Sylvania City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
TITLE ONE
Zoning Administration
Sections
- CHAPTER 1101 Definitions
- 1101.01 ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE.
- 1101.02 ADULT ARCADE.
- 1101.03 ADULT BOOKSTORE.
- 1101.04 ADULT CABARET.
- 1101.041 ADULT DAY SERVICE FACILITY.
- 1101.05 ADULT MATERIALS.
- 1101.06 ADULT MOTEL.
- 1101.07 ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER.
- 1101.08 ADULT-ONLY ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT.
- 1101.09 ADULT THEATER.
- 1101.10 AGRICULTURE.
- 1101.11 ART EDUCATION FACILITY, PRIVATE.
- 1101.111 BAKERY WHOLESALE.
- 1101.12 BED AND BREAKFAST.
- 1101.13 BILLBOARD.
- 1101.14 BOARD.
- 1101.15 BUILDABLE PORTION OF A LOT.
- 1101.16 BUILDING.
- 1101.17 BUILDING HEIGHT.
- 1101.18 BUILDING, MAIN.
- 1101.19 BUSINESS.
- 1101.20 BUSINESS TRAILER.
- 1101.201 CAR WASH.
- 1101.21 CELLAR.
- 1101.22 COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT AND GARAGE.
- 1101.23 COMMISSION.
- 1101.24 COPY OR BUSINESS CENTER.
- 1101.25 CULTURAL CENTERS AND MUSEUMS.
- 1101.26 CURB GRADE.
- 1101.27 DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW SERVICE.
- 1101.28 DWELLING.
- 1101.29 DWELLING, ATTACHED.
- 1101.30 DWELLING, DETACHED.
- 1101.31 DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY.
- 1101.32 DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY IN A MIXED USE BUILDING.
- 1101.33 DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY.
- 1101.34 DWELLING, MULTIPLE.
- 1101.35 DWELLING UNIT.
- 1101.36 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY.
- 1101.37 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
- 1101.38 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, HIGH SCHOOL.
- 1101.39 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
- 1101.40 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, NURSERY SCHOOL OR PRESCHOOL.
- 1101.41 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, VOCATIONAL OR TRADE SCHOOL.
- 1101.42 ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY, COMMERCIAL.
- 1101.43 ESCORT AGENCY.
- 1101.44 FAMILY.
- 1101.45 FARM ANIMALS.
- 1101.46 FENCE.
- 1101.47 FLOOR AREA.
- 1101.48 FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR).
- 1101.49 FRATERNITY OR SORORITY HOUSE.
- 1101.50 FRONTAGE.
- 1101.51 GROUND FLOOR AREA.
- 1101.52 HOME OCCUPATION.
- 1101.53 HOTEL.
- 1101.54 HOTEL, EXTENDED STAY.
- 1101.55 INDUSTRIAL UNIT.
- 1101.56 INSTITUTION.
- 1101.57 JUNK YARD.
- 1101.58 KENNEL.
- 1101.59 LIVE WORK AREAS.
- 1101.60 LOT.
- 1101.61 LOT OF RECORD.
- 1101.62 LOT TYPES.
- 1101.63 LOT WIDTH.
- 1101.64 MANUFACTURED HOME.
- 1101.65 MANUFACTURED HOME, PERMANENTLY SITED.
- 1101.66 MANUFACTURING.
- 1101.67 MASSAGE.
- 1101.68 MASSAGE PARLOR.
- 1101.69 MASSAGE STUDIO.
- 1101.70 MASSAGE THERAPY.
- 1101.71 MICROBREWERY.
- 1101.72 MOBILE HOME.
- 1101.73 MOBILE HOME PARK.
- 1101.74 MOTEL.
- 1101.75 NUDE MODEL STUDIO.
- 1101.76 NURSING HOME.
- 1101.77 PERSON.
- 1101.78 PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS.
- 1101.79 PRINTING PLANT.
- 1101.80 PRINT SHOP.
- 1101.81 RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT.
- 1101.82 RESTAURANT.
- 1101.83 RESTAURANT, DRIVE IN.
- 1101.84 RESTAURANT, WITH DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW SERVICE.
- 1101.85 RESTAURANT, WITH OUTDOOR CUSTOMER DINING AREA.
- 1101.86 RETAIL SALES ESTABLISHMENT.
- 1101.861 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
- 1101.87 SATELLITE DISH RECEIVING STATION.
