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Warren City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Section 12.01 - Use regulations.

In all PB Districts, no building or land, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, shall be erected or altered except for one (1) or more of the following uses:

(a)

All uses permitted in R-1-P Districts.

(b)

Professional office of a medical doctor, osteopath, chiropractor, dentist, or lawyer.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Buildings and uses, customarily incident and accessory to the above permitted uses.

(e)

No use shall be permitted which involves the selling of any article or product other than the above services.

(Ord. No. 30-859, § 2, 3-26-96)

Section 12.02 - Dwelling units.

In PB Districts, every one family dwelling shall comply with requirements established under Article VIII of this Ordinance.

Section 12.03 - Building height.

No building hereafter erected or altered in PB Districts shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height or two (2) stories.

Section 12.04 - Lot area and width.

In PB Districts, each lot for use other than residential, shall have a lot area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and a lot width of not less than eighty (80) feet.

Section 12.05 - Lot coverage.

In PB Districts, every building for use other than residential, shall cover not more than thirty (30) percent of the lot area, and in no event shall such building be in excess of thirty-two hundred (3,200) square feet.

Section 12.06 - Front yards.

In PB Districts, every building, for use other than residential, shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

Section 12.07 - Side yards.

In PB Districts, every building or use other than residential shall have two (2) side yards each having a width of not less than four (4) feet and the combined width of both side yards shall not be less than fourteen (14) feet; provided that principal buildings on adjoining lots shall be located not less than ten (10) feet apart; provided the overhang, shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inches, not including the gutter. In such cases, said measurement shall be taken from the outer edge the overhang.

Section 12.08 - Rear yards.

In PB Districts, each lot shall have a rear yard not less than thirty (30) feet.

Section 12.09 - Rear yards abutting side lot lines.

In PB Districts where a side yard of an interior lot abuts a rear yard of a corner lot or an alley separating such lots, the principal building and/or any accessory building on the corner lot, shall set back from the side street as far as the dwellings set back on the side street.

Section 12.10 - Architectural plans.

In PB Districts, all architectural plans for buildings other than residential, shall be presented to the Planning Commission and receive their approval prior to submitting plans to the Building Department for approval and issuance of a building permit.

It is intended that such Professional Business buildings, when located adjacent to a residential area, shall take on the appearance of residential buildings in order to preserve the general character of the residential neighborhood.

All PB buildings shall conform to the regulations prescribed under "Commercial Buildings", as specified in the City of Warren Building Code.

Section 12.11 - Off-street parking requirements.

In all zoning districts, off-street parking for the storage or parking of self-propelled motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the building hereafter erected, altered or extended after the effective date of this Ordinance, shall be provided as hereinbefore specified in Section 4.32 of this Ordinance.

Section 12.12 - Greenbelt.

All non-residential uses, when adjacent to an existing residence or residential district or adjacent to an alley which abuts an existing residence or residential district, shall provide and maintain an eight (8) foot greenbelt or decorative wall, in compliance with Section 2.26 of this Ordinance.