Mount Gilead City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Residential District Requirements

1145.01 PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

The purpose of the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Family Residence Districts is to provide an area for residential uses and those public and semi-public uses normally considered an integral part of the residential neighborhood they serve.

(a) The “R-1” Very Low-Density District is for low-density residential development which may or may not have combined water facilities or sewage disposal services.

(b) The “R-2” Low-Density Residence District is for relatively low-density residential development. Combined water facilities and sewage disposal services are required.

(c) The “R-3” Medium-Density Residence District is for medium-density residential development which has ready access to most community facilities. Community water and sewerage facilities are required.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.02 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.

The following land use matrix indicates permitted (P) and conditional (C) land uses which may be considered for development in the residential district as indicated in the zoning district columns on the right side of the matrix. Conditional uses may only be permitted subject to approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(a) Agricultural Uses
(1) Agriculture	C
(2) Animal and poultry husbandry	C
(3) Plant cultivation	P
(b) Residential Uses
(1) Single-family dwellings	P
(2) Two-family dwellings		P
(3) Multi-family dwellings		P	P
(4) Apartment Buildings		P	P
(5) Conversion of dwelling to apartment		C	C
(6) Lodging houses		C	C
(7) Tourist homes			C
(8) Manufactured home parks, pursuant to Section 1157.10			C
(9) Group adult care facility for three to five unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03	P		C
(10) Group adult care facility for six to 16 unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03			C
(11) Group foster home pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5103.0318	P		C
(12) Group MR/DD residential facility for one to eight persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(N)	P	P	P
(13) Group MR/DD residential facility for between nine and 16 persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(O)			C
(14) Group home for the aging	C	C	C
(c) Public and Semi-Public Uses
(1) Cemeteries	C
(2) Child day care home - Type B	P	P	P
(3) Child day care home - Type A			C
(4) Child day care center			C
(5) Churches	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(6) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(7) Essential services, including utility substations and pump houses, but not including buildings	P	P	P
(8) Hospitals	C	C	C
(9) Institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature	C	C	C
(10) Playgrounds	P	C	C
(11) Public administrative, cultural, or service buildings, not including land or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and material	C	C	C
(12) Public libraries	P	P	P
(13) Public parks	C	C	C
(14) Public service facilities and other public utility office buildings	C	C
(15) Schools, including nursery schools and colleges	C	C	C
(16) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(d) Commercial Uses
(1) Hotels and motor hotels
(2) Filling stations, subject to Section 1157.07	C	C	C
(3) Funeral homes or mortuaries			C
(4) Professional activities, such as services provided by doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, and insurance and real estate agents		C	C
(5) Recreation facilities - Noncommercial, including private country clubs, riding clubs, golf courses, private community swimming pools, and other similar recreation areas, facilities, or centers	C	C	C
(6) Public garages, subject to Section 1157.14	C	C	C
(7) Sales depots, subject to Section 1157.15	C	C	C
(8) Used car lots, subject to Section 1157.17	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(e) Accessory Uses
(1) Accessory uses clearly incidental and customary within the district	P	P	P
(2) Home occupations	P	P	P

(Ord. 362. Passed 12-8-39; Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.03 LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

Each dwelling in a Residence District shall be located on a lot having a minimum area and a lot width not less than the following requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Development Standards
Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Minimum Lot Area (per family)	Minimum Width At Building Line
R-1	Single Family	15,000 sq. ft.	90 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2 acres	200 ft.
R-2	Single Family	10,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	7,500 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	5,000 sq. ft.	160 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	1 acre	150 ft.
R-3	Single Family	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	5,500 sq. ft.	90 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	4,000 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Manufactured/Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Parks)
	Non-Dwellings	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.04 MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS.

All lots in a Residence District shall have the following minimum yard setback areas. For the purpose of this section, eaves, steps and open porches shall not be considered as a part of a building, provided, however, that this shall not be construed to permit any portion of a building on a lot to encroach upon another lot.

Zoning District	Type of Building	Minimum Yard Setbacks
Zoning District	Type of Building	Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard (One Side)	Side Yard (Both Sides)
R-1	All Dwellings	40 ft.	40 ft.	12 ft.	20 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	60 ft.	60 ft.	50 ft.	100 ft.
R-2	Single-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	30 ft.	40 ft.	20 ft.	50 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.
R-3	Single Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	20 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multifamily	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	30 ft.
	Condominiums	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	25 ft.
	Manufactured and Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Park)
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.05 MAXIMUM BUILDING BULK REQUIREMENTS.

