessory uses not specified herein may be approved, provided that the Zoning Board of Appeals renders an interpretation indicating that such uses are clearly accessory to the permitted principal use and consistent with the purpose and intent of the zone district and this chapter. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Home occupations (as an accessory use only).

Family day care and group family dare care.[2]

Home businesses: Class A (as an accessory use only).

Bed-and-breakfast inns (as an accessory use only).

Places of worship.

Funeral homes.

Adult and child day-care centers.

Libraries and museums.

Private schools and preschools.

Essential services and utilities.

Single-family dwellings.

Requirements for two-family dwellings:

Requirements for nontransient multiple-family dwellings:

Requirements for senior citizen independent/assisted living apartment buildings:

Retail sales establishments, including, but not limited to, the following:

Personal service establishments, including, but not be limited to, the following:

Hospitality businesses, including, but not limited to, the following:

Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, the following:

Indoor recreational, fitness and entertainment businesses, including, but not limited to, the following:

Custom printing and photocopying shops.

Custom shops, including, but not limited to, printing, woodworking, furniture restoration, reupholstering, and electrical, plumbing and heating system components, fabrication and sales.

Electrical, heating, plumbing sales and service.

Assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, or any other processing of products, provided that:

Machine tool sales, rental or service.

Business service establishments, including, but not limited to, accounting, computer services and repairs, and consulting.

Banks, credit unions, mortgage company offices and similar financial businesses.

Bus stations and taxi cab stations.

Places of worship.

Libraries.

Civic and social clubs/membership clubs and lodges.

Governmental office and services buildings.

Fire halls and ambulance buildings.

Other business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities, signs, fences and landscaping subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Private garages and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises and which are used in conjunction with a permitted business use.

Restaurants, cafeterias, swimming pools, newsstands, pharmacies, barbershops, hairdressers, gift shops, and other personal service shops for the convenience of guests may be permitted as accessory uses to hotels or motels. With the exception of an identifying sign for the restaurant, no external evidence of such internal commercial activities is permitted.

Other accessory business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Drive-in business.

Essential services.

Motor vehicle, boat, and recreational vehicle sales and rentals.

Motor vehicle repair and motor vehicle service shops.

Pinball and video arcades.

Gasoline stations or convenience stores with gasoline sales (with underground fuel storage tanks only).

Off-street parking lots as an accessory use.

Residential dwelling units.

Wineries, microbreweries, distilleries, cideries and meaderies.

Buffer strip. Commercial structures shall provide a natural buffer strip to be perpetually maintained so as to provide visual screening and separation between commercial and residential uses.

Refuse containers. Commercial structures shall provide a commercial-type refuse container on site. Such containers shall be placed on concrete or stone areas and visually screened and shall provide rodent control.

Residential lot line. No commercial structure shall be permitted within 50 feet of the nearest lot line of any residential district.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 254-40 and 254-41 of this chapter.

Signs shall be subject to the requirements of § 254-39 of Article VI of this chapter.

Minimum setback requirements for permitted uses:

Maximum building height: 50 feet.

Minimum lot width: none.

Minimum lot size: none.

Maximum building coverage: 85%.

Minimum green space: none.

Preexisting single-family and preexisting two-family dwellings. The construction of new buildings designed exclusively for residential use is prohibited. Structures used exclusively for one-family and two-family residential use at the time of the enactment of this chapter may be altered or enlarged subject to the provisions of the R-2 District.

Retail sales establishments, including, but not limited to, the following:

Personal service establishments, including, but not be limited to, the following:

Hospitality businesses, including, but not limited, to the following:

Business and professional offices, including, but not limited to, the following:

Indoor recreational, fitness and entertainment businesses, including, but not limited to, the following:

Custom printing and photocopying shops.

Custom shops, including, but not limited to, printing, electrical, heating, plumbing, or woodworking.

Building supply and farm equipment stores.

Electrical, heating, plumbing or woodworking sales and services.

Wholesale establishments, provided that all sales activities are conducted in a completely enclosed building.

Commercial greenhouses or nurseries.

Assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, or any other processing of products, provided that:

Machine tool sales, rental or service.

Commercial storage buildings providing space for rent.

Business service establishments, including, but not limited to, accounting, computer services and repairs, and consulting.

Banks, credit unions, mortgage company offices and similar financial businesses.[1]

Bus stations and taxi cab stations.

Medical clinics and medical laboratories for humans only.

Hospitals and convalescent and nursing homes.

Funeral homes.

Motor vehicle, boat and recreational vehicle sales and rental.

Motor vehicle repair and motor vehicle service shops.

Farm supplies and/or farm equipment sales.

Places of worship.

Governmental offices and service buildings, fire halls and ambulance buildings, libraries.

Civic and social clubs/membership clubs and lodges.

Drive-in businesses (excluding gasoline sales).

