1278.02 USE REGULATIONS.

   (a)   Uses Permitted by Right. A use listed in Schedule 1278.03 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 1278.03 shall be permitted as a special use in a district when denoted by the letter "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. A use listed in Schedule 1278.03 shall be permitted as an accessory use in a district when denoted by the letter "A". Such use shall be permitted as a subordinate building or use when it is clearly incidental to and located on the same lot as the principal building or use. 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 industrial 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 or special use in the district according to the procedures set forth in Section 1230.11.

   (f)   Prohibited Uses. Notwithstanding the above, the following uses are specifically prohibited from locating in any M-1 or M-2 District.

      (1)   Automobile salvage and wrecking;

      (2)   Junk, scrap paper and rag storage, dumps, landfills, incinerators, recycling centers, bailing or composting facilities;

      (3)   Asphalt or cement processing/manufacturing;

      (4)   Stockyards and slaughterhouses.

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 111-04. Passed 7-12-04; Ord. 38-17. Passed 6-12-17.)

1278.03 SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED USES.

	M-1 General Industrial	M-2 Light Industrial
(a)   Offices
(1)   Professional and administrative offices	P	P
(2)   Research and testing laboratories	P	P
(3)   Training schools and conference centers	P	P
(b)   Storage and Distribution
(1)   An aboveground storage container of flammable/ combustible liquids, LPG (liquified petroleum gas), CNG (compressed natural gas) or hazardous materials not exceeding 1,500 gallons*	P	P
(2)   An aboveground storage container of flammable/combustible liquids, LPG (liquified petroleum gas), CNG (compressed natural gas) or hazardous materials exceeding 1,500 gallons*	SU	SU
(3)   Mini/self storage facility and self- storage condominiums	SU	SU
(4)   Storage and distribution	P	P
(5)   Truck/transit transfer terminals	SU
(6)   Warehouses	P	P
(7)   Wholesale businesses	P	P
(c)   Outdoor activities in association with a principal use
(1)   General storage of goods, materials and supplies	P
(2)   Overnight storage of fleet vehicles used in the operation of the principal use	A	A
(d)   Manufacturing, Production and Processing
(1)   Assembly plants	P	P
(2)   Machine shops	P	P
(3)   Manufacture of products from raw materials	SU
(4)   Metal and non-metal production facilities utilizing products from previously and elsewhere prepared materials	P	P
(5)   Printing, publishing, and allied industries	P	P
(e)   Farms or Commercial Farms †	P	P
(f)   Other
(1)   Public safety facilities	P	P
(2)   Public service/maintenance facilities	P
(3)   Public utility substation	P	P
(4)   Sexually oriented businesses	P	P
(5)   Rifle ranges, skeet shooting ranges and pistol ranges	SU	SU
(6)   Commercial recreation, indoor and outdoor	SU	SU
(7)   Raising of animals for medical experimentation; raising of fur-bearing animals for commercial purposes; commercial dog kennels; commercial riding stables or riding academies; animal boarding	SU	SU
(8)   Garden center	SU	SU
(g)   Accessory Uses
(1)   Employee lunchrooms	A	A
(2)   Fences	A	A
(3)   Maintenance, waste disposal and storage facilities	A	A
(4)   Off-street parking and loading	A	A
(5)   Recreational facilities used by tenants, employees and clients	A	A
(6)   Signs	A	A
P = Principal Use Permitted by Right      SU = Special Use      A = Accessory Use Blank Cell = Use Not Permitted * = Must comply with ACO Section 1610.17. Refer to Ohio Fire Code for definitions. † = Farm or commercial farm of less than 10 contiguous acres but more than 2 acres is a Special Use.

 

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 111-04. Passed 7-12-04; Ord. 169-08. Passed 1-12-09; Ord. 33-12. Passed 7-9-12; Ord. 11-13. Passed 2-25-13; Ord. 38-17. Passed 6-12-17; Ord. 29-20. Passed 4-27-20; Ord. 51-21. Passed 8-9-21; Ord. 55-23. Passed 5-22-23.)

1278.04 LOT REQUIREMENTS.

   Lots created in an Industrial District shall comply with the requirements set forth in Schedule 1278.04(a).

   (a)   Schedule 1278.04(a): Lot Requirements.

   Schedule 1278.04(a)

 

LOT REQUIREMENTS
	M-1 General Industrial	M-2 Light Industrial
(1)   Minimum lot size	1 acre	1½ acres
(2)   Minimum lot width (at the building line)(a)	150 feet	150 feet
(3)   Minimum landscaped open space	20% of lot area	30% of lot area
Notes to Schedule 1278.04 (a) (a)   Minimum lot frontage is equal to the minimum lot width.