(a) All structures in a Residence District shall meet the following maximum height and lot coverage requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Building	Maximum Height of Buildings		Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
Zoning District	Type of Building	In Stories	In Feet	Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
R-1	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2	35	15 %
R-2	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-2	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %
R-3	Single-Family and Two- Family	2-1/2	35	--
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	3	40	--
	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %

(b) Multi-family and condominium buildings with a height in excess of the maximum height specified for such buildings may be permitted provided the required front, side and rear yards are increased by two feet for each foot of additional building height above the maximum specified height, except that no building shall exceed a maximum height of 60 feet without prior approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

(c) Exception to Height Limits. The height limitations of this section shall not apply to the uses listed in Section 1155.01 (Height Regulation Exceptions).

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS.

In a Residence District, all buildings constructed for home habitation shall provide the following floor area for living purposes. In determining floor areas, only the area used for living quarters shall be counted. Garages, carports, porches, breezeways, and basements are to be excluded.

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
District	Single and Two- Family Dwellings	Efficiency Apartment	One-Bedroom Apartment	Two or More Bedrooms in Apartment
R-1	1,100 sq. ft.	--	--	--
R-2	1,000 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.
R-3	900 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.07 CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGS.

In a Residence District, a residence may be converted to accommodate an increased number of dwelling units provided:

(a) The proposed number of units from the conversion is a specified permitted or conditionally permitted use in the district;

(b) If the building is to be altered on the outside, the yards shall not be reduced to less than the yard dimensions required by the zoning regulations for new structures in that district;

(d) The number of square feet of living area per family unit is not less than that which is required for new construction in that district.

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

Mount Gilead City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Residential District Requirements

1145.01 PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

(a) The “R-1” Very Low-Density District is for low-density residential development which may or may not have combined water facilities or sewage disposal services.

(b) The “R-2” Low-Density Residence District is for relatively low-density residential development. Combined water facilities and sewage disposal services are required.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.02 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(a) Agricultural Uses
(1) Agriculture	C
(2) Animal and poultry husbandry	C
(3) Plant cultivation	P
(b) Residential Uses
(1) Single-family dwellings	P
(2) Two-family dwellings		P
(3) Multi-family dwellings		P	P
(4) Apartment Buildings		P	P
(5) Conversion of dwelling to apartment		C	C
(6) Lodging houses		C	C
(7) Tourist homes			C
(8) Manufactured home parks, pursuant to Section 1157.10			C
(9) Group adult care facility for three to five unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03	P		C
(10) Group adult care facility for six to 16 unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03			C
(11) Group foster home pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5103.0318	P		C
(12) Group MR/DD residential facility for one to eight persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(N)	P	P	P
(13) Group MR/DD residential facility for between nine and 16 persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(O)			C
(14) Group home for the aging	C	C	C
(c) Public and Semi-Public Uses
(1) Cemeteries	C
(2) Child day care home - Type B	P	P	P
(3) Child day care home - Type A			C
(4) Child day care center			C
(5) Churches	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(6) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(7) Essential services, including utility substations and pump houses, but not including buildings	P	P	P
(8) Hospitals	C	C	C
(9) Institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature	C	C	C
(10) Playgrounds	P	C	C
(11) Public administrative, cultural, or service buildings, not including land or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and material	C	C	C
(12) Public libraries	P	P	P
(13) Public parks	C	C	C
(14) Public service facilities and other public utility office buildings	C	C
(15) Schools, including nursery schools and colleges	C	C	C
(16) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(d) Commercial Uses
(1) Hotels and motor hotels
(2) Filling stations, subject to Section 1157.07	C	C	C
(3) Funeral homes or mortuaries			C
(4) Professional activities, such as services provided by doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, and insurance and real estate agents		C	C
(5) Recreation facilities - Noncommercial, including private country clubs, riding clubs, golf courses, private community swimming pools, and other similar recreation areas, facilities, or centers	C	C	C
(6) Public garages, subject to Section 1157.14	C	C	C
(7) Sales depots, subject to Section 1157.15	C	C	C
(8) Used car lots, subject to Section 1157.17	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(e) Accessory Uses
(1) Accessory uses clearly incidental and customary within the district	P	P	P
(2) Home occupations	P	P	P