Livestock feed stores/feed mills.

Adult and child day-care centers.

Other business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

One private attached or detached garage or carport with a maximum capacity of 800 square feet for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to residents on the premises occupied by single-family and two-family dwellings. One private detached garage or carport for each dwelling on premises for each dwelling in a multiple-family dwellings for the parking of automobiles or storage of property belonging to the residents occupying the dwellings. Garages and carports shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the principal building and may be located in a side yard with a minimum side yard setback in compliance with the setback requirements specified in this chapter.

Customary accessory structures serving residential uses, including, but not limited to, private swimming pools, storage buildings, greenhouses, barbecues and pet shelters/kennels for not more than two pets.

Gardens for growing produce, herbs and/or flowers for the exclusive consumption by or use of the occupants of the dwellings on the parcel.

Yard sales, provided that not more than three such sales shall occur during one calendar year and that the duration of each such sale not exceed three consecutive days.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities, signs, fences and landscaping subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Private garages and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises and which are used in conjunction with a permitted business use.

Restaurants, cafeterias, swimming pools, newsstands, pharmacies, barbershops, hairdressers, gift shops, and other personal service shops for the convenience of guests may be permitted as accessory uses to hotels and motels. With the exception of an identifying sign for the restaurant, no external evidence of such internal commercial activities is permitted.

Family day care and group family day care (in preexisting residential dwellings).

Home occupations and Class A and Class B home businesses (in preexisting single-family residential dwellings).

Other accessory business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.

Bed-and-breakfast inns (in preexisting single-family residential dwellings only).

Outdoor recreational businesses, including, but not limited to, miniature golf course, golf driving ranges, tennis courts, volleyball courts, but excluding the use of motorized vehicles.

Essential services.

Pinball and video arcades.

Gasoline stations/convenience store with gasoline sales (with underground fuel storage tanks only).

Veterinarian offices/animal hospitals with indoor facilities only.

Drive-in businesses.

Wineries, microbreweries, distilleries, cideries and meaderies.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Buffer strip. Commercial structures shall provide a natural buffer strip to be perpetually maintained so as to provide visual screening and separation between commercial and residential uses.

Refuse containers. Commercial structures shall provide a commercial type refuse container on site. Such containers shall be placed on concrete or stone areas and visually screened and shall provide rodent control.

Residential lot line. No commercial structure shall be permitted within 50 feet of the nearest lot line of any residential district.

Signs shall be subject to the requirements of § 254-39 of Article VI of this chapter.

Business and other nonresidential uses. The minimum dimensional requirements for lot size, lot width and lot line setback vary according to the type of use and are set forth in the Dimensional Requirements Table[2] attached hereto and in the special use permit criteria.

Residential uses: limited to alterations or expansion of preexisting residential dwellings:

Any use of an industrial or agri-industrial nature is permitted which involves only the processing, assembly, or packaging of previously manufactured, prepared or refined materials or components, provided that at no time will such use result in or cause:

The following industrial uses are indicative of those that are intended to be permitted:

Private garages and storage buildings that are necessary to store any vehicle, equipment, component or material on the premises, and which are in conjunction with a permitted use.

Administrative offices in conjunction with a permitted use.

Adult entertainment uses (in overlay the A Adult Entertainment Business Overlay District only).

Private schools and preschools.[2]

Essential services.

Residential uses shall be prohibited except for a caretaker's residence on site.

All manufacturing, assembly, research, engineering, administration, storage and other related activities shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings.

Incidental storage out of doors may be permitted, provided that such materials are shielded from view from public streets and adjacent off-street parking areas by fencing, landscaping or other appropriate measures.

The architectural treatment and general appearance of all buildings and grounds shall be in keeping with the purpose of this district and shall be of such quality and design as to be a visual asset to the area in which they are located as well as to adjacent development.

All uses permitted shall set aside not less than 20% of the lot area to be devoted to seeding, planting, retention of tree cover, or other landscaping. This area shall be used for no other purposes. This area shall not be used for industrial, storage, or commercial purposes.

Each use shall provide truck loading and unloading areas in an amount sufficient to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street, off-street parking area or front yard. Off-street loading facilities shall be subject to the additional provisions of § 254-41 of Article VI of this chapter.

Industrial structures and outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of 75 feet from any nonindustrial district. A natural buffer strip shall be placed and maintained so as to provide visual screening and separation between industrial and nonindustrial uses.

Each use shall provide truck loading and unloading areas in an amount sufficient to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street, off-street parking area or front yard. Parking areas may be located in any of the required yard areas, provided they are not less than 50 feet from a right-of-way line or 30 feet from any other property line. Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be subject to the additional provisions of §§ 254-40 and 254-41 of this chapter.

Requirements:

Exceptions.

Acetylene gas manufacture.

Oxygen manufacture.