- 1101.88 SCREEN.
- 1101.89 SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS.
- 1101.90 SEXUAL ENCOUNTER CENTER.
- 1101.91 SEXUALLY-ORIENTED SPA.
- 1101.92 SIDEWALK CAFÉ.
- 1101.93 SPECIFIED SEXUAL ANATOMICAL AREAS.
- 1101.94 SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES.
- 1101.95 STORY.
- 1101.96 STORY, HALF.
- 1101.97 STREET LINE.
- 1101.98 STRUCTURE.
- 1101.99 STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS.
- 1101.100 TEA HOUSE.
- 1101.101 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR RETAIL OPERATIONS.
- 1101.102 YARD.
- 1101.103 YARD, FRONT.
- 1101.104 YARD, SIDE.
- 1101.105 YARD, REAR.
- 1101.106 WINE BAR.
- 1101.107 ZONING ORDINANCE.
- CHAPTER 1103 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 1103.01 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
- 1103.02 ZONING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
- 1103.022 ZONING CERTIFICATES FOR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED MORE THAN SIXTY-FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THE REQUEST FOR ZONING CERTIFICATE FOR DEMOLITION.
- 1103.03 COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
- 1103.04 APPLICATION FOR ZONING CERTIFICATE.
- 1103.05 ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT; TIME REQUIREMENT.
- 1103.06 ZONING CERTIFICATES FOR EXISTING CONFORMING USES.
- 1103.07 ZONING CERTIFICATES REQUIRED FOR NONCONFORMING USES.
- 1103.08 CONSTRUCTION AND USE TO BE AS PROVIDED IN PERMITS AND ZONING CERTIFICATES.
- 1103.09 REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM BUILDING SITE; DENIAL OF PERMITS.
- 1103.10 SCHEDULE OF FEES.
- 1103.11 COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS.
- 1103.12 VIOLATION MAY BE ENJOINED.
- 1103.13 ILLEGAL USES UNDER ORIGINAL ZONING ORDINANCE OR IN ANNEXED AREAS.
- 1103.14 APPEAL PROCEDURE.
- 1103.15 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
- 1103.99 PENALTY.
- CHAPTER 1105 Board of Zoning Appeals
- CHAPTER 1107 Amendments
- CHAPTER 1109 Site Plans and Development Plans
- 1109.01 SITE PLAN REQUIRED.
- 1109.02 SITE PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, IN GENERAL.
- 1109.03 SITE PLANS AND VARIANCES.
- 1109.04 SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS.
- 1109.05 ACTION ON SITE PLANS.
- 1109.06 OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE.
- 1109.07 CONCURRENT REVIEWS.
- 1109.08 SITE PLAN COMPLIANCE.
- 1109.09 AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED SITE PLANS.
- 1109.10 SITE PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA.
- 1109.11 DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED.
- 1109.12 DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, IN GENERAL.
- 1109.13 ACTION ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
- 1109.14 DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE.
- CHAPTER 1110 Traffic Impact Studies/Access Management
TITLE THREE
Zoning Districts and Requirements
Sections
- CHAPTER 1113 Zoning Maps Adopted
- CHAPTER 1115 Application of District Regulations
- CHAPTER 1117 R-1 Single-Family Residential Large Lot District
- CHAPTER 1119 R-1-A Two-Family Residential Large Lot District
- CHAPTER 1121 R-2 Single-Family Residential Small Lot District
- CHAPTER 1123 R-2-A Two-Family Residential Small Lot District
- CHAPTER 1125 R-3 Multiple Dwelling Medium Density District
- 1125.01 PURPOSE.
- 1125.02 LOCATION.
- 1125.03 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
- 1125.04 MAXIMUM DENSITY.
- 1125.05 FLOOR AREA.
- 1125.06 OPEN SPACE.
- 1125.07 LIVABILITY SPACE.
- 1125.08 MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
- 1125.09 OFF-STREET PARKING.
- 1125.10 LOTS OF RECORD; EXCEPTIONS.
- 1125.11 PERMITTED USES.
- 1125.12 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES.
- 1125.13 FENCES AND HEDGES.
- 1125.14 SCREENING.
- 1125.15 SIGNS.
- 1125.16 ROW OR MOTEL-TYPE DWELLING UNITS.
- 1125.17 FACADE LIGHTING.
- CHAPTER 1127 R-4 Multiple Dwelling Medium High Density District
- 1127.01 PURPOSE.
