Norwalk City Zoning Code
TITLE NINE
Zoning Use Districts
CHAPTER 1157 PRO Professional Research Office District
1151.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the R-1 District is to encourage the establishment of single-family residences with a maximum density of six (6) dwelling units per acre.
A. Permitted Uses
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Accessory structures to single-family dwellings such as garages for non-commercial storage of automobiles. Also storage sheds, play houses, and swimming pools.
3. Adult group residential facilities.
4. Home-operated child care, one (1) to six (6) children (Refer to Section 1173.022).
5. Public non-commercial facilities such as public parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses, and community centers, operated with or without a fee.
6. Agricultural uses to include nurseries, greenhouses, and general farming but not including animal or poultry husbandry or kennels and provided that any lot in such use shall be not less than five (5) acres in area.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-53. Passed 7-3-01.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. Public and private schools provided the land consists of at least one (1) acre and parking and traffic accessibility requirements of Chapter 1177 are satisfied. Private schools must offer general educational courses and have no facilities for the housing of students.
2. Temporary school buildings.
3. Churches and places of religious worship provided the land consists of at least one (1) acre and parking and traffic accessibility requirements in Chapter 1177 are satisfied.
4. Cemeteries.
5. Public libraries, museums, art galleries, and similar public cultural uses.
6. Institutions for human medical care; hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes, homes for aged and philanthropic institutions.
7. Outdoor non-commercial recreation facilities.
8. Bed and breakfast operation, provided it shall front on a state or federal highway.
9. Home occupations not requiring exterior modifications of residential structures may be permitted provided the performance standards of Section 1173.025 are complied with in all respects.
10. Elderly housing provided that an existing non-residential structure will be utilized and there will be no exterior modifications of the existing structure. For the purposes of this paragraph 10. only, “exterior modifications” does not include modifications necessary to ensure accessibility to the building by persons with a disability nor does it include the repair of, or replacement with materials of comparable color and design of the building’s present architectural features. (Ord. 2003-024. Passed 4-15-03.)
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance:
Permitted Uses | Other Permitted Uses (except Agricultural) | |
Minimum Lot Area | 7,200 square feet | 20,000 square feet |
Minimum Lot Width | 60 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Front Yard | 30 feet | 30 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | 10 feet | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 60 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Floor Area per each Family Unit | 1100 square feet | 1100 square feet |
1 and 1 ½ Story | Sum of at least 30 feet, minimum 12 feet both sides | |
2 and 2 ½ Story | Sum of at least 35 feet, minimum 15 feet both sides | |
Minimum Rear Yard | No less than 30 feet | 40 feet |
Height | No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height and no accessory structure shall exceed one story or 15 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. | |
Hospitals: | 3 acres | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-53. Passed 7-3-01.)
1153.01 PURPOSE.
This district is established for the purpose of providing for a predominately single-family and two-family dwelling district. Density shall be approximately eleven (11) dwelling units per acre.
A. Permitted Uses
A building or lot within an R-2 District shall be used only for the following purposes:
2. Two-family dwellings.
3. Home occupation.
B. Conditional Uses
The following uses may be approved in accordance with Section 1137.04.:
1. All conditional uses listed in Section 1151.01.B., except for home occupation.
2. Barber and beauty shops provided that:
a. No more than one operator or beautician who must reside on the premises shall function as such.
b. The premises shall have a minimum of four paved off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles, in addition to required parking spaces as specified in Section 1177.08.
3. Professional offices such as those pertaining to but not limited to architecture, dentistry, engineering, law, and medicine for human care only, are permitted provided:
a. Conversion of the first floor of a large older home on a collector or arterial street as defined by the Thoroughfare Plan, is permitted. Residency is not required.
4. Conversion of large older homes to two-family dwelling units is permitted, provided:
a. Lot area shall meet two-family dwelling requirements.
b. External structural changes, other than the addition of outside stairs, shall meet yard requirements.
5. Child care facilities and nurseries having seven (7) or more children (Refer to Section 1177.022).
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance.
One-Family (1 and 1 ½; 2 and 2 ½ stories) | Two-Family | Other Permitted Uses (Except Agricultural) | |
Minimum Lot Area | 6,000 square feet | 8,000 square feet | 20,000 square feet |
Minimum Lot Width | 60 feet | 60 feet | 100 feet |
Lot Area Per Family | 6,000 square feet | 4,000 square feet | |
Minimum Front Yard | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 60 feet | 60 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Floor Area per each Family Unit | 1000 square feet | 1000 square feet | 1000 square feet |
Minimum Side Yard | |||
1 and 1 ½ Story | 10 feet | 10 feet | Sum of at least 24 feet in width, minimum of 12 feet each side |
2 and 2 ½ Story | 10 feet | 10 feet | Sum of at least 30 feet in width, minimum 14 feet each side |
Minimum Rear Yard | 30 feet | 35 feet | 50 feet |
Height | The height regulations for the R-2 District are the same as specified in the R-1 District. | ||
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-18. Passed 4-3-01. Ord. 2001-54. Passed 7-3-01.)
1155.01 PURPOSE.
This district is established for the purposes of providing a multi-family district and a small lot size for single-family housing. Also included are zero lot-line dwellings commonly used in the construction of duplexes that will have two (2) separate owners with the property line being the party wall. Density shall be approximately seventeen (17) dwelling units per acre.