Celluloid manufacture.

Disinfectant or insecticide manufacture.

Asphalt manufacture or refining.

Coal, tar or petroleum distillation or processing, including manufacture or treatment.

Boiler making.

Steel furnace manufacture.

Blooming or rolling mill.

Soap and detergent manufacture.

Chlorine or hydrochloric, nitric, picric or sulfuric manufacture or the manufacture of other hazardous or pesticides.

Smelting of copper, tin, zinc, lead, bauxite or iron ores.

Manufacture of fertilizers or explosives or the storage of explosives in bulk.

Glue, size or gelatin manufacture where the process includes the refining or recovery of products from fish or animal refuse or offal.

Processing or packaging of fish, meat, dairy products or fermented foods.

Rendering of fats and oils.

Slaughterhouses.

Food processing.

Foundries.

Forging and stamping plants.

Heavy equipment manufacturing.

Junkyard/auto wrecking/auto dismantling.

Any use of an industrial or agri-industrial nature is permitted which involves only the processing, assembly, or packaging of previously manufactured, prepared or refined materials or components, provided that at no time will such use result in or cause:

The following industrial uses are indicative of those that are intended to be permitted:

Private garages and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises and which are used in conjunction with a permitted use.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities and signs, fences and landscaping subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Other industrial or commercial uses that, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are incidental to those permitted above.

Telecommunications facilities.

Storage and sale of domestic or commercial fuels such as propane and fuel oil.

Forges/manufacturing involving the stamping or extrusion of materials.

Heavy equipment manufacturing.

Outdoor storage yards (as an accessory use only).

Trucking and freight terminals/delivery service distribution terminals.

Classrooms and educational facilities, occupancies and uses for courses above the 12th grade.

Signs shall be permitted pursuant to the regulations in § 254-39 of this chapter.

Essential services.

Residential uses shall be prohibited except for a caretaker's residence on site.

All manufacturing, assembly, research, engineering, administration, storage and other related activities shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings.

Incidental storage out of doors may be permitted, provided that such materials are shielded from view from public streets and adjacent off-street parking areas by fencing, landscaping or other appropriate measures.

The architectural treatment and general appearance of all buildings and grounds shall be in keeping with the purpose of this district and shall be of such quality and design as to be a visual asset to the area in which they are located as well as to adjacent development.

All uses permitted shall set aside not less than 20% of the lot area to be devoted to seeding, planting, retention of tree cover, or other landscaping. This area shall be used for no other purposes. This area shall not be used for industrial, storage, or commercial purposes.

Industrial structures and outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of 75 feet from any nonindustrial district. A natural buffer strip shall be placed and maintained so as to provide visual screening and separation between industrial and nonindustrial uses.

Each use shall provide truck loading and unloading areas in an amount sufficient to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street, off-street parking area or front yard. Parking areas may be located in any of the required yard areas, provided they are not less than 50 feet from a right-of-way line or 30 feet from any other property line. Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be subject to the additional provisions of §§ 254-40 and 254-41 of this chapter.

Requirements:

Exceptions.

Acetylene gas manufacture.

Oxygen manufacture.

Celluloid manufacture.

Disinfectant or insecticide manufacture.

Asphalt manufacture or refining.

Coal, tar or petroleum distillation or processing, including manufacture or treatment.

Boiler making.

Steel furnace manufacture.

Blooming or rolling mill.

Soap and detergent manufacture.

Chlorine or hydrochloric, nitric, picric or sulfuric manufacture or other hazardous chemicals or materials.

Smelting of copper, tin, zinc, lead, bauxite or iron ores.

Manufacture of fertilizers or explosives or the storage of explosives in bulk.

Glue, size or gelatin manufacture where the process includes the refining or recovery of products from fish or animal refuse or offal.

Processing or packaging of fish, meat, dairy products or fermented foods.

Rendering of fats and oils.

Slaughterhouses.

Petition. The owners of the subject property, or their duly appointed representatives, shall petition the Village Board of Trustees for rezoning of the subject property(ies) to the PRD Planned Residential Development District by submitting five copies of such petition to the Zoning Enforcement Officer. The petition shall be accompanied by a preliminary site plan prepared in accordance with Article X of this chapter.

Referral to the Village Planning Board. Upon receipt of the five copies of a complete petition and preliminary site plan, such petition and preliminary site plan shall be referred to the Village Planning Board for review and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of § 254-10 of this chapter.

Village Planning Board recommendation. The Village Planning Board may, in its report to the Village Board of Trustees, recommend approval, conditional approval or disapproval of the rezoning and establishment of the PRD Planned Residential Development District.

Multifamily structures consisting of townhouses, apartments, garden apartments or similar residential uses. All types of ownership arrangements may be permitted, including condominium or other ownership structures that involve both private and common ownership of land, structures and interior space.

