(a) (1) A non-residential district is any zoning district other than a Residential District.
(2) Any non-residential district use shall have a buffer zone of undeveloped land between said use and any adjacent Residential District area. Undeveloped land means, at a minimum, that no structure, parking area, or open storage will be permitted thereon. Said buffer zone shall not be less than 100 feet in width. The buffer zone shall run along entire property line between the non-residential district and the adjacent Residential District. Such buffer zone shall be landscaped to provide effective and permanent visual screening as approved by the Village Engineer. If there is a road separating the two district areas then the buffer zone shall be measured from the center of the right of way.
(3) Any non-residential district use bordering a Residential District area shall have two height restricted zones between said use and the undeveloped land buffer zone of Section 1151.04(a)(2). The first height restricted zone shall border the undeveloped land buffer and have a width of not less than 100 feet. Structures located in this first height restricted zone may not exceed the lesser of fourteen feet or one story. The second height restricted zone shall border the first height restricted zone and have a width of not less than 100 feet. Structures located in this second height restricted zone may not exceed the lesser of twenty-eight feet or two stories or the height permitted in the nonresidential district.
(b) Any use or action that will result in development or construction in the Village of Boston Heights approved by either the Planning Commission or the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be initiated through procuring a permit or permits. Construction must be started within one year from the approval date on said permit or permits, after which date, said permit or permits will expire and new permits must be approved by either the Planning Commission or the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(1) Any amendment to a permit or permits shall alter the approval date of said permit or permits to the date the amendment was approved.
(2) Any permits that must be acquired from an agency other than the Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals must be acquired within one year of the application date of the proposed use.
(c) (1) Every building intended for business, commercial and/or industrial use shall be constructed of fireproof or semi-fireproof building materials in accordance with Chapter 1373 and as approved by the Ohio Basic Building Code.
(2) All buildings constructed in the Office Professional, General Business, and Retail Business Districts shall be constructed of a brick or ornamental masonry exterior.
(3) The office portion of any building constructed in the Light Manufacturing District shall be constructed of a brick or ornamental masonry exterior, and any part or portion of a building constructed in the Light Manufacturing District that is visible from any street or highway shall be constructed of a brick or ornamental masonry exterior.
(4) No internally illuminated fascias, roofs, arches, or other plastic structures or materials may be incorporated in the exterior design of any building constructed in the Office Professional, General Business, Retail Business, or Light Manufacturing District, or any building constructed for a conditional use in a Residential District.
(d) The provisions of Chapters 1151 through 1162 shall not be construed to remove or render inoperative any restrictions on land established by restrictive covenants. However, when any provision of this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon buildings or premises than is imposed by any such restrictive covenants, the provisions of this chapter shall control and be in force and effect. If any provision of this Chapter imposes a lower or less restrictive standard than any other Village ordinance or State law, then the higher or more restrictive standard contained in such other ordinance or law shall prevail.
(Ord. 2017-7-15. Passed 9-12-17.)