Port Clinton City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1143
Minimum Dimensional Requirements
1143.01 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DWELLINGS.
The following chart establishes minimum dimensional requirements for dwellings by districts:
District | Minimum Lot Area Per Unit (sq. ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (ft.) | Minimum Front Yard (ft.) | Minimum Rear Yard (ft.) | Minimum Side Yard (on each side) (ft.) | Maximum Building Height (ft.) |
R-1 |
8800 |
80 |
40 |
25 |
10 |
25 |
R-3 One-Family |
7200 |
50 |
35 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
Two-Family |
5000 |
50 |
35 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
R-4 One-Family |
7200 |
50 |
35 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
Two-Family |
5000 |
50 |
35 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
Multi-Familu | To be decided by the Planning Commission upon submittal of detailed site plans by the developer. | |||||
**For existing lots, see conditions prescribed in Section 1141.06.
**Residential uses located on any non-residentially zoned parcel shall conform to
the R-4 zoning standards. (See accessory uses)
(Ord. 29-21. Passed 12-28-21.)
1143.02 MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
A lot on which one of the following uses is located may not be smaller in area than the area prescribed as follows:
Use | Minimum Lot Area |
Airport |
150 acres |
Cemetery or crematory |
20 acres |
Commercial greenhouse |
25,000 square feet |
Hospital |
5 acres |
Industrial park |
15 acres |
Child care center |
110 square feet per child |
Stadium, coliseum, etc. |
5 acres |
Professional Business District |
7,200 square feet |
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.03 MINIMUM LOT DEPTH FOR DWELLINGS.
No lot for residential purposes shall be less than 110 feet in depth.
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.04 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE.
No lot in any of the following districts shall exceed the following percentages of lot coverage. This percent shall include both the principal building and any accessory building.
District | Maximum Percent Coverage |
R-1 |
25 |
R-3 |
40 |
R-4 |
40 |
LB |
60 |
GB |
60 |
AB |
60 |
CB |
85 |
WB |
60 |
M-1 |
75 |
M-2 |
75 |
PB |
40 |
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.05 MINIMUM SETBACKS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
District | Front Yard (ft.) | Rear Yard (ft.) | Side Yard (ft.) | Building Height (ft.) |
LB | 35** | 25 | 10* | 35 |
GB | 15** | 15 | 10* | 60 |
CB | 0** | 15 | 10* | 60 |
AB | 35** | 15 | 10* | 60 |
WB | 35** | 0 | 10* | 60 |
M-1 | 35** | 15 | 25* | 60 |
M-2 | 35** | 15 | 25* | 100 |
PB | 35 | 25 | 5 | 35 |
*Only required when adjacent to any residential use or district.
**For existing lots, see conditions prescribed in Section 1141.06.
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.06 SPECIFIC SETBACKS.
(a) In addition to the setbacks required in this chapter, the following uses shall require respective setbacks as shown below.
Use | Front (ft.) | Side (ft.) | Rear (ft.) |
Bottled gas storage & distribution |
300 |
300 |
300 |
Crematory |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Child care center |
35 |
20 |
15 |
Travel trailer park & manufactured home park |
40 |
40 |
40 |
Petroleum products storage |
200 |
200 |
200 |
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.07 FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR DWELLINGS.
The following chart sets forth required minimum floor area in square feet. The calculation of floor area shall only include those areas used for living purposes. Garages, carports, porches, patios and basements shall be excluded from such calculation:
District | Story | Single-Family (Sq. Ft.) | Two-Family (Sq. Ft.) | Multi-Family (First 3 families) (Sq. Ft.) | Multi-Family (Each additional family over 3) (Sq. Ft.) |
R-1 | 1 | 1,000 | |||
over 1 | 1,250 | ||||
R-3 | 1 | 800 | 1,600 | ||
over 1 | 1,100 | 1,750 | |||
R-4 | 1 | 800 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 400 |
over 1 | 1,100 | 1,750 | 2,050 | 300 |
(Ord. 18-90. Passed 6-26-90.)
1143.08 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) Any business or industrial use that has any side yard between buildings shall have a side yard of at least ten feet.
(b) All units of linear measurement herein shall be feet and the numerical references in Section 1143.07 shall be square feet.
(c) All nonresidential lots shall have a minimum width of fifty feet, a minimum depth of 110 feet, and a minimum area of 5,500 square feet, except as otherwise specified in Section 1143.02.
(d) Corner and double frontage lots shall comply with the minimum front yard depths on both streets.
(e) Lots located at the intersection of a street right-of-way and alley shall not be considered corner lots and the alley side of the lot shall meet the side yard setback requirement of the zoning district in which it is located.
(Ord. 29-21. Passed 12-28-21.)