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§ 153.045 [RESERVED].
§ 153.046 PUB – PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
   Permitted uses include:
   (A)   Public parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and other recreational uses of noncommercial nature;
   (B)   Commercial recreational facilities of a semi-open nature such as golf courses and golf driving ranges;
   (C)   Municipal, school district and public hospital facilities; and
   (D)   Accessory uses incidental to the foregoing principal uses when located on the same property with the use to which they are accessory, but not including any business or industrial uses. These accessory uses shall include but not be restricted to the following:
      (1)   Off-street parking; and
      (2)   Public recreational buildings and parks, playgrounds and athletic fields.
(1989 Code, § 11.50) (Ord. 129, eff. 4-24-1976)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
§ 153.060 TABLE OF MINIMUM DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
   Every use of land within the city shall conform to the following minimum requirements which are applicable to the zoning district in which the use is contemplated.
District
Land Area (Sq. Ft. or Ac.)
Front Width (feet)
Yard Setback
Front
Rear
Side (Interior)
Side (Corner)
District
Land Area (Sq. Ft. or Ac.)
Front Width (feet)
Yard Setback
Front
Rear
Side (Interior)
Side (Corner)
LR Low Density Residential
(1) 5 Ac./unit
300
25
40
10
25
R-1 One- and Two-Family Residential:
   One-Family Dwelling
9,500/unit
(4) 75
25
(3) (5) 40
(3) 10
25
   Two-Family Dwelling
6,200/unit
(4) 100
25
(3) (5) 40
(3) 10
25
R-2 Mobile Home Park
5,000/unit
(4) 50
See § 153.061
R-2A Mobile Home (Standard Residential Lot)
5,000/unit
(4) 50
25
(3) (5) 40
(3) 10
25
R-3 Multi-Family Residential
3,600/unit
(4) 100
50
(3) (5) 50
(3) 20
50
C-1 Business Commercial District
N/A
(4)(2) 75
(2) 50
(2) (5) 50
(2) 20
(2) 50
I-1 Industrial Commercial District
N/A
(4) 150
50
(5) 50
20
50
PUB Public Open Space
N/A
N/A
50
50
50
50
Notes:
(1)   Without public sanitary sewers
(2)   Setbacks apply to only new centers; does not apply to Business Commercial District existing on the effective date of this chapter or to the extension of same
(3)   5 feet for detached garages and accessory buildings
(4)   At the front yard setback line
(5)   Not within ten feet from existing alley line
 
(1989 Code, § 11.60) (Ord. 82, passed 4-16-2018)
§ 153.061 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN R-2 ZONING DISTRICT.
   (A)   Required conditions for mobile home parks. Mobile homes and mobile home parks have special characteristics which require full consideration of their locational needs, their site layout and design, their demand upon community services and their relationship to and effect upon surrounding uses of land. Because of these characteristics, mobile home parks are permitted in the city only by planned unit development procedures in accordance with the following design and locational standards in addition to the requirements of the State Health Department.
   (B)   Site requirements.
      (1)   Minimum size. Ten acres.
      (2)   Site location. The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting upon a major thoroughfare street or collector street, as defined by the Comprehensive Guide Plan.
      (3)   Site yard dimensions. All buildings and mobile homes within the mobile home park shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines. The setback shall be provided with a dense combination of plant materials and earth mounds to form a buffer to adjoining property and streets. Plans for screening and landscaping shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
      (4)   Public utilities. All mobile home parks shall be serviced by a public water and sewer system. All utilities shall be installed underground.
   (C)   Design requirements.
      (1)   Maximum density of development. Six units per gross acre (gross acres being the total number of acres in the parcel, including all interior streets and open space).
      (2)   Off-street parking. A minimum of one and one-half spaces per mobile home shall be provided, exclusive of on-street parking.
      (3)   Setback. A minimum of 15 feet from all interior property lines and private streets.
      (4)   Park streets. Each home shall have direct access to a park street which shall be paved to a minimum width of 30 feet where on-street parking is permitted on one side only. Where no on-street parking is permitted and where “no parking” signs are posted, a minimum street width of 24 feet shall be permitted.