 

   (b)   Lots of Record. A lot of record existing on the effective date of this Planning and Zoning Code may be occupied by a use listed as a permitted principal use in Schedule 1278.03 for the district in which the lot is located even when the lot does not comply with the minimum requirements set forth in Schedule 1278.04(a), provided the use can be conducted in compliance with all other requirements set forth in this Planning and Zoning Code.

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)

1278.05 BUILDING SETBACK, SPACING AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.

   Every building shall be located on a lot in compliance with the building setback, spacing and height requirements set forth in Schedule 1278.05.

   Schedule 1278.05

BUILDING SETBACK, SPACING AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
	M-1 General Industrial	M-2 Light Industrial
(a)   Minimum building setback from street right-of-way	60 feet(a)	75 feet
(b)   Minimum building setback from side or rear lot line(b)
(1)   Adjacent to nonresidential district	10 feet	25 feet
(2)   Adjacent to residential district	100 feet	75 feet
(c)   Minimum separation between buildings on the same lot	30 feet	30 feet
(d)   Maximum building height	60 feet	35 feet
Notes to Schedule 1278.05 : (a)   Where a lot fronts on a collector or arterial street as defined in Chapter 1246, the setback shall not be less than 100 feet from the road centerline for collector streets, and not less than 110 feet from the road centerline for arterial streets. (b)   No yard shall be required for the portion of a lot that abuts a railroad right-of-way.

 

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 70-02. Passed 5-13-02.)

1278.06 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.

   Off-street parking areas shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1292 and with the minimum setbacks, measured from the street right-of-way or property line, as specified in Schedule 1278.06(a), unless otherwise noted.

   (a)   Schedule 1278.06(a) Parking Setback Requirements.

   Schedule 1278.06(a)

 

PARKING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
	M-1 General Industrial	M-2 Light Industrial
(1)   Minimum setback from street right-of-way	35 feet	50 feet
(2)   Minimum setback from side or rear lot line
A.   Adjacent to a nonresidential district	10 feet	10 feet
B.   Adjacent to a residential district	30 feet	20 feet

 

   (b)   The area within the parking setback shall be landscaped in compliance with Chapter 1294.

   (c)   Loading and service areas shall be located in the rear or side yard, shall comply with parking setbacks requirements set forth in Schedule 1278.06(a) and be screened in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 1294.

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)

1278.07 OUTDOOR STORAGE.

   All outdoor operations of a permitted use shall be conducted in compliance with the following:

   (a)   Outdoor Storage of Goods, Materials, or Products. General outdoor storage of goods, materials, or products associated with the principal use shall be permitted in the M-1 District only, provided such complies with the following:

      (1)   Areas devoted to such general outdoor storage shall be located in the side or rear yard and shall comply with all building setbacks set forth in Schedule 1278.05 for the district in which the lot is located.

      (2)   No storage of radioactive, toxic or otherwise hazardous materials shall be permitted.

      (3)   The bulk storage of sand, gravel, salt and other similar materials is permitted, provided that such material is effectively prevented from spreading.

      (4)   The area devoted to the outdoor storage of goods, materials and products shall not exceed 50% of the ground floor area of the principal building.

   (b)   Outdoor Storage of Fleet Vehicles. The outdoor storage of fleet vehicles shall only be permitted when the fleet vehicles are associated with the operation of the principal use. The outdoor storage of fleet vehicles shall be located in a side or rear yard, and shall comply with the building setbacks set forth in Schedule 1278.05 for the district in which the lot is located.

   (c)   Signs. No signs shall be permitted in conjunction with outdoor storage areas except those otherwise in compliance with the sign regulations in Chapter 1290.

   (d)   Screening. All outdoor storage of materials, goods, equipment and overnight storage of vehicles shall be screened according to the following:

      (1)   Outdoor storage areas shall be enclosed with a solid wall or fence, including solid gates. The wall or fence shall have a height tall enough to conceal all operations and materials therein from the view of any observer standing at the grade level at an abutting residential district line or a public street. However, in no case shall the height of the fence or wall be less than six feet.

      (2)   All outdoor storage areas shall be effectively screened from all adjacent residential districts, public parking areas and public streets according to the screening requirements set forth in Chapter 1294. The Planning Commission may increase the minimum height of required screening when it is determined that additional height is needed to effectively conceal all materials from view of any observer standing at grade level of an abutting residential district line or public street.

   (e)   Development plan; accessibility. All areas devoted to outdoor storage shall be indicated on the development plan. All materials shall be stored in such a manner as to be accessible to fire fighting equipment at all times.

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)

1278.08 ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS.

   All accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the development standards established for principal buildings and uses in Section 1278.05 except:

   (a)   Fences. All fences shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 1294.08.

   (b)   Signs. Signs shall comply with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1290.

(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)