The R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts and their regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To implement the Master Plan policies by encouraging the development of residential areas with a range of housing types which encourage social and economic amenities necessary for well-balanced residential neighborhoods.
(b) To regulate the density and distribution of population in accordance with the Master Plan to avoid congestion and provide adequate public services.
(c) To protect the desirable characteristics and promote the stability of existing residential development and to protect adjacent properties from unreasonable obstruction of light and air.
(d) To provide for proper location of institutions and other community facilities so as to increase the general convenience, safety and amenities within the community.
(e) To carry out the following specific purposes:
(1) The R-1 District is established to permit the development of standard single-family dwellings on individual lots, and Western Reserve development.
(2) The R-2 District is established to permit the development of standard single-family dwellings on individual lots, two-family dwellings and Western Reserve development.
(f) Western Reserve development is permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts at a density of one dwelling unit per acre, to promote the development of residential areas characterized by reasonably open and spacious surroundings, and to protect, maintain and conserve the natural topography and amenities of the landscape.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 19-17. Passed 4-10-17.)
(a) Uses Permitted By Right. A use listed in Schedule 1262.03 shall be permitted by right as a principal use in a district when denoted by the letter “P,” provided that all requirements of other City ordinances and this Planning and Zoning Code have been met.
(b) Special Uses. A use listed in Schedule 1262.03 shall be permitted as a special use in a district when denoted by the letters “SU,” provided the Planning Commission first makes the determination that the requirements of Chapter 1280 have been met, according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1230.
(c) Accessory Uses. An accessory use that is clearly incidental and subordinate to a use listed in Schedule 1262.03 shall be permitted provided that the requirements of all other City ordinances and this Planning and Zoning Code have been met. Accessory uses are further regulated in subsequent sections of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(d) Compliance With Development Standards and Other Applicable Regulations. Although a use may be indicated as a permitted principal, special or accessory use in a particular residential district, it shall not be approved on a parcel unless it can be located thereon in full compliance with all of the standards and other regulations of this Planning and Zoning Code applicable to the specific use and parcel in question.
(e) Uses Not Listed in Schedule. Any use not specifically listed as either a permitted principal or special use shall be a prohibited use in these zoning districts and shall only be permitted upon amendment of this Planning and Zoning Code and/or the Zoning Map as provided in Chapter 1236, or upon a finding by the Planning Commission that a use is substantially similar to a principally permitted use or special use in the district according to the procedures set forth in Section 1230.11.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
R-1 Single- Family | R-2 Two-Family |
R-1 Single- Family | R-2 Two-Family | |
(a) Residential | ||
(1) Single-family detached dwelling | P | P |
(2) Two-family dwelling | P | |
(3) Western Reserve Development in compliance with Section 1262.07
| P | P |
(4) Bed and breakfast establishment | SU | SU |
(5) Family home for handicapped persons | SU | SU |
(6) Group home for handicapped persons | SU | |
(b) Community facilities | ||
(1) Church or other place of worship | SU | SU |
(2) Congregate care facility | SU | SU |
(3) Day care facility, child and/or adult (located in a church, other place of worship or a school facility) | SU | SU |
(4) Library | SU | SU |
(5) Public cultural institution | SU | SU |
(6) Public safety facility | SU | SU |
(7) Public utility substation | SU | SU |
(8) School, public or private | SU | SU |
(c) Recreation/Open Space | ||
(1) Cemetery | SU | SU |
(2) Golf course | SU | SU |
(3) Public park and noncommercial public recreational facility | SU | SU |
(d) Agricultural Uses | ||
(1) Farm w/o livestock | P | P |
(2) Farm with livestock - Requires 2 acre minimum | SU | SU |
(3) Accessory farm building (in excess of accessory building allowance set forth in Schedule 1262.08
(a)). | SU | SU |
(4) Commercial farm - minimum 10 contiguous acres | SU | SU |
(5) Commercial farm building - minimum 10 contiguous acres | SU | SU |
(6) Accessory commercial farm building - minimum 10 contiguous acres | A | A |
(7) Chicken coops as permitted in Section 618.12
| In excess of 2 acres | P |
Less than 2 acres | SU | |
(8) Rabbit hutches as permitted in Section 618.12
| In excess of 2 acres | P |
Less than 2 acres | SU | |
(9) Non-commercial riding stable - minimum 2 acres | SU | SU |
(e) Other | ||
(1) Accessory uses/structures customarily incidental to a permitted use | A | A |
(2) Family day care, Type “B” | A | A |
(3) Home occupations | A | A |
(4) Roadside stand | SU | SU |
(5) Swimming pools | A | A |
P = Principal Use Permitted by Right SU = Special Use A = Accessory Use Blank Cell = Use not permitted | ||
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 212-03. Passed 11-10-03; Ord. 55-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
(a) Lots of Record. A lot of record existing on the effective date of this Planning and Zoning Code may be occupied by a single-family dwelling as set forth in Schedule 1262.03 for the district in which the lot is located even when the lot does not comply with the minimum requirements set forth in division (c) below, provided the use can be conducted in compliance with all other requirements set forth in this Planning and Zoning Code.
