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Valley View City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1258

Uniform Use District Regulations

1258.01 APPLICATION.

   The regulations provided in this chapter shall apply so as to modify and supplement the regulations contained in Chapters 1248, 1250, 1252, 1254 and 1256 to the extent specified herein.
(Ord. 53-5 1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.02 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

   The height regulations specified in this Zoning Code for Country Home Districts and Business Districts shall not apply so as to limit any of the following to a height less than seventy-five feet above the level of the finished grade of any public building permitted within such Districts: chimneys, church spires, clock towers, ornamental towers, flag poles, water tanks, elevator bulkheads, penthouses and other mechanical appurtenances when erected upon and as an integral part of a building.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.03 SIDE YARDS ON CORNER LOTS.

   In any district the side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be not less in width than sixty percent of the front yard setback required in the district. On a corner lot in any district, the regulations of this Zoning Code governing the projection of buildings and structures into the front yard shall also apply to the space between the side line of the lot which is also a street line and any set-back building line on the lot parallel to such street line.
(Ord. 79-3-9. Passed 3-6-79.)

1258.04 OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW ACROSS CORNER LOTS.

   On any corner lot on which a setback building line is established by this Zoning Code, no wall, fence or other structure shall be erected and no hedge, shrub, tree or other growth shall be maintained between such setback building line and the street or road line in such manner as to obstruct the view of traffic across the corner.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.05 LOCATION OF GASOLINE PUMPS.

   At any gasoline service station or garage, gasoline pumps shall be designed and erected to serve vehicles standing entirely inside the premises on which such pumps are located.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.06 TRAILER CAMPS AND HOUSE TRAILERS.

   No trailer camps or house trailers shall be permitted to occupy any land in any of the four district classifications herein set forth.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.07 JUNK YARDS.

   No junk yard shall be permitted to occupy any land in any of the four district classifications herein set forth.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.08 TOPSOIL REMOVAL REGULATIONS.

   Loam or topsoil shall not be removed from any land in any use district, except under the conditions provided for in Section 1246.05.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.09 SETBACK BUILDING LINES.

   The setback building line shall be fifty feet from the front lot line dividing the lot from the street. However, whenever twenty percent or more of the lots on any street have dwellings existing thereon, as of the effective date of this Zoning Code (Ordinance 56-5-6, passed June 19, 1956), the setback building line for any such street shall be construed to be the median of the setback building lines of the existing dwellings on such street, but in no event shall the setback building line be less than forty feet, provided that the setback building lines in Business and Industrial Districts shall not be less than as specified in Sections 1250.05 and 1254.03.
(Ord. 56-5-6. Passed 6-19-56.)

1258.10 TELEPHONE EXCHANGES AND ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTIVE SUBSTATIONS.

   A local telephone exchange or an electric distributive substation shall be permitted uses in all districts, provided the other regulations of this Zoning Code are complied with.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.11 MINIMUM SIZE OF DWELLINGS.

   Dwellings shall contain a minimum building area, exclusive of private garages, of 1,800 square feet and shall have at least one story wholly above the finished grade, provided, however, that if the lot width size is fifty feet or less, the minimum building area shall be 1,250 square feet exclusive of private garages.
(Ord. 90-11-2. Passed 1-8-91.)

1258.12 RUBBISH DUMPS.

   No rubbish dumps shall be permitted on land in any of the district classifications set forth in this Zoning Code, except upon issuance of a certificate of use compliance.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.13 HOME OCCUPATION.

   No home occupation shall be carried on that will substantially change the residential character of the premises on which it is constructed, and no more than one unlighted sign of not more than two square feet in area descriptive of such home occupation may be displayed. Such sign shall be located only upon the premises of the person engaged in such home occupation.
(Ord. 53-5-1. Passed 6-2-53.)

1258.14 ROADSIDE STANDS.

   All roadside stands shall be portable and stored back of the setback building line at the conclusion of seasonal sales of agricultural products. During the period of the use of such structure for seasonal sales, such stand shall not be located so as to cause congestion on the highway, and no more than two unlighted signs, each not more than twenty square feet in area, may be affixed to such stand. Any such signs as are permitted herein shall not obstruct traffic or the clear vision thereof. Such stand shall be located only upon the premises where the agricultural products offered for sale are produced, and no more than one such roadside stand shall be so located on such premises.
(Ord. 60-7-7. Passed 9-13-60.)

1258.15 RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICES.

   A residential professional office shall occupy not more than twenty-five percent of the floor area of one story of a dwelling, and no sign, other than an unlighted one not more than six square feet in area and not obstructing traffic or the vision thereof, shall be displayed. Such sign shall be located only upon the premises of the person having such an office.
(Ord. 60-7-8. Passed 9-13-60.)

1258.16 HEIGHT OF SIGNS IN MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS.

   No sign in any manufacturing or industrial area of the Village shall exceed thirty-five feet in height or the height of the building, not including chimneys, church spires, clock towers, ornamental towers, flag poles, water tanks, elevator bulkheads, penthouses or other mechanical appurtenances erected upon or being an integral part of a building.
(Ord. 67-2-4. Passed 3-21-57.)

1258.17 TEMPORARY SIGNS.

   No temporary sign shall be erected, excluding real estate sales signs, until final approval of such sign by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 85-9-7. Passed 9-3-85.)