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Codified Ordinances of Bryan, OH
Codified Ordinances of the City of Bryan, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO.42, 1990
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF BRYAN
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1161
Development and Dimensional Regulations
1161.01   Lot Regulations.
1161.02   Setbacks for Buildings and Structures.
1161.03   Additional Regulations for Buildings and Structures.
1161.04   Setbacks for Parking.
   1161.01 LOT REGULATIONS. 
 
R-1
R-2
R-3
C-1
C-2
C-3 CORE
C-3
MU
I-1
1-2
Minimum Lot Area
9,000 sf
7,000 sf
5 acres
30,000 sf
30,000 sf
none
none
30,000 sf
2 acres 2
2 acres
Minimum Lot Width at building line (ft)
75
60
-
100
100
20
20
100
200 3
200
Minimum Lot Frontage (ft) 1
40
40
100
100
100
20
20
100
200 3
200
Maximum Lot Coverage
-
-
60%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 The minimum lot frontage on any street shall be equal to the minimum lot width, except for cul-de-sac lots where the smaller frontage applies.
2 Except that for lots fronting on an internal street in an industrial park the minimum lot area shall be one acre.
3 Except that for lots fronting on an internal street in an industrial park the minimum lot width and frontage shall be 150 feet.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)
   1161.02 SETBACKS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
   (a)   Every permitted use of land and all buildings and structures shall be located on a lot in a manner that maintains the minimum front, side and rear yards set forth in this section for the district in which the lot is located, measured from the appropriate lot line. Each yard shall remain unobstructed by structures except as otherwise specifically permitted in this Code.
   (b)   Principal Building Projections into Required Yards. No portion of the building including steps, porches, skylights, sills, belt-courses, eaves, cornices, chimneys, and ornamental features attached to the principal building shall project into a required yard.
R-1
R-2
R-3
C-1
C-2
C-3 CORE
C-3
MU 7
I-1
I-2
Front Yard (ft) 1, 2
30
25
40
40
40
4
10
10/25 6
70
50
Rear Yard (ft)
25
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Interior Side Yard (ft)
10
8
40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Corner Side Yard (ft) 2
10
8
-
40
40
-
-
10/25 6
70
50
Side/Rear Adjacent to Nonresidential (ft)
-
-
20
15
15
0 5
5
5
25
10
Side/Rear Adjacent to R-1 or R-2 (ft)
-
-
40
40
40
15
15
20
70
100
Easement Setback (ft) 3
15
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
 
1 Front Yards on Built-up Blocks. In any district where more than 40% of the lots in a block are occupied by existing structures, the minimum depth of a front yard shall not be less than the average depth of the front yards of the existing structures on the adjoining lots on either side; or where there is an existing structure on adjoining lots on only one side, the minimum setback shall be the same as the existing structure.
2 See Illustrations of Corner Lots below for applicability of setbacks on corners
3 Where a maintenance easement is required along a side lot line, the minimum side yard setback shall be increased to 15 feet on that side.
4 Maximum Front Yard In C-3 District Core Area. In the core area of the C-3 District, new construction shall comply with the maximum front yard requirements specified below:
a)   A front yard not exceeding a depth of five (5) feet shall be required when there is not an existing building along the block front within 100 feet.
b)   When the lot is within 100 feet of an existing building on both sides, the depth of the front yard shall not be greater than the average depth of the adjacent front yards.
c)   When the lot is within 100 feet of an existing building on only one side, the maximum depth of the front yard for the lot in question shall be determined by adding five feet plus the depth of the adjacent front yard of the existing building, and dividing by two.
5 However, when two adjacent buildings do not share a common wall, they shall maintain a minimum separation of 20 feet.
6 When a property abuts a state route, the greater setback shall apply.
7 Residential uses in the MU district shall comply with R-2 district setbacks.
   (c) Illustrations of Corner Lots.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)
   1161.03 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
R-1
R-2
R-3
C-1
C-2
C-3 CORE
C-3
MU
I-1
1-2
Minimum Floor Area per Single Family Dwelling Unit (sf)
1,000
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Minimum Ground Floor Area per Single Family Dwelling (sf)
750
750
750
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Minimum Floor Area per Multifamily Dwelling Unit (sf)
-
-
650 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Minimum Exterior Length & Width of Dwelling Unit (ft) 2
22
22
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Maximum Height, Principal (ft) 3
35
35
35
35
50
50
35
35
35
80
Maximum Height, Accessory (ft) 3
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Number Permitted Accessory Structures
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Maximum Density 4 (units per gross acre)
-
-
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 Plus 200 square feet for every bedroom over one.
2 Excludes porch, garage, or other attachments and additions.
3 Height is measured from the average ground level.
4 Gross acreage does not include public right-of-way existing at the time the development plan is submitted
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)
   1161.04 SETBACKS FOR PARKING.
   (a)   Parking setbacks are measured from the street right-of-way or property line, unless otherwise noted.
   (b)   Front Adjacent shall consider the property on the opposite side of the public right-of-way.
 
R-1
R-2
R-3
C-1
C-2
C-3 CORE
C-3
MU
I-1
1-2
Front Adjacent to R-1 or R-2 (ft)
-
-
1
20
20
5 2
20 2
20
70
50
Front Adjacent to R-3 or Nonresidential District (ft)
-
-
30
20
20
5 2 
20 2
20
20
20
Side/Rear Adjacent to R-1 or R-2 (ft)
-
-
20
5
5
10
10
30
30
30
Side/Rear Adjacent to R-3 or Nonresidential District (ft)
-
-
10
15
20
0
5 3
5
10
10
1 Parking areas shall be located no closer to the existing public right-of-way than the principal building.
2 Or no closer than the building line, whichever is less.
3 Elimination of the side and rear yard parking setbacks may be approved when joint agreement signed and the on-site circulation and parking between the two or more lots are properly designed and landscaped as set forth in Chapters 1171 and 1172.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)