In any district where dwellings are permitted, a one-family detached dwelling may be erected on any lot of official record as of the effective date of this Zoning Code, irrespective of its area or width, subject to the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and provided the owner of such lot does not own any adjoining property.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)

   (a)   The height regulations prescribed elsewhere in this Zoning Code shall not apply to television and radio towers, church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, State towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, grain elevators, smokestacks, conveyors and flag poles, except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of military, public, commercial and private aircraft at an established airport.

   (b)   Public, semipublic or public service buildings and hospitals, institutions or educational institutions, where permitted, may be erected to a height not exceeding 75 feet when the required side and rear yards are each increased by one foot of additional building height above the height regulations for the district in which the building is located.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10; Ord. 2014-38. Passed 12-1-14.)

   In any district where a public sanitary sewer is not accessible, the minimum lot area shall be 43,560 square feet, and if soil conditions are unsuitable, more lot area will be required. All requirements of the Auglaize County Health Department shall be complied with.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)

   (a)   In R-3 Districts, when 40% or more of the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have a front yard which is greater or less than the required front yard in the District, no additions to existing buildings and no new buildings shall project beyond the average front yard so established.

   (b)   On lots having double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

   (c)   An open, uncovered porch or paved terrace may project into a required front yard for a distance of not more than ten feet, but this shall not be interpreted to include or permit fixed canopies.

   (d)   Motor vehicle station pumps and pump islands may be located within a required yard, provided they are not less than 15 feet from any street line and not less than 50 feet from the boundary for any residential district.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)

   On a corner lot in an R-3 District, the width of the yard along the side street shall not be less than any required front yard on such street, provided, however, that the buildable width of a lot of record shall not be reduced to less than 32 feet.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)

   (a)   The ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features may extend a distance not to exceed 18 inches into a required yard.

   (b)   Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers, and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues into a rear yard, may be permitted by the Administrative Officer for a distance not to exceed five feet when these are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)

   (a)   No accessory building shall project beyond any required front, side or rear yard line.

   (b)   No accessory building shall exceed the floor area of the existing principal building without the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

(Ord. 2010-29. Passed 7-5-10.)