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Codified Ordinances of Beachwood, OH
Codified Ordinances of the City of Beachwood, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF BEACHWOOD
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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   1116.03    AREA REGULATIONS.
   Land and buildings shall be designed, improved and maintained only in accordance with the following schedules:
   (a)   Site Area. The area of a parcel or parcels of land shall contain at least five (5) acres and shall be under common ownership and shall be one sublot.
   (b)    Distance Between Buildings. The space between buildings shall be at least equal to the height of the higher building, unless otherwise approved by the Commission and Council.
   (c)   Density and Floor Area. Not more than six (6) units shall be built per acre, and each dwelling unit in this District shall have a minimum livable floor area of not less than:
   
 
Minimum
Livable Floor Area (sq. ft.)
Without Den or
Family Room
With Den or
Family Room
(1)    One (1)bedroom (only with a den or family room)
not permitted
1,200
(2)    Two (2) bedrooms
1,200
1,400
(3)    Three (3) bedrooms
1,400
1,600
(4)    For each additional bedroom, den or family room
200
200
(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)
   1116.04  SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
   A preliminary and final Site Development Plan shall be prepared for all improvements within a U-2A District.  Site Development Plans shall conform to the standards and criteria of this Chapter and shall be submitted and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1108.
(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)
   1116.05  HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
   (a)   The height of any residential or main building shall not exceed twenty-five feet (25').
   (b)   The height of any accessory building, garage or other structure that is not part of any residential or main building shall not exceed twenty feet (25') in height, unless otherwise approved by the Commission and Council.
(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)
   1116.06  SETBACKS.
   (a)    Setbacks.
      (1)    All buildings shall be set back at least fifty feet (50') from a public street.
      (2)    Buildings shall be set back twenty-five feet (25') or more from any adjacent lot line.
      (3)    Garage entrances shall be set back twenty-five feet (25') or more from a private street.
   (b)    Use of Setbacks.  Required setbacks shall not be used for buildings or structures or recreational facilities, such as tennis courts, parking lots, swimming pools, and the like, unless otherwise approved by the Commission and Council.
(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)
   1116.07  PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS; STREETS.
   Parking areas and driveways shall be properly related to the public street and residential buildings so as to promote safety and convenience and to minimize congestion or hazards.
   (a)   Every planned development in a District shall provide garage space for two vehicles for every living unit and at least one open visitor parking space, not on a public street, for each living unit. Such garage and open visitor parking space shall be at least nine feet (9') by twenty feet (20') per car and shall comply with all of the specifications applicable thereto in this Code and in the Building Code, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
   (b)    Access driveways from public streets shall be limited in number. Such access driveways shall be planned and constructed at locations designed to avoid traffic congestion and hazard, and shall first be approved by the Commission.
   (c)    All streets in this District to be dedicated to the City shall be constructed in accordance with the standards established by the Engineer for public streets. Private streets not to be dedicated:
      (1)   Shall be permanent hard-surfaced pavement sufficient to carry moving van trucks and fire vehicles;
      (2)    Shall not provide any through traffic between public streets; and
      (3)    Shall be approved by the Engineer.
         (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)
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