A. Permitted Uses
Permitted uses in the R-3 Multiple-Family Residence District are:
2. Multiple-family units and accessory uses incidental to these uses, including the following:
a. An office as an accessory use to handle rentals and maintenance of dwelling units within the multiple-family development in which the office is located.
b. Private swimming pools for the exclusive use of residents of multiple-family development..
3. Churches and other places of religious worship.
4. Any other use deemed to be of a similar nature as those above by the Board of Zoning Appeals (Refer to Section 1137.04).
5. Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
B. Conditional Uses
The following uses may be approved in accordance with Chapter 1137.04.
1. All conditional uses listed in Section 1153.01.B.
2. Private clubs, fraternities, lodges, and meeting places for other similar organizations, not including those that are customarily conducted as a gainful business.
3. Professional offices of financial, insurance, real estate, civic, educational, religious, and philanthropic establishments or organizations.
4. Funeral homes when located only on premises that front on an officially designated State or Federal highway or on a street designated as a minor arterial or major collector in the Major Thoroughfare Plan 2.
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements:
a. When the use is a permitted use or conditional use in the R-1 District, development standards are those required in the R-1 District.
b. When the use is a permitted use or conditional use in the R-2 District, development standards are those required in the R-2 District.
c. One- and two-family dwellings: same as R-2 District (see Section 1153.01.C.
Multiple Family | Permitted Uses | Other Permitted Uses (Except Agricultural) Same as R-2 District |
Minimum Lot Area | 7,500 square feet | 20,000 square feet |
Minimum Lot width | 70 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Lot Area Per Family | 2,500 square feet | |
Minimum Front Yard | 25 feet | 25 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | ||
1 and 1 ½ Story | 10 feet | 12 feet |
2 and 2 ½ Story | 10 feet | 15 feet |
3 and 3 ½ Story | Sum of at least 25 feet, minimum 10 feet each side | |
Minimum Rear Yard | 50 feet | |
1 and 1 ½ Story | 30 feet | |
2 and 2 ½ Story | 35 feet | |
3 and 3 ½ Story | 40 feet | |
Height | No principal structure shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed two stories or 25 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. Height Modification. | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 70 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Floor Area Per Family Unit | ||
Single and Two-Family Dwellings | 900 sq. ft. | |
Apartment with Two or More Bedrooms | 800 sq. ft. | |
Apartment with One Bedroom | 650 sq. ft. | |
Efficiency Apartment | 500 sq. ft. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-57. Passed 8-7-01.)
1156.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the MHP Manufactured Home Park District is to provide for the location and regulation of manufactured home parks in order to foster their development and maintenance as an integral and stable part of the community.
A. Approval Procedure
Manufactured home parks shall be located only in the MHP District and shall be developed according to the standards and regulations referenced in this Section. The procedure to amend the Official City Zoning Map to establish the MHP District shall be that procedure for amendments specified in Chapter 1143.
B. General Standards for Manufactured Home Parks
The Planning Commission and City Council shall review the particular facts and circumstances of each proposed manufactured home park development in terms of the following standards before amending the Official City Zoning Map and establishing an MHP District:
1. The proposed park will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, drainage, refuse disposal, schools, police and fire protection, or that persons involved in the establishment of the park will provide such services adequately.
2. The vehicular approaches to the proposed park property will be so designed as not to create traffic interference or congestion on the surrounding public streets or roads.
3. The establishment of the proposed park will not be demonstrably detrimental to the value of the surrounding properties or the character of the adjacent neighborhood.
4. The establishment of the proposed park will not result in the damage, destruction, or loss of any natural, scenic, or historic features of major importance.
5. The establishment of the proposed park is in general conformance with the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan.
C. Manufactured Home Park Requirements
All manufactured home parks shall comply with the requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701 promulgated by the Ohio Public Health Council in accordance with Chapter 3733 of the Ohio Revised Code.
D. Application for Manufactured Home Park Approval
A written application shall be filed with the Chairperson of the Planning Commission. At a minimum, the application shall contain the following information:
1. Name, address, and phone number of applicant.
2. Legal description of property.
3. Present use.
4. Present zoning district.
5. Proposed zoning district.
6. A plan, at a scale approved by the Commission, showing the location and dimension of streets and other roadway; lots, typical for improvements; areas for recreation, storage and off- or on-street parking; buffering, screening or fencing; provisions for garbage and trash removal; location of utilities including street lighting, pedestrian walkways, and such other things the Commission deems necessary.
E. Permitted Uses
1. Manufactured home parks
2. Sale of manufactured homes or retail sales related to manufactured home parks.
F. Conditional Uses
1. Mini-warehouses, public and private.
G. Enlargement of Pre-Existing Manufactured Home Parks
Any manufactured home park that is non-conforming in any manner shall not be enlarged or expanded unless authorization to do so is obtained from the Planning Commission and any such authorization shall be granted only if all of the following provisions are complied with:
1. The enlarged or expanded portion of the mobile home park shall be developed in full compliance with all development standards and other requirements inclusive of this Ordinance.
2. If the existing portion of an MHP District is redeveloped, it shall be developed according to this Zoning Code.
1158.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the B-1 Local Business District is to encourage the establishment of areas for convenience business uses which tend to meet the daily or weekly needs of the residents of an immediate neighborhood, and to provide a lower-intensity of use for the general public. This District will not include activities characterized by major purchase items or goods or services which are oriented to a City-wide or highway-attracted clientele. Such districts shall be located with access to a collector thoroughfare as specified in the Major Thoroughfare Plan. Marginal strip development shall be prohibited.
