Wauseon City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1117
Establishment of Districts and Maps
1117.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS.
In order to carry out the purpose of this Zoning Code, the City of Wauseon, Ohio, is hereby divided into the following districts, all of which are designated on the Official Zoning Map, which accompanies this Zoning Code and is hereby declared to be a part hereof and such districts or zones shall hereafter be known as follows:
Title | Code | |
Residential District | ||
(a) |
Single Family Residential I |
R-1 |
(b) |
Single Family Residential II |
R-2 |
(c) |
Single Family Residential III |
R-3 |
(d) |
Multiple Family Residential |
R-4 |
Manufactured Home Districts | ||
(a) |
Manufactured Home Park |
MH-1 |
Business Districts | ||
(a) |
Local Business |
B-1 |
(b) |
Highway Service |
B-2 |
(c) |
Central Business |
B-3 |
Industrial Districts | ||
(a) |
Light Industrial |
M-1 |
(b) |
General Industrial |
M-2 |
Whenever the abbreviated terms such as "R-1", "R-2", "R-3", "R-4", "MH-1", "B-1", "B-2", "B-3", "M-1" and "M-2" are used in this Zoning Code, they shall be construed as referring to their corresponding district titles.
The above classification of districts shall not be construed as an enumeration of most restrictive to less restrictive districts except for the specific purposes set forth in this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATIONS.
Any building or parcel of land may be used and the use of any building and any parcel of land may be changed or extended, or any existing building may be altered, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or maintained, only for the uses specifically enumerated or referred to as permitted or required in the district in which the building or parcel of land is located and for no other use.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.03 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
These districts and their boundary lines are indicated and hereby established upon the map entitled "Official Zoning Map, City of Wauseon", which is on file with the Clerk of Council and which map is attached hereto and is hereby made a part of the Zoning Code by reference. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of City Council and bear the seal of the City.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.04 BOUNDARY LINES.
(a) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines;
(b) Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines;
(c) Boundaries indicated as approximately following corporate limits shall be construed as following corporate limits;
(d) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in paragraphs (a) through (e) hereof, shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map;
(e) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map or in other circumstances not covered by paragraphs (a) through (e) above, the Planning Commission shall interpret the distance boundaries.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.05 ZONING OF STREET, ALLEY AND RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
All street, alley and railroad rights-of-way, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same zone as the property immediately abutting upon such street, alley or railroad rights-of-way. Where the center line of a street or alley serves as a district boundary, the zoning of such street or alley, unless otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be the same as that of the abutting property up to such center line.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.06 VACATIONS AND ALTERATIONS.
Whenever any street or public way is vacated by official action of Council, the zoning districts adjoining each side of the street or public right-of-way shall automatically extend to the center of such vacated right-of-way and all areas included therein shall hereafter be subject to all regulations of the extended district.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)
1117.07 ZONING ANNEXED AREAS.
Whenever any areas are annexed to the City of Wauseon, such lots or tracts of land shall be classified into whatever use district of this Zoning Code most closely conforms to the existing use of the annexed area and the Comprehensive Plan.
(Ord. 1989-81. Passed 1-2-90.)