(Ord. 362. Passed 12-8-39; Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.03 LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

Each dwelling in a Residence District shall be located on a lot having a minimum area and a lot width not less than the following requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Development Standards
Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Minimum Lot Area (per family)	Minimum Width At Building Line
R-1	Single Family	15,000 sq. ft.	90 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2 acres	200 ft.
R-2	Single Family	10,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	7,500 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	5,000 sq. ft.	160 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	1 acre	150 ft.
R-3	Single Family	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	5,500 sq. ft.	90 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	4,000 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Manufactured/Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Parks)
	Non-Dwellings	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.04 MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS.

Zoning District	Type of Building	Minimum Yard Setbacks
Zoning District	Type of Building	Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard (One Side)	Side Yard (Both Sides)
R-1	All Dwellings	40 ft.	40 ft.	12 ft.	20 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	60 ft.	60 ft.	50 ft.	100 ft.
R-2	Single-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	30 ft.	40 ft.	20 ft.	50 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.
R-3	Single Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	20 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multifamily	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	30 ft.
	Condominiums	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	25 ft.
	Manufactured and Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Park)
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.05 MAXIMUM BUILDING BULK REQUIREMENTS.

(a) All structures in a Residence District shall meet the following maximum height and lot coverage requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Building	Maximum Height of Buildings		Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
Zoning District	Type of Building	In Stories	In Feet	Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
R-1	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2	35	15 %
R-2	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-2	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %
R-3	Single-Family and Two- Family	2-1/2	35	--
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	3	40	--
	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %

(c) Exception to Height Limits. The height limitations of this section shall not apply to the uses listed in Section 1155.01 (Height Regulation Exceptions).

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS.

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
District	Single and Two- Family Dwellings	Efficiency Apartment	One-Bedroom Apartment	Two or More Bedrooms in Apartment
R-1	1,100 sq. ft.	--	--	--
R-2	1,000 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.
R-3	900 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.07 CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGS.

In a Residence District, a residence may be converted to accommodate an increased number of dwelling units provided:

(a) The proposed number of units from the conversion is a specified permitted or conditionally permitted use in the district;

(b) If the building is to be altered on the outside, the yards shall not be reduced to less than the yard dimensions required by the zoning regulations for new structures in that district;

(d) The number of square feet of living area per family unit is not less than that which is required for new construction in that district.

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

Mount Gilead City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1145

Residential District Requirements

1145.01 PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

(a) The “R-1” Very Low-Density District is for low-density residential development which may or may not have combined water facilities or sewage disposal services.

(b) The “R-2” Low-Density Residence District is for relatively low-density residential development. Combined water facilities and sewage disposal services are required.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.02 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(a) Agricultural Uses
(1) Agriculture	C
(2) Animal and poultry husbandry	C
(3) Plant cultivation	P
(b) Residential Uses
(1) Single-family dwellings	P
(2) Two-family dwellings		P
(3) Multi-family dwellings		P	P
(4) Apartment Buildings		P	P
(5) Conversion of dwelling to apartment		C	C
(6) Lodging houses		C	C
(7) Tourist homes			C
(8) Manufactured home parks, pursuant to Section 1157.10			C
(9) Group adult care facility for three to five unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03	P		C
(10) Group adult care facility for six to 16 unrelated adults pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3722.03			C
(11) Group foster home pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5103.0318	P		C
(12) Group MR/DD residential facility for one to eight persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(N)	P	P	P
(13) Group MR/DD residential facility for between nine and 16 persons pursuant to Ohio R.C. 5123.19(O)			C
(14) Group home for the aging	C	C	C
(c) Public and Semi-Public Uses
(1) Cemeteries	C
(2) Child day care home - Type B	P	P	P
(3) Child day care home - Type A			C
(4) Child day care center			C
(5) Churches	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(6) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(7) Essential services, including utility substations and pump houses, but not including buildings	P	P	P
(8) Hospitals	C	C	C
(9) Institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature	C	C	C
(10) Playgrounds	P	C	C
(11) Public administrative, cultural, or service buildings, not including land or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and material	C	C	C
(12) Public libraries	P	P	P
(13) Public parks	C	C	C
(14) Public service facilities and other public utility office buildings	C	C
(15) Schools, including nursery schools and colleges	C	C	C
(16) Social activities, such as clubs, lodges, and community centers	C	C	C
(d) Commercial Uses
(1) Hotels and motor hotels
(2) Filling stations, subject to Section 1157.07	C	C	C
(3) Funeral homes or mortuaries			C
(4) Professional activities, such as services provided by doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, and insurance and real estate agents		C	C
(5) Recreation facilities - Noncommercial, including private country clubs, riding clubs, golf courses, private community swimming pools, and other similar recreation areas, facilities, or centers	C	C	C
(6) Public garages, subject to Section 1157.14	C	C	C
(7) Sales depots, subject to Section 1157.15	C	C	C
(8) Used car lots, subject to Section 1157.17	C	C	C