A. Permitted Uses
1. All permitted uses listed in Section 1155.01.A. Any use permitted and as regulated in the residential district adjoining the B-1 District. If there are two or more different adjoining districts, the regulations for the least restrictive shall apply.
2. Bakery, barber and beauty shops, drug store, dry cleaning and laundry agency, self-service laundries, florist, gift shop, delicatessen, meat market, shoe repair shops, fabric shops, tailor, and dressmaker.
3. Dairy or limited grocery store. Buildings shall not exceed one thousand six hundred square feet (1,600 sf) per floor.
4. Business and professional offices.
5. Restaurants, taverns, ice cream parlors, not including entertainment or dance halls, or drive-in restaurants.
6. Any other retail business or service establishment determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses, not including those which are first permitted or are not permitted in the B-2 District.
7. Institutions for human medical care; hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes, homes for the aged and philanthropic institutions.
8. Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.
9. Banks and similar financial institutions together with drive-up facilities. (Ord. 2022-042. Passed 12-6-22.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. Restaurants with drive-in or drive-through.
2. Dance halls.
3. Beer and wine carry-out.
4. Automobile service stations (not automobile repair as defined in Section 1189.01(10)).
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in the Zoning Ordinance.
Permitted and Conditional Uses | ||
Residential | Non-Residential | |
Minimum Lot Area | As stipulated in Sections 1151.01A., 1153.01A., or 1155.01A., depending upon the dwelling unit. | None |
Minimum Lot Width | No minimum | |
Minimum Front Yard | 15 feet | |
Minimum Side Yard | 10 feet | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet | |
Minimum Rear Yard | 10 feet except when adjoining R District then no less than 20 feet. | |
Height | No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 30 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-58. Passed 8-7-01; Ord. 2022-043. Passed 12-6-22.)
1159.01 PURPOSE.
The B-2 Downtown Business District is established to provide and encourage further expansion and renewal in the historical core business area of the community. A variety of business, institutional, public, cultural, and other related uses are encouraged in an effort to provide the mix of activities necessary to establish urban character.
A. Permitted Uses
1. All permitted uses listed in Section 1158.01.A.
2. Art or antique stores, interior decorating shops, furniture and appliance stores, music stores, travel agencies, department stores, variety and discount stores, jewelry stores, dry goods and apparel stores, mail order houses.
3. Commercial art, photographic, music, dancing, radio and television broadcasting.
4. Job printing and newspaper publishing.
5. Theaters.
6. Brewpubs and microbreweries.
7. Off-street parking lot, deck, or garage.
8. Any other retail business or service establishment or use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses, but not including any use first permitted or which is not permitted in the B-3 District.
(Ord. 2022.042. Passed 12-6-22.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. Billiard parlors, pool halls, bowling alleys, and similar establishments (coin operated machines, pinballs, etc.), but not including skill-based amusement machine businesses as defined in Section 1189.01(132a).
(Ord. 10-006. Passed 3-16-10.)
2. Automobile service stations (not automobile repair as defined in Section 1189.01(10)).
(Ord. 2001-59. Passed 8-7-01.)
3. Hotels and motels.
(Ord. 2013-064. Passed 12-17-13.)
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided herein:
Residential Uses | As stipulated in Sections 1151.01A., 1153.01A., or 1155.01A., depending upon the dwelling unit. |
Commercial Uses | |
Height: | No principal structure shall exceed a height greater than twice the distance from the center line of the street on which it abuts. In the case of a corner property abutting two (2) streets of different right-of-way widths, the greater of the two (2) widths shall govern. |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2022-043. Passed 12-6-22.)
1160.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Outlying Business District is to encourage the establishment of business and commercial uses compatible with adjoining residential areas in the developing outlying areas of the City of Norwalk.
A. Permitted Uses
1. All permitted uses listed in Section 1159.01.A.
2. The principal permitted business uses of the Outlying Business District shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building and shall include the following:
a. Any use permitted in the B-2 District excluding an off-street parking lot, deck, or garage.
b. Food and food services, including supermarkets, delicatessens, bakeries, restaurants, sandwich shops, specialty food, but not including drive-in restaurants.
c. General merchandise and apparel, including department stores.
d. Furniture and home furnishings.
e. Other retail, including hardware, automotive supply, paint and wallpaper, music and records, drugstores, and sporting goods.
f. Service facilities including banks, savings and loans, beauty and barber shops, and travel agencies.
g. Storage buildings.
h. Carpenter, electrical, plumbing, paint, heating shops, furniture upholstering, and similar enterprises, not including contractor's yards.
i. Printing, publishing, sheet metal shops, sign painting shops, and other commercial advertising.
B. Conditional Uses
The following conditionally permitted uses of the Outlying Business District, are hereby established:
1. Restaurants with drive-in or drive-through.
2. Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics. Exercise areas shall be enclosed on four (4) sides by unpierced fence or wall at least five feet (5') in height.
3. Indoor commercial and non-commercial recreation facilities.
4. Hotels and motels.
5. Automotive service stations not including repair.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
(Ord. 2001-04. Passed 1-16-01.)
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided herein.
