Wellston City Zoning Code
DE DOWNTOWN
ENTERPRISE DISTRICT
§ 153.305 PURPOSE.
(A) The purpose of the Downtown Enterprise District is to promote and foster the economic and physical revitalization of downtown Wellston.
(B) The standards and requirements of the DE District are based on the following principles:
(1) The downtown should contain a healthy mix of land uses. The marketplace, not regulations, should be the primary force driving the mix of downtown uses;
(2) The downtown should be particularly receptive to small local-based entrepreneurship and start-up businesses;
(3) Housing, and particularly owner-occupied housing, should be an integral component of the physical fabric of areas adjacent to and around the downtown;
(4) The maintenance and improvement of the downtown physical environment is important in promoting an active and vital business environment; and
(5) Development standards and regulations should encourage the adaptive use of older structures.
(2003 Code, § 153.310) (Ord. 3459, § 21.01, passed 3-7-2002)
§ 153.306 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Any use specified as a permitted use in § 153.291(A) through (D).
(B) Hotels and bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(C) Community facilities such as governmental offices, post offices, libraries, museums, private schools, public parks and similar uses.
(D) Churches and places of public assembly.
(E) Off-street parking areas.
(F) Similar uses, which conform to the purpose of the Downtown Enterprise District, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Board in accordance with the provisions of § 153.176(E).
(2003 Code, § 153.311) (Ord. 3459, § 21.02, passed 3-7-2002) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.307 CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) Two or more family residences, provided the development standards of the AR District are met.
(B) One-family detached dwellings.
(C) Uses with drive-through facilities, provided a development plan is prepared and approved by the Planning and Zoning Board.
(D) Processing, assembly and/or packaging of products or materials, provided such operations are carried out totally within the building, such operations do not produce levels of noise or odors perceptible outside the building, and such use promotes the purpose of the DE District as stated in § 153.305.
(2003 Code, § 153.312) (Ord. 3459, § 21.03, passed 3-7-2002)
§ 153.308 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(A) Lot area. No minimum lot area is required.
(B) Lot width. No minimum lot width is required.
(C) Setbacks. The distance between any building or structure and the right-of-way line of any public street shall be not greater than that of the most proximate building on the same side of the street. No minimum side yard setback shall be required, unless the building or structure is located adjacent to the UR District, in which case the setback shall be 20 feet.
(D) Maximum building size. Individual uses within the DE District shall have a usable floor area of not more than 5,000 square feet, unless the use is located in an existing building, in which case such restriction shall not apply.
(F) Manufactured/modular buildings. The use of manufactured and/or modular buildings for business purposes shall be prohibited.
(G) Property maintenance. No owner of a property or structure in the DE District shall, by willful neglect, fail to provide sufficient and reasonable care, maintenance and upkeep to such property or structure. For the purposes of this division (G), MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP shall include keeping exterior surfaces free from debris, garbage and noxious weeds, or free from hazardous objects or conditions such as holes, broken concrete, broken glass and dead or dying trees or vegetation.
(H) Trash and garbage control. All trash and garbage shall be stored in container systems which are located and enclosed so as to effectively screen them from view.
(Ord. 2020-08, passed 2-6-2020) Penalty, see § 153.999