(b) Flag lots. A flag lot may be developed as a special use if it complies with the requirements for flag lots set forth in Chapter 1280.
(c) Lot Requirements.
(1) Single-Family Dwellings. Lots created for single-family dwellings in the R-1 and R-2 Districts shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Minimum Lot Area. Except in the case of a corner lot, the minimum area of a subdivided lot that may be used for the purposes of a single-family dwelling unit shall not be less than 15,000 square feet.
B. Minimum Lot Width. Except in the case of a corner lot, the width of a lot, measured at the building line, shall not be less than 100 feet.
C. Minimum Lot Frontage. Except in the case of a corner lot, the minimum lot frontage shall be 100 feet except for lots on cul-de-sacs and flag lots, which shall have a minimum lot frontage of 60 feet.
D. Corner Lots. In the case of a corner lot, the minimum lot area, the minimum lot width and the minimum lot frontage shall be as specified in Figure 1, Corner Lots, at the end of this section.
(2) Two-Family Dwellings. Two-family dwellings in the R-2 District shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Minimum Lot Area. Except in the case of a corner lot, the minimum area of a subdivided lot that may be used for the purposes of two-family dwelling units shall not be less than 22,500 square feet.
B. Minimum Lot Width. Except in the case of a corner lot, the width of a lot, measured at the building line, shall not be less than 150 feet.
C. Minimum Lot Frontage. Except in the case of a corner lot, the minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet, except for lots on cul-de-sacs and flag lots, which shall have a minimum lot frontage of 60 feet.
D. Corner Lots. In the case of a corner lot, the minimum lot area, the minimum lot width and the minimum lot frontage shall be as specified in Figure 2, Corner Lots - Two-Family, at the end of this section.
(3) One Dwelling per Lot. There shall not be more than one dwelling constructed on a lot, except as otherwise permitted for cluster developments in this Zoning Code.
(4) Arrangement. The general arrangement of lots and streets shall be in accordance with Chapter 1246 and the Thoroughfare Plan, and shall provide for the orderly development of secondary vehicular circulation. All lots shall be improved in accordance with Chapter 1248, except as otherwise permitted for Western Reserve developments.
(d) Yard Requirements. Dwellings shall be located on a lot in a manner that maintains the minimum front, side and rear yards specified below.
(1) Front Yard. Each lot with a dwelling constructed thereon containing a frontload garage shall maintain a minimum front yard of 50 feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, except as otherwise permitted in divisions (d)(1)A. and B. below.
A. When at least 50% of the lots within 500 feet of the lot in question and within the same block front are developed with dwelling units, and such development does not meet the requirements of this Planning and Zoning Code, a permit may be issued to construct a dwelling with a front yard not less than the average front yard established by such existing development.
B. Where a lot fronts on a collector or arterial street as defined in Chapter 1246, the front setback shall not be less than 90 feet from the road centerline for collector streets, and not less than 100 feet from the road centerline for arterial streets.
(2) Front Yard Exception. Each lot with a dwelling constructed thereon not containing a frontload garage but containing either a sideload or rearload garage, shall maintain a minimum front yard of 40 feet, as measured from the street right-of-way, except as otherwise permitted in divisions (d)(2)A. and B. below.
A. When at least 50% of the lots within 500 feet of the lot in question and within the same block front are developed with dwelling units, and such development does not meet the requirements of this Planning and Zoning Code, a permit may be issued to construct a dwelling with a front yard not less than the average front yard established by such existing development.
B. Where a lot fronts on a collector or arterial street as defined in Chapter 1246, the front setback shall not be less than 80 feet from the road centerline for collector streets, and not less than 90 feet from the road centerline for arterial streets.
(3) Side Yards. Each lot shall have and maintain two side yards, each having a minimum width of 12 feet, except as otherwise permitted in division (d)(5) below.
(4) Rear Yards. Each lot shall maintain a minimum rear yard of 50 feet.
(5) Corner Lots. Corner lots shall comply with the minimum front yard setback requirement for each street on which the lot has frontage and shall comply with the side and rear yard setback requirements as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 below.
Figure 1
(R-1) Residential Corner Lots
(R-1) Residential Corner Lots
Figure 1
(R-2) Residential Corner Lots
(R-2) Residential Corner Lots
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 230-03. Passed 12-8-03; Ord. 258-03. Passed 4-12-04; Ord. 95-08. Passed 9-22-08; Ord. 19-18. Passed 4-9-18.)
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