Permitted and Conditional Uses | ||
Residential | Non-Residential | |
Minimum Lot Area | As stipulated in Sections 1151.01A., 1153.01A., or 1155.01A., depending upon the dwelling unit. | None |
Minimum Lot Width | None | |
Minimum Front Yard | None | |
Minimum Side Yard | 25 feet | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet | |
Minimum Rear Yard | ||
1 Story | 20 feet | |
2 Story | 30 feet | |
3 Story | 40 feet | |
Height | No principal or accessory structures shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-60. Passed 8-7-01; Ord. 2022-043. Passed 12-6-22.)
1161.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the General Business District is to encourage the establishment of business uses to meet the needs of a regional market area. Shopping centers and large space users should be the predominant building approach. General Business Districts shall be located on most arterial thoroughfares as specified in the Major Thoroughfare Plan. This District will be closely associated with major interchange areas along limited access highways and primary thoroughfares in the City.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
A. Permitted Uses
1. All permitted uses listed in Section 1160.01.A.
2. Hotels and motels.
3. Restaurants with or without drive-in or drive-through.
4. Service stations and automobile repair garages.
5. Car washes.
6. Convenience stores.
7. General service and repair establishments.
8. Supermarkets and shopping centers.
9. Monument works.
10. Indoor commercial and non-commercial recreational facilities.
11. Automotive, boat, trailer, farm implement, recreational vehicle, and manufactured home sales and services.
12. Carpenter, electrical, plumbing, paint, heating shops, furniture upholstering, and similar enterprises, not including contractor's yards.
13. Printing, publishing, sheet metal shops, sign painting shops, and other commercial advertising.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
14. Tattoo parlor.
(Ord. 2004-002. Passed 1-20-04.)
(Ord. 2004-002. Passed 1-20-04.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. Animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, etc. Exercise runs shall be enclosed on four (4) sides by unpierced fence or wall at least five feet (5') in height.
2. Building materials, sales yard, and lumber yards, including mill work when within a completely enclosed building. Storage yards related to this use shall be enclosed with fencing (Refer to Section 1173.016).
3. Building material yards, storage and sales of grain, livestock feed, or fuel, including storage of vehicles; provided such uses are conducted either:
a. Within a completely enclosed building or buildings. Except for storage of vehicles, each building shall be at least one hundred feet (100') from any R Districts, unless such building has no openings other than stationary windows and required fire exits within such distance, but not within fifty feet (50') of any R Districts in any case.
b. Within an area completely enclosed on all sides with a solid wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than six feet (6') high, but not within two hundred feet (200') of any R District; provided further that all storage yards related to the uses in this subsection shall be enclosed.
4. Drive-in theaters, provided the screen shall be so located as not to be visible from adjacent streets or highways and such screen shall be set back not less than two hundred feet (200') from the established right-of-way line of any such street or highway.
5. Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses listed in this Section, but not including any use which is first permitted in the M-1 District or which is prohibited in the M-1 District.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
(Ord. 2001-04. Passed 1-16-01.)
C. Development Standards
1. Lot area, frontage, and yard requirements:
The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided herein:
Permitted and Conditional Uses | ||
Residential | Non-Residential | |
Minimum Lot Area | As stipulated in Sections 1151.01A., 1153.01A., or 1155.01A., depending upon the dwelling unit. | None |
Minimum Lot Width | None | |
Minimum Front Yard | None | |
Minimum Side Yard | 25 feet. | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet | |
Minimum Rear Yard | ||
1 Story | 20 feet | |
2 Story | 30 feet | |
3 Story | 40 feet | |
Height | No principal or accessory structures shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-61. Passed 8-7-01; Ord. 2022-043. Passed 12-6-22.)
1162.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the MB District is to provide a mixture of manufacturing and business uses, which are the result of past use of lands and buildings in a particular area that are not compatible with the designation of either M-1 or B-3 classifications. Residential uses are permitted in an MB District.
A. Permitted Uses
B. Conditional Uses
1. Those conditional uses listed in Section 1161.01.B.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements:
The following minimum requirements shall be observed, excep as otherwise provided herein:
Permitted and Conditional Uses | ||
Residential | Non-Residential | |
Minimum Lot Area | As stipulated in Sections1151.01A., 1153.01A., or 1155.01A., depending upon the dwelling unit. | None |
Minimum Lot Width | None | |
Minimum Front Yard | None | |
Minimum Side Yard | 25 feet | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet | |
Minimum Rear Yard | ||
1 story | 20 feet | |
2 story | 30 feet | |
3 story | 40 feet | |
Height | No principal or accessory structures shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-62. Passed 8-7-01; Ord. 2022-043. Passed 12-6-22.)
1163.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the M-1 District is to encourage the development of manufacturing, wholesale business establishments and research activities which are clean, quiet, and free of hazardous or objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, or glare, and operate entirely within enclosed structures and generate little industrial traffic. This district is further designed to act as a transitional use between heavy manufacturing uses and other less intense business uses.
A. Permitted Uses
1. Manufacturing and processing.
a. Bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, canning, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, and food products.
b. Products from the following previously prepared materials: canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, metal, shell, textiles, tobacco, wax, wood where saw and planing mills are employed within a completely enclosed building, barns.
c. Pottery and figurines using previously pulverized clay.
d. Musical instruments, toys, novelties, small rubber products.
e. Electrical equipment, materials, parts, instruments, devices, television sets, radios, and phonographs.
f. Light sheet metal products including heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, upholstering, wood products, and other similar establishments.
g. Electrical, gas, and household appliances.
h. Laboratories, research and development, or testing, provided no operation shall be conducted or equipment used which would create hazards, noxious or offensive conditions.
