Sebring City Zoning Code
TITLE NINE
Supplemental Regulations
1161.01 NONCONFORMING USES.
(a) The lawful use of a building or land existing at the time of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance may be continued although such use does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is maintained, and an existing nonconforming use may be extended throughout a building, providing no structural alterations are made. An existing nonconforming use of a building or premises may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same or a higher classification but no building or premises in which a nonconforming use has been changed to a more restricted use shall again be devoted to the less restricted use.
(b) Any nonconforming building or structure damaged by fire, explosion, flood or act of God may be reconstructed and used as before such calamity, providing the building is not substantially destroyed. (Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1161.02 COMPLETION AND RESTORATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS.
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction or intended use of the building, for which a building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance and the construction of which shall have been diligently prosecuted within the six months of the date of such permit, and the ground story framework of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been completed according to such plans as filed within two (2) years from the date of the passage of the Zoning Ordinance. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the restoration of a wall declared unsafe by the Mayor.
(Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1161.03 DISCONTINUANCE OF NONCONFORMING USE.
Any nonconforming use which has been discontinued for a period of one (1) year shall not be re-established thereafter.
(Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1163.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or premises shall be altered or used so as to produce greater heights, smaller yards or less unoccupied area, and no building shall be occupied by more families than hereinafter permitted for such building for the district in which it is located. No lot which is now or may be hereafter improved as herein required shall be so reduced in area, that the yards and open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by the Zoning Ordinance; and no yard or open space provided about any building as shown on the plat thereof, accompanying the application for a building permit for the purpose of complying with the provisions hereof, shall again be used as a yard or other open space for another building.
(Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1167.01 DEFINITIONS.
(a) Person: Person includes individuals, partnerships, agents, corporations, limited
liability companies, tenants, lessees or licensees.
(b) Trailer is defined as any vehicle or structure mounted on wheels that will permit occupancy as sleeping quarters for one or more persons and that may be used on highways or streets either propelled by its own power or towed by another vehicle.
(c) Recreational Vehicle is a vehicle which is:
(1) Built on a single chassis,
(2) 400 square or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection,
(3) Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck, and
(4) Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.
(d) Mobile Home is a structure intended for residential use which is designed to permit its conveyance upon a public street by means of integral structural elements consisting of a permanent chassis attached to axel(s), wheels and a towing hitch. A mobile home specifically includes, but is not limited to, any structure defined as a "manufactured home" under the provisions of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, and any amendments thereto or regulations in supplement thereof, whether or not the design of the structure has been approved and/or certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
(e) Manufactured Home is a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle". For the purposes of this ordinance a manufactured home includes manufactured homes and mobile homes as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3733.
(f) Manufactured home park, a manufactured home park is defined in Ohio Administrative Code 3701-27-01 or any amendments thereof.
(g) Modular Home is a structure intended for residential use which is constructed or manufactured partially at an offsite facility then transported to a permanent site where construction is completed. A modular home specifically includes, but is not limited to, "modular" or panelized homes or any structures without permanent integrated chassis which are variously described as "precut", "modular" or "panelized" homes or any structures which are constructed at one location and transported to another location to be permanently placed on a frost-free foundation.
(Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1167.02 PROHIBITIONS.
(a) No person shall, within the Village of Sebring, use as a temporary or permanent residence any trailer or recreational vehicle.
(b) No person shall erect, construct, build or install a manufactured home or mobile home in any zoning district in the Village of Sebring.
(c) No Manufactured Home Park is a permitted use in any zoning district in the Village of Sebring.
(d) All structures erected in the Village of Sebring shall be in conformity with Chapter 1301 of the Codified Ordinances. (Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)
1167.99 PENALTY.
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be punished accordingly.
(Ord. 48-2024. Passed 10-14-24.)