Compact single-family dwellings.

Compact two-family dwellings.

Density of development.

Minimum and maximum parcel size. The minimum parcel size for a planned residential development shall be five contiguous acres, the maximum size shall be 50 contiguous acres.

Frontage. The property must contain at least 66 feet of road frontage.

Services and utilities.

Landscaping and buffer areas. There shall be provided proper landscaping for screening from adjacent properties and public streets and roads.

Maintenance of common areas. Where land, structures or interior space is proposed to be owned in common by the owners of the individual residences, adequate provisions shall be made in advance of site plan approval for the continued maintenance of such common areas. All required legal agreements and approvals shall be in place before final site plan approval.

Setbacks.

Maximum building height shall be 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories.

Minimum distance between multifamily buildings shall be 50 feet.

Apartment buildings shall contain no more than eight dwelling units.

Townhouse buildings shall contain no more than six dwelling units.

Minimum habitable floor area requirements.

Unit distribution.

Recreation and open space. One area equal to a minimum of 20% of the total lot area of the multifamily development shall be designated as a recreational area to be used in common by all residents of the multifamily development. Such recreational area shall be in addition to the required setbacks, parking areas, streets, roads and rights-of-way as otherwise required by this chapter.

Access.

Every exterior wall of a townhouse building must be constructed with two lateral offsets of at least two feet, with each offset no closer than 20 feet to the end of the building.

All stairways to the second story must be located internally within the building and not exposed to ambient weather conditions.

Each dwelling unit must have a storage area within the unit or in the same building of at least 40 square feet and not less than four feet wide at the smallest dimension.

Space shall be provided for safe and sanitary storage of solid waste and refuse. It shall be screened from view of the residents of the buildings on the parcel and from adjoining parcels, but easily accessible to residents of the buildings.

Size of house lot, dwelling and required setbacks.

Streets, roads, parking and drainage.

Recreation areas and open space. There shall be provided designated recreational areas of at least 200 square feet for each house lot, and in no event, less than 5,000 square feet. Such recreational areas shall not include required yards, roads, streets or parking areas.

Accessory buildings. Each house lot shall have one accessory building, which may be preconstructed, not exceeding 100 square feet. Each accessory building shall be anchored down to a permanent foundation and shall be located no closer than 10 feet to the side or rear lot lines and to the rear of the front building line of the principal structure.

Flooding. No house lot shall occupy an area that is subject to periodic flooding from water from flows from any adjacent streams, waterways, drainage swales, or drainage areas and no lot shall be designed so as to collect or hold standing waters.

One service structure is permitted for each development. The uses proposed for such structure shall be specified in the application for rezoning and approved by the Village Board of Trustees. Such structure shall be intended primarily to serve residents of the compact residential development. The parking, setback requirements, etc., shall conform to the requirements specified in this chapter for the particular use.

Conversion of existing structures to multifamily structures. All types of ownership arrangements may be permitted, including condominium or other ownership structures that involve both private and common ownership of land, structures and interior space.

Services and utilities.

Landscaping and buffer areas. If necessary, as determined by the Village of Medina Planning Board, there shall be provided proper landscaping for screening from adjacent properties and public streets and roads.

Maintenance and common areas. Where land, structures or interior space is proposed to be owned in common by the owners of the individual residences, adequate provisions shall be made in advance of site plan approval for the continued maintenance of such common areas. All required legal agreements and approvals shall be in place before final site plan approval.

Requirements and specifications for dwelling units.

Unit distribution.

Recreation and open space. One exterior area of the development shall be designated as a recreation area to be used in common by all residents of the multifamily development. Such recreation area shall be in addition to required parking areas.

All stairways to upper stories must be located internally within the building and not exposed to ambient weather conditions.

Each dwelling unit must have a storage area within the unit or in the same building of at least 40 square feet and not less than four feet wide at the smallest dimension.

Space shall be provided for safe and sanitary storage of solid waste and refuse. It shall be screened from view of the residents of the building on the parcel and from adjoining parcels but easily accessible to residents of the building.

All internal streets and drives shall have a pavement width of at least 20 feet, with two-foot shoulders on each side. All streets and drives shall be paved with asphalt or its equivalent. Streets and drives shall be properly maintained.

No unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, sport vehicles or parts thereof, junk of any nature or description shall be parked or stored outdoors within the development.

There shall be adequate drainage to accommodate runoff of stormwaters from streets, drives and parking lots. Such drainage shall not adversely affect adjacent land owners. All drainage plans shall be prepared by a licensed engineer.

One service structure is permitted for each development. The uses proposed for such structure shall be specified in the site plan application.

Require site plan review and approval; and

Comply with the additional requirements and provisions enumerated in this section as well as complying with all the requirements and provisions of the underlying zoning district.

A minimum ground area of not less than 10% of the total area to be developed shall be the landscaped area required.