2. The following uses provided no part of a building occupied by such uses shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required fire exits within two hundred feet (200') of any R District.
a. Welding shops, machine shops, cooperage works, and other metal working shops.
b. Foundry casting lightweight non-ferrous metals or electric foundry not causing noxious fumes and odors.
c. Ice manufacturing and cold storage plant, creamery, and bottling plant.
3. Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.
4. Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the above uses listed in this Section, but not including any use first permitted or prohibited in the M-2 District.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
6. Agricultural uses to include nurseries, greenhouses, and general farming but not including animal or poultry husbandry or kennels and provided that any lot in such use shall be not less than five (5) acres in area. (Ord. 2015-039. Passed 10-20-15.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. The following uses when conducted no closer than three hundred feet (300') from any R District and shall be enclosed on all sides with a minimum six foot (6') fence.
a. Flammable liquids. Bulk station underground storage only.
b. Contractor's and equipment storage yards. Building materials sales yards including concrete mixing, lumber yards, including millwork and open yards for storage, and sale of feed.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
(Ord. 2001-04. Passed 1-16-01.)
C. Required Conditions
1. Enclosed Buildings. All businesses, services, or processing under Section 1163.01.A. shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for the sale of automobile fuel, lubricants, and fluids at service stations, loading and unloading operations, parking, the outdoor display or storage of vehicles, materials, and equipment and the uses specified in Section 1163.01.B.
(Ord. 2001-93. Passed 9-18-01.)
2. Night Operation. No building customarily used for night operation shall have any openings other than stationary windows or required exits within two hundred feet (200') of any R Districts; any space used for loading or unloading commercial vehicles in connection with such an operation shall not be within two hundred feet (200') of any R District. (Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
D. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided herein:
Permitted and Conditional Uses | |
Minimum Lot Area | None |
Minimum Lot Width | None |
Minimum Front Yard | 25 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | 25 feet |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet |
Minimum Rear Yard: | |
1 Story | 30 feet |
2 Story | 40 feet |
3 Story | 50 feet |
Height | Five feet more for each additional story within 200 feet of any R District, no structure shall exceed 50 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-63. Passed 8-7-01.)
1165.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the M-2 District is to encourage the development of major manufacturing, processing, warehousing, major research and testing operations. These activities require extensive community facilities and reasonable access to arterial thoroughfares.
A. Permitted Uses
1. All permitted uses listed in Section 1163.01.A.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
2. Adult entertainment businesses (see Section 1173.019), and skill- based amusement machine businesses.
(Ord. 10-006. Passed 3-16-10.)
3. Manufacturing and Processing. Provided that these establishments comply with the performance standards in Chapter 1173.
a. Automobile assembly, food processing and packaging, breweries and liquor distilleries, forge and foundry work, warehousing.
b. Trucking terminals and freight stations.
4. The following uses when conducted no closer than three hundred feet (300') from any R District.
a. Ammonia, chlorine, or bleaching powder manufacture.
b. Charcoal and fuel briquette manufacture.
c. Cellulose, pyroxylin.
d. Crematory.
e. Creosote manufacture or treatment.
f. Rubber manufacturing or treatment from crude or scrap materials.
g. Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the uses in this subsection. (Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
5. Internet Sweepstakes Cafes, subject to Chapter 1174.
6. Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2011-021. Passed 5-17-11.)
B. Conditional Uses
1. Junk yards and automotive wrecking.
2. Smelting of ferrous or non-ferrous ores.
3. Steel manufacturing.
4. Storage, drying, and cleaning of iron, junk, rags, glass, cloth, paper, or clipping, including refining, baling, wool pulling, and scouring.
5. Any other use deemed to be which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be of the same general character as the uses listed in this Section.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
(Ord. 2001-04. Passed 1-16-01.)
C. Prohibited Uses
The following uses are expressly prohibited:
1. Acid manufacture.
2. Asphalt, cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster manufacture.
3. Explosives, manufacture, or storage.
4. Dry fertilizer, compost, manufacture, or storage.
5. Fish curing, smoking, or packing, fish oil manufacture.
6. Garbage, dead animals, refuse, rancid fats, or chemicals; incineration, reduction, or storage.
7. Glue manufacture, size, or gelatin where processes include refining and recovery, or products from fish, animal refuse, or offal.
8. Hog farm.
9. Animal stockyards, feed yards, or slaughtering.
10. Storage, curing, or tanning of hides or skins.
11. Distillation of coal, petroleum, refuse, grain, wood, or bones, except in the manufacture of gas.
12. Petroleum or flammable liquids production, refining, and storage above ground (not in excess of 100 gallons).
13. Natural gas, generation, or storage for heating and other uses.
14. Nuclear material storage.
15. Carbon black, graphite, lamp black.
D. Required Conditions
1. Enclosed Buildings. All businesses, services, or processing under Section 1165.01.A. shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for the sale of automobile fuel, lubricants, and fluids at service stations, loading and unloading operations, parking, the outdoor display or storage of vehicles, materials and equipment, and flammable liquids.
2. Night Operation. No building customarily used for night operation shall have any opening other than stationary windows or required exits within two hundred feet (200') of any R Districts; any space used for loading or unloading commercial vehicles in connection with such an operation shall not be within one hundred feet (100') of any R District.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
E. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed, except as otherwise provided herein.