      (5)   Building height. No building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
      (6)   Parks, recreation and open space. All mobile home parks shall provide private recreation and open space areas within the park of not less than 15% of the total gross acreage therein. The Planning Commission shall recommend to the Council whether the land to be used shall be dedicated to the public or retained in the ownership of the mobile home park.
      (7)   Storage. All boats, trailers and vehicles other than automobiles shall be parked in an area specifically approved and adequately screened for that purpose. All other storage shall occur within a building or within a container designed specifically for that purpose.
(1989 Code, § 11.61)
§ 153.062 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN R-3 DISTRICT.
   (A)   All storage shall be contained wholly within an enclosed building.
   (B)   The incineration of waste matter shall be conducted in approved equipment located within the building wherein the permitted use is conducted.
   (C)   Where a proposed R-3 development abuts an R-1 District other than a public street line, buffer provisions shall be established. The protective strip shall contain an opaque fence or a Council-approved substitute. The protective strip of at least 15 feet shall be landscaped and not used for parking, garages, driveways, off-street loading or storage. The screening device design must be approved by the Council as being in harmony with the residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the multiple- dwelling area. A proposed fence shall be no less than four feet in height and shall not extend within ten feet of any street right-of-way.
   (D)   No building permit shall be issued until a site and parking layout has been approved as provided in §§ 153.066 through 153.074. No parking shall be permitted within 15 feet of the street right-of-way, and the 15-foot area shall be maintained as a green strip.
   (E)   In developments of sufficient magnitude so as to require on-site water main or sewer main construction, plans for the facilities shall be designed by and installed under the supervision of a civil engineer registered in this state and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer.
   (F)   Computation of the maximum number of units on a proposed site in the R-3 District shall be computed and adjusted as follows.
      (1)   The minimum land area required per unit may be reduced by 250 square feet per efficiency unit in a multiple-family dwelling.
      (2)   The required total minimum land area may be reduced 500 square feet for each required parking stall in or under a multiple residence or otherwise completely underground.
      (3)   The required total minimum land area shall be increased 250 square feet for each bedroom in excess of two in any one multiple-family dwelling unit.
   (G)   Certain commercial uses intended for the convenience and enjoyment of the residents of multi-family developments shall be permitted, including retail grocery shops, laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations, beauty parlors, barber shops and valet shops, within multiple-family dwellings containing 30 or more dwelling units, subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   The shops shall be accessible to the residents through a common hall or lobby;
      (2)   No advertising or display shall be visible from outside the building;
      (3)   The shops shall be restricted to the ground floors or sub-floors;
      (4)   The total area of the shops shall not exceed 50% of the total floor area of the ground level of the building;
      (5)   Any shop or shops not indicated on the initial approved plans shall be considered and approved by the Planning Commission and the Council before the commercial use is established; and
      (6)   The size and number of the shops shall represent a factor in the determination of required parking spaces for the building.
(1989 Code, § 11.62)
§ 153.063 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN C-1 DISTRICTS.
   (A)   All storage, display, service, repair, or processing shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building or behind an opaque fence or wall not less than six feet high, except for the outdoor storage of merchandise during business hours.
   (B)   Incineration of waste matter shall be conducted in approved equipment located within the building wherein the permitted use is conducted.
   (C)   Where a proposed C-1 development abuts an R-1, R-2, or R-3 District, other than at a public street line, buffer provisions shall be established. There shall be provided a protective strip of not less than 35 feet in width. The protective strip shall not be used for parking, driveways, off-street loading, or storage, and shall be landscaped. The landscape treatment shall contain an opaque fence or wall which shall not extend within ten feet of any street right-of-way. The fence or wall design must be approved by the Council as being in harmony with the residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the commercial area. The fence or wall shall be eight feet in height. The protective strip shall contain no structures other than the approved fence or wall.
   (D)   No improvement and zoning permit shall be issued until a site and parking layout has been approved as provided in §§ 153.066 through 153.074. No parking shall be permitted within 15 feet of the street right-of-way, and this 15-foot area shall be maintained as a green strip.
   (E)   In developments of sufficient magnitude so as to require on-site water main or sewer main construction, plans for the facilities shall be designed by and installed under the supervision of a civil engineer registered in this state and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer.
(1989 Code, § 11.63) (Ord. 82, passed 4-16-2018)
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