The arrangements and location of a landscaped area shall be dispersed through the development site so as to prevent unsightliness and monotony of parked cars.

Landscape treatments shall be designed as an integral part of the entire development.

Vegetation shall be compatible with soil conditions on the development and the regional climate.

Existing natural features and vegetation shall be preserved and incorporated in the landscaped area. The primary emphasis shall be on preserving and integrating into the site design existing trees to the extent feasible. The preservation of existing trees shall be encouraged.

Trees shall be planted throughout the developed area at a ratio of one tree per every 10 parking spaces, with a minimum of six trees for any site. Trees may be spaced evenly or clustered. Acceptable trees shall be limited to those trees listed on the Maple Ridge Corridor District Tree List. This list is available from the office of the Village Clerk. Substitution of plant material may be approved by the Village Planning Board.

The use of plastic or other types of artificial plantings or vegetation is prohibited.

All required planting shall be maintained by the property owner in a healthy and productive condition and shall be routinely examined and replaced as necessary.

All utility services shall be underground.

Permanent outside storage or sales areas shall be screened or buffered so as to be in harmony with the building design and the appearance of the development.

No less than 5% of the interior of a parking lot area designated for 10 cars or more shall be devoted to the required landscape area.

Each interior landscaped area shall be at least 100 square feet in area.

Each interior landscaped area shall be contain at least one approved tree.

Off-street loading areas, where visible from a public street, must be arranged so as to be screened from view from such public street by wooden, rock or masonry fences at least eight feet high. All refuse storage areas shall be completely surrounded by wooden, brick or masonry fences at least eight feet high.

There shall be at least five parking spaces for every 1,000 gross square feet of building area. The Village Planning Board may approve a reasonable reduction of the number of parking spaces required for a project if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Village Planning Board that such a reduction will not create overflow parking problems, will not adversely impact on the access roads and that the additional space not required for parking will be used for landscaping or open space within the site.

Right-angle parking is preferred. Each parking module consisting of the length of a parking space, the drive aisle and the second length of a parking space shall be a minimum of 62 feet wide. Each parking space shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide. The Village Planning Board may waive or modify the parking dimension requirements to allow angle parking.[1]

All requirements providing for handicap parking shall be met.

Minimum setback requirements.

Minimum lot size.

Maximum building height and coverage.

Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and administration of this section:

General site conditions.

Dimensional requirements for manufactured home parks:

Lot and area requirements.

Recreation areas.

Street system.

Street illumination. All manufactured home parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide the following average of maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:

Street construction design standards.

Off-street parking.

Walkways.

Landscaping. Trees and shrubs shall be provided along all walks and streets, around recreation areas and along the outer property line of the manufactured home park. Trees shall be planted at an interval of not less than 50 feet where feasible.

Manufactured home stands. The area of the manufactured home stand shall be improved to provide adequate foundation for the placement and tie-down of the manufactured home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation or overturning.

Water supply.

Sewage disposal.

Electrical distribution.

Community service facilities.

Garbage, rubbish and refuse.

Insect and rodent control.

Fuel supply and storage.

Fire prevention.

Responsibilities of park management.

Responsibilities of park occupants.

Conditions required prior to occupancy. A manufactured home shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is properly placed on a manufactured home stand and connected to water, sewerage and electrical utilities.

License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any manufactured home park within the Village of Medina or to locate a manufactured home therein without a valid license issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Licenses are issued and valid for a twelve-month period, but may be renewed as provided for in this section.

Preexisting manufactured home parks. Manufactured home parks operating under a valid license issued prior to the effective date of this chapter may continue to operate under the terms of such license until the expiration of such license. Before renew of the license, such manufactured home park shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of this section.

License application requirements.

Inspections.

Revocation of licenses. Any license for a manufactured home park may be revoked when it is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section.[1]

Appeals.

Emergency conditions. Whenever the Zoning Enforcement Officer finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such emergency and require that such action be taken as the Zoning Enforcement Officer may deem necessary to address or remedy the emergency, including the suspension of the license. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the Village Board of Trustees, shall be afforded a hearing as soon as its is practicable for the Village Board of Trustees to schedule such hearing. The provisions of Subsection A(29) of this section shall be applicable to such hearing and the order issued thereafter.

Higher standards to prevail. In any case where a provision of this section is found to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance or code of the Village of Medina existing on the effective date of this section, the provision which establishes the higher standard shall prevail.

All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.

Public uses which depend on proximity, access and/utilization of the water, including, but not limited to, the following:

Any use allowed with a special use permit in the underlying zoning district.

Hotels and motels.

Campgrounds.

Conference/resort complex.[1]

Restaurants other than drive-in and fast food restaurants.

Boat marinas, boat rental businesses and charter boat services.