Permitted and Conditional Uses | |
Minimum Lot Area | None |
Minimum Lot Width | None |
Minimum Front Yard | 25 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | 25 feet |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 200 feet |
Minimum Rear Yard | |
1 Story | 30 feet |
2 story | 40 feet |
3 Story | 50 feet |
Height | Five additional feet for each additional story within 200 feet of any R District, no structure shall exceed 50 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-64. Passed 8-7-01.)
1167.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Planned Unit Development District (PUD) is to achieve, to the greatest possible degree, land development that is responsive to the natural and environmental assets and liabilities of a given site. The PUD provides an alternative zoning category that is intended to encourage imaginative design of development. The PUD should be a well-integrated development in terms of major design elements such as roads, drainage systems, utilities, and open space. The PUD allows greater design flexibility so that natural features may be protected and development concentrated in an innovative and efficient manner.
A. General Requirements and PUD District Designation
Subsequent to the approval of the City Council, the designation of PUD may be applied to any existing zoning district, with the limitations described herein. There are two (2) types of PUDs:
1. A PUD may be a predominantly residential development and, in which case, is referred to as a PUD-RS. A PUD-RS may only be applied to an existing residential district. The tract of land proposed to be developed as a PUD-RS must be owned, leased, or controlled by one (1) person or single entity and must be at least five (5) contiguous acres in size.
2. A PUD may also be a mixed use development referred to as a PUD- MX. A PUD-MX may be applied to any existing non-residential zoning district. The tract of land proposed to be developed as a PUD-MX must be owned, leased, or controlled by one (1) person or single entity and must be at least five (5) contiguous acres in size.
Upon the approval of the final development plan according to this Chapter, the Official City Zoning Map shall be amended to designate the property “PUD-RS” or “PUD-MX.”
B. Permitted Uses
The permitted uses in both the PUD-RS and PUD-MX district are as set forth below:
1. Permitted Uses - PUD-RS
An applicant may propose to include any mixture of permitted or conditional uses in any existing residential district. As well, land uses which are allowed as a permitted use in the G-3 District are allowed in the PUD-RS provided that not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the net acres in the development is devoted to non-residential uses.
2. Permitted Uses - PUD-MX
An applicant may propose to include any mixture of non-residential land uses in a proposed PUD-MX development, provided that at least sixty percent (60%) of the net acres in the development are devoted to uses permitted in the district(s) applying to the property at the time of application.
C. General Development Standards
The following standards represent broad parameters under which all PUD developments must be designed:
1. Central Water and Sewer Facilities
All structures in developments approved as a PUD must be served by underground utilities, including central or public water and sewer facilities, and telephone and electrical systems. Appurtenances to these systems which can be effectively screened may be excepted from this requirement if the City finds that such exemption will not violate the intent or character of the proposed PUD.
2. Development Layout and Design
The design and layout of all PUD’s shall display excellence in design by properly considering significant site features, such as topography, natural drainage patterns, roadway access and circulation, surrounding land uses, and general public welfare to result in desirable land development. Attractive landscaped buffers shall be provided between incompatible land uses and activities. A diversification of lot sizes, lot widths, and building setbacks to allow for a variety of structural design is encouraged.
3. Front, Side, and Rear Setback Standards for Perimeter Lots
All lots that are located along the perimeter of the PUD shall have minimum front, side, and rear setbacks equal to those that would normally be specified in the zoning district prevailing at the time of application for PUD approval or twenty-five feet (25'), whichever is greater.
4. Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
For all land uses located within the PUD, the parking and loading standards contained in Chapter 1177 shall be applied.
5. Height Requirements
For each foot of building height over the maximum height regulations specified in the zoning use for which that use is permitted, the distance between such buildings and the side and rear property line of the PUD project area shall be increased by a one-foot addition to the side and rear yard required in the districts.
6. Minimum Lot Sizes
Lot area per dwelling unit may be reduced by not more than twenty percent (20%) of the minimum lot area required in the Zoning Ordinance. The developer shall show, in order for an increase in density to be allowed, that such excess can be absorbed by existing utilities and would not result in an overload of the existing utilities. Land saved through the application of a higher density shall be used for common open space and recreational facilities.
D. Residential (PUD-RS) Development Standards
In addition to the general development standards described in Section 1167.01.C. above, residential PUD’s shall meet the following development standards:
1. Clustering Residential Development and Required Open Space
Clustering residential density is encouraged to provide required common open space. A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the land developed for residential purposes in a PUD-RS project shall be reserved for common open space and recreation facilities for the residents or users of the area being developed. This required amount of common open space shall be established as common open space under one (1) ownership and provision shall be established for maintenance and care. The legal articles relating to any organization of property owners in the development charged with such open space maintenance shall be submitted to the City. The City Council may require as a condition of final approval, any evidence deemed necessary to document that the required common space will remain in its stated condition as long as the development exists (including such as legal documents, deed restrictions, conservation easements, etc.).
2. Clustering Residential Density
To achieve a clustering of residential density and to provide for the required common open space, the lot area requirements for residential land uses may be reduced from the densities required under the district(s) applying to the property at the time of application, by up to twenty percent (20%). The lot width and yard requirements for residential lots may also be reduced as needed to accommodate a variety of structural patterns, clustering designs, and housing types.
3. Residential Dwelling Types
Along with clustering residential density, a PUD-RS may include a mixture of dwelling types, including single-family detached dwellings, two-family units, zero lot-line units, and multiple-family units, provided the maximum densities defined in each existing zoning classification is not exceeded.
