North College Hill City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1147
R-HD High Density Residence District
1147.01 PURPOSE.
(a) Provide suitable areas for one-family detached, two-family, and multi-family dwellings consistent with standards of public health and safety.
(b) Regulate the bulk and location of buildings in order to obtain higher density through proper light, air, privacy and usable open spaces.
(c) Provide a full range of housing options from one-family detached to multi-family residences.
(d) Permit high density development in areas where existing conditions make such developments inappropriate.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1147.02 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
No building, structure or land shall be erected, altered, enlarged or used which is arranged or designed for other than one of the following uses, except as provided herein and in Chapter 1193.
(a) Residential: One-family detached, two-family, and multi-family dwellings
(c) Recreational: Non-commercial recreation facilities, parks and playgrounds subject to the provisions of Chapter 1183.
(d) Public/Governmental Buildings.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1147.03 PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses shall be permitted only if authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(a) Public Utility: Public utility buildings necessary to provide adequate service to the area but not including general offices, garages, warehouses or outdoor storage yards.
(b) Recreational: Golf country clubs and noncommercial recreation facilities with swimming pools subject to the provisions of Chapter 1183.
(c) Institutional: Nursing homes, Convalescent Care Facilities and Independent Living Facilities and related uses.
(e) Hospitals, but not including hospitals primarily or exclusively for the care of epileptics, drug addicts, the mentally challenged or insane, or for contagious diseases. Any principal or accessory buildings for such uses must not be located less than fifty feet from any other lot in any R-District.
(f) Religious Places of Worship.
(g) Day Care, Residentially Based: State certified day care centers.
(h) Funeral Homes: Funeral parlor or undertaking establishment, provided that any principal or accessory building for such uses shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from any other lot in any R-District, and provided fully adequate facilities for the storage and parking of vehicles of the establishment, patrons and visitors are provided on the premises.
(i) Medical and Dental Clinics.
(k) Group Homes and Care Facilities as defined in ORC Title 51.
(Ord. 2-2013. passed 7-1-13.)
1147.04 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
Accessory uses, buildings or structures usually secondary to any principal or conditional use, shall be permitted in conjunction with such uses, including the following:
(a) Residential: The keeping of not more than four roomers or boarders by a resident family.
(b) Gardening: Gardening and the raising of vegetables or fruits for the use and personal enjoyment of the occupants of the principal buildings and not for commercial purposes.
(f) Temporary Buildings: For uses related to construction.
(g) Home Occupation. As defined in Section 1121.31 provided that not more than one-half the area of one floor of the dwelling is devoted to such use.
(h) Shed, Garage or Carport.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1147.05 LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Height Regulations: One-family or two-family dwellings shall not exceed two and one-half stories or thirty feet in height; multi-family dwellings or other principal structures shall not exceed a height of forty feet or four stories; and accessory structures shall not exceed one story or 15 feet, except as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Lot Area, Frontage, and Yards: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as provided in this Zoning Ordinance. A group of principal buildings may be constructed on one lot, provided however that no conveyance shall be made which reduces the minimum lot area, frontage or yard requirements of the parcel conveyed or the parcel remaining.
Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width (ft.) | Front Yard Depth (ft.) | Side Yard Width Each (ft.) | Rear Yard Depth (ft.) | |
One and Two-Family Dwellings | |||||
1 and 1 ½ stories | 5,500 | 45 | 25 1 | 6 | 30 |
2 and 2 ½ stories | 5,500 | 45 | 25 1 | 8 | 30 |
Multi-Family Dwellings | |||||
1 and 1 ½ stories | 12,000 | 50 | 35 | 10 | 30 |
2 and 2 ½ stories | 15,000 | 50 | 35 | 12 | 30 |
3 and 3 ½ stories | 18,000 | 90 | 35 | 16 | 35 |
4 stories | 24,000 | 100 | 35 | 20 | 40 |
Churches | 90,000 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Other permitted uses | 20,000 | 100 | 35 | 20 | 40 |
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit Multi-family dwellings | Efficiency and 1 Bedroom 1500 | 2 Bedroom 2500 | 3 or more Bedrooms 3500 | ||
1 One family dwellings shall be set back from the front property line as indicated in the table above unless one or both of the adjacent dwellings are not at that required setback. In such case, the subject dwelling may be placed in line with the adjacent dwelling(s), plus or minus 5 feet, to maintain a consistent front yard setback.
(c) Maximum Lot Coverage: Up to 70% of the lot may be covered by an impervious surface.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)