Public or semipublic tourist facilities, such as rest rooms, information centers, museums, places of public assembly.

Neighborhood businesses and professional offices that are enhanced by a waterfront location and proximity to water-dependent uses, including, but not limited to, the following:

Other uses as determined by the Village Planning Board to be consistent with the intents and purpose of this section.

Amusement parks and carnivals.

Flea market sales.

Motorized amusements, e.g., go-carts, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc.

Protect and enhance landmarks, buildings and properties significant to the historic and cultural heritage of the Village of Medina.

Stabilize and improve property values.

Foster civic pride in the accomplishments of the past.

Strengthen the economy of the Village of Medina.

Promote educational and cultural opportunities for the inhabitants of the Village of Medina.

Protect and enhance historic landmarks, buildings and properties to promote tourism for the stimulus and support thereby provided to local business.

Ensure the harmonious, orderly and efficient growth and development of the Village of Medina.

The Main Street District. All those structures abutting the east and west sides of Main Street, bounded on the south by the railroad tracks and on the north by the intersection of Main Street and Eagle Street; all those structures abutting the north and south sides of Center Street, bounded on the west by West Avenue and on the east by Church Street; and those structures abutting the east side of Proctor Place, bounded on the north by Pearl Street and on the south by Center Street.

The Village Planning Board shall have the powers and duties granted herein in this subsection and shall have the power to recommend places, sites, structures or buildings for designation as landmarks, historic preservation districts or as additions to an existing historic preservation district, subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees.

In addition, the Village Planning Board shall have the power to retain consultants, including, but not limited to, technical experts, engineers, architects and historians to advise in the preparation of any plans or projects to fulfill the duties of this section. Any contract to retain such consultants, which involves the expenditure of Village funds, shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees. The Village Planning Board shall also have the power to retain such consultants as part of an applicants site plan or permit review, the cost of which shall be paid by the applicant.

The Village Planning Board shall also draft rules necessary for the conduct of its business subject to this section.

The Village Planning Board shall adopt criteria for the identification of significant historic, architectural and cultural landmarks and for the delineation of historic preservation districts.

The Village Planning Board may, in the course of its duties, conduct surveys of significant historic, architectural and cultural landmarks and historic preservation districts.

The Village Planning Board shall increase public awareness of the value of historic, cultural and architectural preservation by developing and participating in public education programs.

The Village Planning Board shall make recommendations to Village government concerning the utilization of state, federal or private funds to promote the preservation of landmarks and historic preservation districts within the Village of Medina.

The Village Planning Board may recommend acquisition of historic properties by the Village government where its preservation is essential to the purposes of this section and where private preservation is not possible.

The Village Planning Board shall approve or disapprove applications for certificates of appropriateness pursuant to this section.

Frequency of meetings. The Village Planning Board shall meet at least monthly to conduct the business of this section, but meetings may be held at any time on written request of any two Village Planning Board members or on the call of the Chairman or the Mayor.

Quorum. For the transaction of the business of this section, not less than a majority of the full-authorized Board membership shall constitute a quorum.

Upon recommendation of the Village Planning Board, the Village Board of Trustees may designate an individual property, structure, building or site as a landmark if it meets the definition of a "landmark" set forth in Subsection B of this section.

Notice of the proposed designation shall be sent by certified mail, at least 10 days prior to a hearing, to the owner of the property proposed for designation, describing the property proposed and announcing a public hearing by the Village Planning Board to consider the designation. Notice shall also be published once in the official newspaper of the Village of Medina at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Once the Village Planning Board has issued notice of a proposed designation, no building or demolition permits shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer until the Village Board of Trustees has made its final decision.

The Village Planning Board shall hold a public hearing prior to recommendation for designation of any landmark. The Village Planning Board, property owners and any interested parties may present testimony or documentary evidence at the hearing which will become part of a record regarding the historic, cultural or architectural importance of the proposed landmark. The record may also contain staff reports, public comments or other evidence offered outside of the hearing.

Notification of landmark designation.

Requests for landmark designation. The Village Planning Board may initiate recommendation of a property for landmark status or the owner of any property may apply for landmark status by making a written request with a duly authorized signature to the Village of Medina Village Planning Board that such property be considered for landmark status. The request by the property owner shall include documentation that the property meets the criteria for designation. Upon determination that the request is complete, the Village Planning Board shall then hold a public hearing to consider the proposed designation and proceed as per Subsection G of this section with all required review, recommendation and notification.

Upon recommendation of the Village Planning Board, the Village Board of Trustees may designate a group of properties as an historic preservation district if the proposed district meets the definition of an "historic preservation district" as set forth in Subsection B of this section.

The Village Planning Board shall specify in detail the boundaries of any proposed historic preservation district. Notice of a proposed designation shall be sent by certified mail, at least 10 days prior to a hearing, to the owner of any property included in such proposal, describing the property proposed and announcing a public hearing by the Village Planning Board to consider the designation. Notice shall also be published once in the official newspaper of the Village at least 10 days prior to a hearing.