Land Use	Zoning Districts
Land Use	R-1	R-2	R-3
(e) Accessory Uses
(1) Accessory uses clearly incidental and customary within the district	P	P	P
(2) Home occupations	P	P	P

(Ord. 362. Passed 12-8-39; Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.03 LOT AREA AND WIDTH.

Each dwelling in a Residence District shall be located on a lot having a minimum area and a lot width not less than the following requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Development Standards
Zoning District	Type of Residential Unit	Minimum Lot Area (per family)	Minimum Width At Building Line
R-1	Single Family	15,000 sq. ft.	90 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2 acres	200 ft.
R-2	Single Family	10,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	7,500 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	5,000 sq. ft.	160 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	1 acre	150 ft.
R-3	Single Family	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.
	Two-Family	5,500 sq. ft.	90 ft.
	Multifamily and Condominiums	4,000 sq. ft.	120 ft.
	Manufactured/Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Parks)
	Non-Dwellings	8,000 sq. ft.	80 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.04 MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS.

Zoning District	Type of Building	Minimum Yard Setbacks
Zoning District	Type of Building	Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard (One Side)	Side Yard (Both Sides)
R-1	All Dwellings	40 ft.	40 ft.	12 ft.	20 ft.
R-1	Non-Dwellings	60 ft.	60 ft.	50 ft.	100 ft.
R-2	Single-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	30 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	30 ft.	40 ft.	20 ft.	50 ft.
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.
R-3	Single Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	20 ft.
	Two-Family	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
	Multifamily	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	30 ft.
	Condominiums	30 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	25 ft.
	Manufactured and Mobile Homes	See Section 1157.10 (Manufactured Home Park)
	Non-Dwellings	50 ft.	50 ft.	30 ft.	60 ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.05 MAXIMUM BUILDING BULK REQUIREMENTS.

(a) All structures in a Residence District shall meet the following maximum height and lot coverage requirements:

Zoning District	Type of Building	Maximum Height of Buildings		Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
Zoning District	Type of Building	In Stories	In Feet	Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
R-1	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-1	Non-Dwellings	2	35	15 %
R-2	All Dwellings	2-1/2	35	--
R-2	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %
R-3	Single-Family and Two- Family	2-1/2	35	--
	Multi-Family and Condominiums	3	40	--
	Non-Dwellings	3	45	20 %

(c) Exception to Height Limits. The height limitations of this section shall not apply to the uses listed in Section 1155.01 (Height Regulation Exceptions).

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.06 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS.

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
District	Single and Two- Family Dwellings	Efficiency Apartment	One-Bedroom Apartment	Two or More Bedrooms in Apartment
R-1	1,100 sq. ft.	--	--	--
R-2	1,000 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.
R-3	900 sq. ft.	500 sq. ft.	650 sq. ft.	800 sq. ft.

(Ord. 1054. Passed 12-2-85; Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)

1145.07 CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGS.

In a Residence District, a residence may be converted to accommodate an increased number of dwelling units provided:

(a) The proposed number of units from the conversion is a specified permitted or conditionally permitted use in the district;

(b) If the building is to be altered on the outside, the yards shall not be reduced to less than the yard dimensions required by the zoning regulations for new structures in that district;

(d) The number of square feet of living area per family unit is not less than that which is required for new construction in that district.

(Ord. 1584. Passed 9-17-07.)