- 1127.02 LOCATION.
- 1127.03 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
- 1127.04 MAXIMUM DENSITY.
- 1127.05 FLOOR AREA.
- 1127.06 OPEN SPACE.
- 1127.07 LIVABILITY SPACE.
- 1127.08 MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
- 1127.09 OFF-STREET PARKING.
- 1127.10 LOTS OF RECORD; EXCEPTION.
- 1127.11 PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.12 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES.
- 1127.13 FENCES AND HEDGES.
- 1127.14 SCREENING.
- 1127.15 SIGNS.
- 1127.16 ROW OR MOTEL-TYPE DWELLING UNITS.
- 1127.17 FACADE LIGHTING.
- CHAPTER 1131 B-1 Limited Business and Office District
- CHAPTER 1133 Professional, Research and Office District
- 1133.01 PURPOSE.
- 1133.02 LOCATION.
- 1133.03 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- 1133.04 LOT REQUIREMENTS.
- 1133.05 LOT OF RECORD.
- 1133.06 YARD REQUIREMENTS.
- 1133.07 MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
- 1133.08 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.
- 1133.09 PERMITTED USES.
- 1133.10 SCREENING.
- 1133.11 FENCES AND HEDGES.
- 1133.12 SIGNS.
- 1133.13 FACADE LIGHTING.
- CHAPTER 1135 B-1-B Modified Business and Office District
- CHAPTER 1137 B-2 General Business District
- CHAPTER 1139 B-3 Central Business District
- 1139.01 PURPOSE.
- 1139.02 LOCATION.
- 1139.03 PERMITTED USES.
- 1139.04 RESIDENTIAL USES.
- 1139.05 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- 1139.06 YARD REQUIREMENTS.
- 1139.07 MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
- 1139.08 MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE.
- 1139.09 TRANSPARENCY.
- 1139.10 DOORS AND ENTRANCES.
- 1139.11 OFF-STREET LOADING.
- 1139.12 SIGNS.
- 1139.13 FACADE LIGHTING.
- CHAPTER 1141 B-4 Shopping Center District
- CHAPTER 1143 B-5 Office, Retail and Residential District
- CHAPTER 1145 M-1 Light Industrial District
- CHAPTER 1147 M-2 Heavy Industrial District
- CHAPTER 1149 Flood Plain Districts
- 1149.001 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- 1149.01 DEFINITIONS.
- 1149.02 LANDS TO WHICH THIS CHAPTER APPLIES.
- 1149.03 COMPLIANCE.
- 1149.04 FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY.
- 1149.05 BASE FLOOD WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS.
- 1149.06 FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION.
- 1149.07 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1149.08 WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.
- 1149.09 LOCAL FLOOD PLAIN ADMINISTRATOR.
- 1149.10 INSPECTIONS.
- 1149.11 FLOODWAY DISTRICT (FW).
- 1149.12 FLOODWAY FRINGE DISTRICT (FF).
- 1149.13 LIMITED SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICT (LSD).
- 1149.14 FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUIRED; FEES.
- 1149.15 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
- 1149.151 EXEMPTION FROM FILING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
- 1149.152 POST-CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.
- 1149.16 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
- 1149.17 NEW CONSTRUCTION.
- 1149.18 SUBDIVISION AND OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.
- 1149.19 NO OFFICIAL BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
- 1149.20 WATER LINES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS.
- 1149.21 SANITARY SEWAGE FACILITIES.
- 1149.22 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
- 1149.221 MAP MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
- 1149.222 DATA USE AND FLOOD MAP INTERPRETATION.
- 1149.23 REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
- 1149.24 POSTING OF PERMIT.
- 1149.25 APPEALS.
- 1149.26 STANDARDS FOR DRY FLOODPROOFING.
- 1149.27 CRITICAL HYDRAULIC FACTORS.
- 1149.28 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
- 1149.29 FLOODPROOFING MEASURES.
- 1149.30 EXISTING CONSTRUCTION; NONCONFORMANCE.
- 1149.31 APPEALS AND VARIANCES.
- 1149.32 SEVERABILITY.
- 1149.33 CHANGE IN WATERCOURSE.
- 1149.34 ALTERATION OF COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES.
- 1149.35 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DETERMINATIONS.
- 1149.36 USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION.
- 1149.99 PENALTY.