E. General PUD Approval Procedure
The applicant for a PUD is encouraged to informally present conceptual or preliminary plans to both the Planning Commission and City Council for review, prior to extensive engineering and formal submission of a final development plan. Property proposed to be developed as a PUD must be rezoned to PUD and the decision to approve a final development plan and to rezone a property to PUD are done concurrently.
The procedure set forth in the Subdivision Regulations for the adoption of a major subdivision shall apply to the adoption of a PUD District, unless the Subdivision Regulations by their nature would be clearly inapplicable. Where there is a conflict between the Subdivision Regulations and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall apply.
F. Final Plan
The applicant for a PUD shall submit ten (10) copies of the proposed Final Plan to the Zoning Inspector along with the required application fee. The final plan shall include the following:
1. The specific description of permitted, conditionally permitted, and accessory uses to be allowed in each area of the development.
2. A copy of proposed deed restrictions.
3. The final plan shall be drawn to illustrate:
a. A survey and legal description of the proposed development site showing dimensions and bearings of the property lines; area in acres, topography (at two foot [2'] contour intervals); and existing features of the development site, including major wooded areas, streets, easements, utility lines, and existing land uses.
b. The location and dimensions of all lots, setbacks, and building envelopes.
c. Conceptual drawings of sewer and water facilities as well as street and drainage systems.
d. A table indicating acreage devoted to various development types.
4. Landscaping plan for all buffers and other common areas.
5. Architectural guidelines to apply throughout the development.
6. The proposed names of all interior streets proposed for the development.
7. Layout and dimensions of all parking and loading areas along with an indication of what they are to be built to serve.
8. A description of the expected timing of the development.
In addition to the above, the City Council may require additional information, including environmental impact studies and archaeological surveys prepared by appropriate professionals to document the impacts of the development and to address potential mitigation measures. The applicant shall be responsible for reasonable expenses incurred by the City in reviewing final development plans. Such expenses are beyond application fees established by the City and may include professional service fees such as legal expenses or fees from other professionals, such as engineers, landscape architects, planners, or environmental scientists incurred in connection with reviewing the plans submitted.
G. Final Plan and Rezoning Approval Procedure Process
The decision to rezone land to PUD and to approve the final plan are accomplished concurrently. All PUD final plan submissions are deemed to be an application for amendment to the Zoning Code according to Chapter 1143. All procedures (Planning Commission Review, public hearings and action by the Council), therein, shall be followed in considering an application for a rezoning of the land in question to PUD. Upon approval of such plan and rezoning, the Official City Zoning map shall be amended to designate the project area as “PUD-RS” or “PUD-MX.” Thereafter, with the concurrent approval of the rezoning and final plan pursuant to the criteria stated in Section I, all development restrictions and conditions described in the final plan shall become official requirements of the PUD.
H. Criteria of Approval - Final Plan
The Planning Commission and City Council shall review the proposed Final Plan according to the following criteria:
1. That the proposed document is in conformity with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. That the proposed development advances the general health, safety, and morals of the City.
3. That each individual unit of the development, as well as the total development, can exist as an independent unit capable of creating an environment of sustained desirability and stability, or that adequate assurance will be provided that such objectives will be attained; the uses proposed will not be detrimental to present and potential surrounding uses but will have a beneficial effect which could not be achieved under standard district regulations.
4. That the interior road system, proposed parking, and any off-site improvements are suitable and adequate to carry anticipated traffic generated by and within the proposed development.
5. That any exception from standard district requirements can be warranted by design and other amenities incorporated in the final development plan, according to these PUD requirements.
6. That the area surrounding said development can be planned and zoned in coordination and substantial compatibility with the proposed development.
7. That the existing and proposed utilities, including water and sewer service and drainage plan, will be adequate for the population densities and non-residential uses proposed in the PUD.
8. That the proposed development can be initiated within two (2) years from the date of approval.
9. That any proposed commercial development can be economically justified at the locations proposed.
I. Expiration and Extension of Approval Period
1. The approval of a final development plan for a Planned Unit Development District shall be for a period not to exceed two (2) years to allow for preparation and recording of the required subdivision plat and the development of the project. If no construction has begun within two (2) years after approval is granted, the approved final development plan shall be void and the land shall revert to the district regulations in which it is located. An extension of the time limit or modification of the approved final development plan may be approved by ordinance if the Planning Commission and City Council find that such extension or modification is not in conflict with the public interest.
2. No zoning amendment passed during the time period granted for the approved final development plan shall in any way affect the terms under which approval of the Planned Unit Development was granted.
J. Amendment (Changes)
After the final development plan has been approved by the City Council, adjustments or rearrangements of buildings, parking areas, entrances, heights, or yards may be requested by the proponents. Minor changes, as defined herein, are allowed provided such requests conform to the standards established by the final development plan and this Ordinance. A minor change shall require approval by the Planning Commission and shall include the following:
1. Adjustments to the size and location of buildings, swimming pools, and other on-site structures provided:
a. They do not result in an increase in the number of housing units approved in the final plan.
b. They do not encroach materially into the established setback areas.
c. They do not create a larger building mass either through an increase in their height or length that would magnify their effect on the adjoining areas.
2. Alterations to the proposed drives and/or parking areas if they do not encroach into building areas or specified recreation areas.
3. Adjustments in the size and location of development identification signs.
A major change is any change that does not meet the criteria above and in addition, is one which would constitute a significant alteration in the basic plan design or result in a use different from those originally intended. A major change shall require submittal of a final plan as defined in Section 1167.01.G. of that portion or the development proposed to undergo a major change.