The Village Planning Board shall hold a public hearing prior to recommendation for designation of any district. The Village Planning Board, property owners and any interested parties may present testimony or documentary evidence at the hearing which will become part of a record regarding the historic, architectural or cultural importance of the proposed historic preservation district. The record may also contain staff reports, public comments or other evidence offered outside of the hearing.

The Village Planning Board shall notify, by certified mail, the owner of any property located in a proposed historic preservation district that the Village Planning Board has found the area worthy to be recommended for designation as an historic preservation district.

The Village Planning Board shall then make a written recommendation to the Village Board of Trustees. The Village Board of Trustees shall then hold a public hearing to consider the recommendation at a duly constituted meeting with proper notice. The Board shall then either accept or deny the historic preservation district status based upon previous proceedings and the record presented at the public hearing.

If accepted, detailed specifications of the boundaries of the historic preservation district so designated shall be filed in the Village Clerk's office.

In passing upon an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the Village Planning Board shall not consider changes to interior spaces.

The Village Planning Board's decision shall be based on the following principles:

In applying the principle of compatibility, the Village Planning Board shall consider the following factors:

Prior to the commencement of any work requiring a certificate of appropriateness, the owner shall file an application for such a certificate with the Code Enforcement Officer who shall immediately forward the application to the Village Planning Board. The application shall contain:

No zoning permit, building permit or demolition permit shall be issued for such proposed work until a certificate of appropriateness has first been issued by the Village Planning Board. The certificate of appropriateness required by this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any zoning, building or demolition permit that may be required by any other local law of the Village of Medina.

The Board shall approve, deny or approve with modifications the application for the certificate of appropriateness within 45 days of receipt of a complete application. Any such application shall be deemed received for purposes of this section when a complete application is first presented to a duly called meeting of the Village Planning Board. The Village Planning Board may hold a public hearing on the application at which all persons interested in the application shall be heard.

All decisions of the Village Planning Board shall be in writing. A copy shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail and a copy filed in the Village Clerk's office for public inspection. The Village Planning Board's decision shall state the reasons for denying or modifying any application.

An applicant whose certificate of appropriateness for a proposed demolition has been denied may apply for relief to the Village Planning Board on the ground of hardship. In order to prove the existence of hardship, the applicant shall establish that:

An applicant whose certificate of appropriateness for a proposed alteration has been denied may apply to the Village Planning Board for relief on the ground of hardship. In order to prove the existence of hardship, the applicant shall establish that the property is incapable of earning a reasonable return, regardless of whether that return represents the most profitable return possible.

After having received written notification from the Village Planning Board of the denial of a certificate of appropriateness, an applicant may commence the hardship process. The applicant shall file a petition seeking relief due to hardship, stating the grounds for such relief, within 20 days of the date of the mailing of the decision from which the applicant seeks relief. Such application shall be heard at the next regular meeting of the Village Planning Board; provided, however, that the applicant for good cause shown maybe granted reasonable postponements to prepare for such hearing. No building permit or demolition permit shall be issued unless the Village Planning Board makes a finding that a hardship exists.

The Village Planning Board may hold a public hearing on the hardship application at which an opportunity will be provided for proponents and opponents of the application to present their views. Notice of such public hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the Village at least 10 days prior to such hearing.

The applicant shall consult in good faith with the Village Planning Board, local preservation groups and interested parties in a diligent effort to seek an alternative that will result in preservation of the property.

All decisions of the Village Planning Board shall be in writing. A copy shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail and a copy filed in the Village Clerk's office for public inspection. The Village Planning Board's decision shall state the reasons for granting or denying the hardship application. If the application is granted, the Village Planning Board shall approve only such work as is necessary to alleviate the hardship.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance and repair of any exterior architectural feature of a landmark or a property within an historic preservation district, which does not involve a change in design, color, material or outward appearance.

No owner or person with an ownership interest in real property designated as a landmark or included within an historic preservation district shall permit the property to fall into a serious state of disrepair so as to result in the deterioration of any exterior architectural feature which would in the judgment of the Village Planning Board, produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the historic preservation district as a whole or the life and character of the property itself.

Examples of such deterioration include:

In order to encourage alteration and rehabilitation that will result in the preservation of designated historic properties, the Village of Medina will delay the imposition of new property taxes attributable to such improvements. Historic property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of any increase in value attributable to such alteration or rehabilitation pursuant to the following schedule:

No such exemption shall be granted for such alterations or rehabilitation unless:

Such exemption shall be granted only by application of the owner or owners of such historic real property on a form prescribed by the Village Clerk. The application shall be filed with the Village Clerk to assess property for taxation on or before the appropriate taxable status date of the Village.