- CHAPTER 1150 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (Repealed)
- CHAPTER 1151 Downtown Overlay District (Repealed)
- CHAPTER 1152 Design Review Regulations (Repealed)
TITLE FIVE
Supplemental Zoning Regulations
Sections
- CHAPTER 1153 Special Uses
- CHAPTER 1155 Planned Development
- CHAPTER 1157 Off-Street Parking
- 1157.01 PURPOSE.
- 1157.02 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE.
- 1157.03 PARKING AREAS ON APPLICATIONS.
- 1157.04 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
- 1157.05 REQUIREMENTS.
- 1157.06 COMPUTING REQUIRED SPACES.
- 1157.07 APPLICATION TO EXISTING BUILDINGS; CHANGE OF USE.
- 1157.08 ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS.
- 1157.09 EXISTING PARKING SPACES.
- 1157.10 LOCATION.
- 1157.11 TRUCK PARKING.
- 1157.12 FRONT YARD PARKING PROHIBITED.
- 1157.13 IMPROVEMENTS.
- 1157.14 PARKING AREAS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LAND.
- 1157.15 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
- 1157.16 BICYCLE PARKING.
- CHAPTER 1158 Non-Motorized Transportation
- CHAPTER 1159 Off-Street Loading
- CHAPTER 1160 Landscaping
- CHAPTER 1161 Yards, Projections and Height Exceptions
- CHAPTER 1163 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- 1163.01 INTENT.
- 1163.02 ENLARGEMENT AND EXPANSION PROHIBITED.
- 1163.03 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
- 1163.04 NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND.
- 1163.05 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
- 1163.06 NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES.
- 1163.07 CHANGE TO CONFORMING USE.
- 1163.08 DISCONTINUANCE OF USE.
- 1163.09 REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS.
- CHAPTER 1165 Satellite Dish Receiving Stations
- CHAPTER 1166 Sign Regulations
- 1166.01 PURPOSE.
- 1166.02 SCOPE.
- 1166.03 PERMIT REQUIRED.
- 1166.04 DEFINITIONS.
- 1166.05 COMPUTATIONS.
- 1166.06 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- 1166.07 STANDARDS FOR PERMITTED SIGNS.
- 1166.08 SIGNS PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- 1166.09 SIGNS PERMITTED IN "B-1" LIMITED BUSINESS AND OFFICE DISTRICT AND "B-1-B" MODIFIED BUSINESS AND OFFICE DISTRICTS.
- 1166.10 SIGNS PERMITTED IN PROFESSIONAL-RESEARCH-OFFICE DISTRICT.
- 1166.11 SIGNS PERMITTED IN B-2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
- 1166.12 SIGNS PERMITTED IN B-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
- 1166.13 SIGNS PERMITTED IN B-4 SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT.
- 1166.14 SIGNS PERMITTED IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
- 1166.15 ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY.
- 1166.16 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
- CHAPTER 1167 Charitable Donation Containers
TITLE SEVEN
Subdivision Regulations
Sections
- CHAPTER 1171 General Provisions and Penalty
- CHAPTER 1173 Definitions
- CHAPTER 1175 Preliminary Procedure
- CHAPTER 1177 Plat Requirements
- CHAPTER 1179 Principles of Acceptability
- CHAPTER 1181 Improvements
- 1181.01 SUBDIVIDER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS.
- 1181.02 GRADING.
- 1181.03 STREETS.
- 1181.04 WATER.
- 1181.05 SANITARY WASTE DISPOSAL.
- 1181.06 STORM SEWERS.
- 1181.07 SIDEWALKS.
- 1181.08 MONUMENTS.
- 1181.09 BOND IN LIEU OF IMPROVEMENTS.
- 1181.10 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
- 1181.11 ADMINISTRATION.
- 1181.12 TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
TITLE NINE
Architectural Standards
Sections
- CHAPTER 1187 Architectural Districts
- 1187.01 PURPOSE.
- 1187.02 THREE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS AS OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
- 1187.03 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE EXCEPTION.
- 1187.04 BOUNDARIES.
- 1187.05 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT.
- 1187.06 INTERPRETATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT.
- 1187.07 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND GATEWAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT.
- 1187.08 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR REVIEW; CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN THE DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND GATEWAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT.
- 1187.09 HISTORIC STANDARDS FOR REVIEW; CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN THE DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND GATEWAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT.
- 1187.10 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REQUIRED FOR DEMOLITION.
- 1187.11 BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.