No permit shall be issued for a system which includes an exterior compressor, cooling tower, condensing unit, chiller unit or absorber, either singly or in any combination of the same, or as a part of any refrigerating or cooling system, and expelling heat or noise, where the location is in a R-3 or R-6 Zoning District, unless such exterior unit is located in the rear of the dwelling and exhausts to the rear or in a vertical direction and not to either side. However:
(a) Such exterior unit may be located at the side of any building where there is a minimum of forty feet between it and the adjoining building, but must exhaust to the rear or in a vertical direction when the unit is so designed and shall be mounted on a suitable and firm foundation.
(Ord. 9-79. Passed 4-10-79.)
(Ord. 9-79. Passed 4-10-79.)
(b) An exterior air conditioning unit may be located at the side of any building where there is less than a minimum of forty feet between it and the adjoining building, and all such units shall be subject to Section 1266.04 of the Bexley City Code.
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16.)
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15-16.)
(c) An exterior air conditioning unit may be located at the front of any building, provided that an application for a variance has been filed and approval granted by the Board. The variance request shall follow established rules and procedures of the Board. The filing fee shall be the same as established for secondary structures.
(Ord. 9-79. Passed 4-10-79.)
(Ord. 9-79. Passed 4-10-79.)