K. Penalty
No person shall violate any provision of this chapter or fail to comply with any provisions or requirements of an adopted Planned Unit Development. The City may enforce the provisions of this chapter or the requirements or provisions of an adopted Planned Unit Development by statutory requirements or provisions of an adopted Planned Unit Development by statutory requirements, mandamus injunction, or mandatory injunction. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100). Each day an offense continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
1168.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this district is to provide for and encourage the development of land, for multi-modal transportation uses and to promote the development of appropriate land uses which would complement transportation development and expansion of Norwalk to surrounding areas. The primary use of land within this district shall be business directly related to transportation.
A. Permitted Uses
1. Passenger bus, taxi or coach depots and termini (i.e. limousines, greyhound bus).
2. Air passenger buildings and aircraft hangars.
3. Air maintenance and repair installations, when conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, and aircraft parking facilities.
4. Air control and weather facilities.
5. Heliport facilities and/or helipad(s).
6. Logistics depots and distribution centers.
7. Light rail terminals used in the transport of packaged goods and people
8. Facilities that provide refueling, parking and other services to motorists and truck drivers.
9. Automobile repair garages.
10. Storage buildings.
11. Accessory uses as regulated by Chapter 1173.
12. Automobile parking spaces and loading areas in conjunction with another permitted use, as regulated by Chapter 351.
B. Conditional Uses
1. Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals and, in the case of land over which the Huron County Airport Authority has authority under the Revised Code, the Huron County Airport Authority to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses listed in this Section.
(Ord. 2018-011. Passed 4-3-18.)
1168.02 AREA, HEIGHT AND SETBACK REGULATIONS.
A. Maximum building height. Five feet more for each additional story within 200 feet of any R-District, no structure shall exceed 50 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08.
B. Minimum yard requirements.
1. Front yard setback: 25 feet
2. Side and rear yard setbacks: Shall be equal to or exceed the average height of the various heights of the building masses. All side and rear yards abutting a residential district shall be provided with an open space of at least 100 feet in width. An eight-foot high obscuring fence or otherwise approved screening shall be provided along those side and rear lot lines abutting a residential district.
(Ord. 2018-011. Passed 4-3-18.)
1168.03 NON-APPLICATION OF NOISE ORDINANCES.
1168.04 NON-LAYERING DISTRICT.
Due to the nature of the businesses permitted in this zoning district, other zoning district uses shall not be permitted within this zoning district without approval as described in 1168.02B.
(Ord. 2018-011. Passed 4-3-18.)
1169.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this district is to provide for and encourage the development of land, for commercial amusement and leisure uses and to promote the development of appropriate land uses which would complement commercial amusement development and expansion of Norwalk to surrounding areas. The primary use of land within this district shall be business directly related to commercial amusement and leisure.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Paved and/or unpaved indoor and/or outdoor racetracks including dragstrips, oval tracks, figure-8 tracks, go-kart tracks and any other track or off-road course used for the racing of motor vehicles and bicycles.
2. The following amusement establishments, whether open or enclosed:
a. Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds and other similar open midway amusement attractions;
b. Wax museums, haunted houses and other semi-enclosed or enclosed midway amusement attractions;
c. Open booths with games of skill or chance, including shooting galleries and penny arcades;
d. Public dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys, assembly and meeting halls, indoor theatres;
e. Golf courses, miniature golf course, golf driving ranges;
f. Arenas, auditoriums, amphitheaters;
g. Water parks, splash pads and/or any other water based attractions, with accessory bath houses and locker rooms;
3. The following businesses whether open or enclosed:
a. Motels, hotels, taverns, ice cream parlors, restaurants;
b. Sale of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;
c. Sale of foods, gifts, sporting equipment and similar goods.
4. Drive-in theatres providing the screen shall be so located as not to be visible from adjacent streets or highways with a minimum screen set-back of not less than two hundred (200) feet from the established right-of-way of any street or highway.
5. Automotive service stations not including repair, and car washes.
6. Off-street parking lot, deck or garage.
7. Storage buildings.
8. Living quarters for caretakers, maintenance facilities and other accessory uses customarily incident to a permitted main use, providing that such uses have no injurious effect on any adjoining residential district.
9. Climbing walls, zip line course, rope courses, indoor trampoline courses;
10. Zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens;
11. Hot air balloon rides;
12. Accessory uses as regulated by Chapter 1173.
13. Automobile parking spaces and loading areas in conjunction with another permitted use, as regulated by Chapter 351.
14. Any use permitted in Chapter 1168.
B. Conditional Uses.
1. Any other use which is determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals and/or the Huron County Airport Authority to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses listed in this section.
(Ord. 2018-012. Passed 4-3-18.)
1169.02 AREA, HEIGHT AND SETBACK REGULATIONS.
A. Maximum Building Height. Five feet more for each additional story within 200 feet of any R-District, no structure shall exceed 50 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08.
B. Minimum Yard Requirements.
1. Front yard setback: 50 feet.
2. Side and rear yard setbacks: Shall be equal to or exceed the average height of the various heights of the building masses. All side and rear yards abutting a residential district shall be provided with an open space of at least 125 feet in width. An eight-foot high obscuring fence or otherwise approved screening shall be provided along those side and rear lot lines abutting a residential district.
(Ord. 2018-012. Passed 4-3-18.)