Such exemption shall be granted where the Code Enforcement Officer is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an exemption pursuant to this section. The Code Enforcement Officer shall approve such application, and such property shall thereafter be exempt to the extent mentioned in Subsection P(1) of this section from Village of Medina taxation and special ad valorem levies above as herein provided commencing with the assessment roll prepared on the basis of the taxable status date referred to in Subsection P(3) above. The assessed value of any exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered by the Village Clerk on the assessment roll with the taxable property, with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate column.

Purpose and intent: The purpose of this subsection is to set forth the Village of Medina requirements regarding the establishment, permitting and location or exterior murals in a way that promotes original works of art while preserving the natural historic architectural features of buildings in the Downtown Historic District, fostering a positive community identity and appearance and attracting tourism in the Village of Medina.

Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Design standards:

Prohibitions:

Vintage or original art murals:

Schedule:

Maintenance:

Application process:

Decommissioning.

Penalties for offenses.

Fees.

Purpose and intent.

Plan content. An outdoor lighting plan shall include at least the following:

Additional information.

Exterior up-light illumination requirements. All exterior up-light illumination shall meet the following provisions:

Facades of buildings without symbolic or historical significance may be illuminated if approved by the Village Planning Board subject to the following criteria and meeting the performance standards contained in this section.

In applying the principle of compatibility, the Village Planning Board shall consider the following factors:

All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.

All accessory uses permitted in the underlying zoning district, subject to the requirements of the underlying zoning district.

Any use allowed with a special use permit in the underlying zoning district.

Hospitals.

Medical offices.

Medical treatment facilities.

Medical research facilities.

Parking lots.

Helicopter landing facilities.

Medical outreach and educational facilities.

Minimum setback requirements shall be the same as the R-1 District.

Maximum building height shall be the same as the R-1 District.

Maximum building coverage on a lot shall be 70%.

Minimum green space on a lot shall be 20%.

The design of improvements and landscaping along the boundaries of the overlay district should be visually harmonious and functionally compatible with adjoining residential areas. Extensive parking areas, service areas and other features likely to have adverse effects on surrounding property due to noise, lights and view shall be screened against impact on the surrounding properties.

Landscaping shall provide screening between properties with visual, noise and air quality factors considered. Trees to be planted shall include both deciduous and coniferous species in adequate density and design to provide year round benefit of such plantings. Trees shall be of numerous species to minimize the impact and spread of disease.

Exterior wall surfaces of buildings shall be of masonry, wood, glass or metal or a combination of these materials. Exterior wall facings and mansard roofs shall not include asbestos or corrugated metal products. Any side or rear wall facing a street, residential property or semipublic area shall consist of the same facing material as the building front.

New public and private utilities and those relocated or replaced shall be generally underground.

Pedestrian connection between parking areas and buildings shall be along walkways to the extent necessary to assure pedestrian safety.

Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to orderly arrangement, topography, landscaping and ease of access and shall be developed as an integral part of an overall site design.

Any abovegrade loading facility shall be screened from public view to the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness and should be separate from private vehicles and pedestrians where feasible.

Freestanding signs in the overlay district shall be limited to traffic and pedestrian directional and control signs and street signs.

Pole signs shall be prohibited in the overlay district.

One identification sign shall be permitted for each nonresidential use, identifying the use on the premises as permitted on the site plan, of not more than 20 square feet, not projecting from the building and designed as an integral part of the site plan.

Any illuminated sign visible from any public street or from adjoining property used for residential purposes shall be so shaded, shielded, directed or maintained at a sufficiently low level of intensity and brightness that it shall not adversely affect neighboring premises nor the safe vision of operators of vehicles moving on public streets.

Parking facilities shall comply with Article VI, § 254-40, of this chapter.

Retail sales establishments, including, but not limited to, the following:

Personal service establishments, including, but not limited to, the following:

Hospitality businesses, including, but not limited, to the following:

Businesses and professional offices, including, but not limited to, the following:

Places of worship.

Libraries.

Other business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities, signs, fences and landscaping subject to the provisions of this chapter and other applicable regulations of the Village of Medina.

Private garages and storage buildings which are necessary to store any vehicles, equipment or materials on the premises which are used in conjunction with a permitted business use.

Other accessory business uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, are similar in nature and scale to those permitted above. Accessory furnace buildings are prohibited.

Setback and other dimensional requirements shall be those of the underlying zoning district.

Buffer strip. Structures used for a commercial purpose shall provide a natural buffer strip to be perpetually maintained so as to provide visual screening and separation between commercial and residential uses.

Refuse containers. Commercial uses shall provide a commercial-type refuse container on site. Such containers shall be placed on concrete or stone areas, visually screened, and shall provide rodent control.

Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 254-40 and 254-41 of this chapter.