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Codified Ordinances of Canton, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CANTON, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF CANTON
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
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
TITLE ONE - Planning
TITLE THREE - Subdivisions
CHAPTER 1111 Platting Rules and Regulations
CHAPTER 1121 Preamble
CHAPTER 1122 Repeal and Validity
CHAPTER 1123 Policy Statement
CHAPTER 1124 Zoning Districts and Maps
CHAPTER 1126 Minimum Standards
CHAPTER 1127 Multiple Standards
CHAPTER 1128 Prohibitions
CHAPTER 1129 Meanings Generally
CHAPTER 1130 Terms and Words Defined
CHAPTER 1131 Definitions
CHAPTER 1132 Applicability
CHAPTER 1133 Nonconforming Uses, Approach to
CHAPTER 1134 General Provisions
CHAPTER 1135 Exceptions and Modifications
CHAPTER 1136 Purpose - Residential Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1137 Bulk and Area Requirements - Residential Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1138 Permitted Uses - Residential Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1139 Permitted Accessory Buildings and Structures
CHAPTER 1140 Permitted Accessory Uses
CHAPTER 1141 Public Utilities in Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1142 Garage Sales in Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1143 Repair of Motor Vehicles
CHAPTER 1144 R-5 Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1145 Purpose - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1146 Bulk and Area Requirements - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1147 Permitted Uses - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1148 Special Provisions for Business and Industrial Uses
CHAPTER 1149 Accessory Uses
CHAPTER 1150 Outdoor Storage
CHAPTER 1151 Outdoor Merchandise Display in Business Zones
CHAPTER 1152 Drive-Thru Windows
CHAPTER 1153 Outdoor Dining Areas and Sidewalk Cafes
CHAPTER 1154 Purpose and Intent
CHAPTER 1155 General Requirements
CHAPTER 1156 Submittal Process
CHAPTER 1157 Review Criteria
CHAPTER 1158 Bulk and Area Requirements
CHAPTER 1159 Permitted Uses
CHAPTER 1160 Accessory Uses and Structures
CHAPTER 1161 Required Parking and Loading, On-Site and Off-Site
CHAPTER 1162 Purpose - Special Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1163 Permitted Uses - Special Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1164 Bulk and Area Requirements - Special Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1165 Accessory Uses - Special Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1166 Flood Hazard Zoning District
CHAPTER 1167 Urban Garden District
CHAPTER 1168 Live-Work Overlay District
CHAPTER 1169 Purpose and Intent
CHAPTER 1170 Permitted Uses
CHAPTER 1171 General Requirements
CHAPTER 1172 Submission Requirements
CHAPTER 1173 General Development Plan
CHAPTER 1174 Parking Demand and Management Study
CHAPTER 1175 Review Criteria
CHAPTER 1176 Target Investment Zones
CHAPTER 1177 Traditional Neighborhood Design Standards
CHAPTER 1178 Pedestrian Overlay District
CHAPTER 1179 Urban Form Overlay District
CHAPTER 1180 Purpose
CHAPTER 1181 Intent
CHAPTER 1182 Sustainable Development
CHAPTER 1183 Landscape Requirements
CHAPTER 1184 Off-street Loading and Parking Requirements
CHAPTER 1185 Outdoor Illumination
CHAPTER 1186 Refuse Storage
CHAPTER 1187 Signs
CHAPTER 1188 Wall Murals
CHAPTER 1189 Windmills and Wind Turbines
CHAPTER 1190 Solar Energy Systems
CHAPTER 1191 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
CHAPTER 1192 Satellite Dish Antennae
CHAPTER 1193 Sexually Oriented Businesses
CHAPTER 1194 Enforcement
CHAPTER 1195 Administrative Agencies and Duties
CHAPTER 1196 Zoning Amendments
CHAPTER 1197 Appeals and Variances
CHAPTER 1198 Conditional Uses
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - HEALTH CODE
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1195.06 APPEALS.
   (a)   It is the intent of this Zoning Ordinance that all questions of interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to the Zoning Inspector, and that such questions shall be presented to the Board of Zoning Appeals on appeal from the decision of the Zoning Inspector, and that recourse from the decisions of the Board shall be to the courts as provided by law. It is further the intent of this Ordinance that the duties of Council, in connection with this Ordinance, shall not include hearing and deciding questions of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in this chapter and this Ordinance.
   (b)   Under this Ordinance, Council shall have only the duties of considering and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments or repeal of this Ordinance as provided by law.
(Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
1195.07 SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
   There is hereby established a Site Plan Review Committee, which shall be comprised of the City Civil Engineer, Zoning Inspector, Fire Chief and one member each from the Planning, Traffic Engineering, Water, and Water Reclamation Divisions of the City and Stark Soil and Water Conservation District. A disapproval, in writing from any one or more of the members, shall be grounds for not issuing a zoning permit until the reasons for such disapproval have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Committee. All Committee comments shall be maintained on file in the office of the Zoning Inspector.
(Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
1195.08 USES REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
   Uses requiring site plan approval by the Site Plan Review Committee are as follows:
   (a)   Any use of development for which the submission of a site plan is required by any provision of this Zoning Ordinance.
   (b)   Any development, additions or accessory buildings except single and two-family residential.
   (c)   Planned District amendments as required by Chapter 1196.
   (d)   Parking lot areas for five or more vehicles.
   (e)   Any proposed activity resulting in the exposure of bare soil or the disturbance of land one acre in size or larger.
      (Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
1195.09 FEE FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEES.
   A fee shall accompany each site plan presented for Site Plan Review Committee review and shall be deposited to the credit of the City in accordance with the following schedule of amounts::
   Residential Plans, excluding Single and Two-Family Residential $ 50.00
   Commercial Plans                      $200.00
(Ord. 195-2020. Passed 10-19-20.)
1195.10 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
   Every site plan submitted to the Site Plan Review Committee shall be in accordance with the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance. The following information shall be included on the site plan:
   (a)   Drainage system plan and other information deemed necessary to determine that adequate drainage will be provided.
   (b)   A Site Plan Application shall be accompanied by five (5) full-size (24" x 36") and twelve (12) reduced-size (11" x 17" or 12" x 18") copies of detailed plans or an electronic submission of detailed plans, signed and sealed by an appropriate professional, for review by the Committee and its designees that comply with the requirements of these Regulations.
      (Ord. 195-2020. Passed 10-19-20.)
   (c)   The Committee may in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations of these Regulations, require the submission of additional information as deemed necessary to make a reasonable review of the application. Including a traffic impact study, fiscal impact study, and other studies.
   (d)   Date, north arrow, and scale.
   (e)   The dimensions of all lot and property lines, showing the relationship of the subject property to abutting properties,
   (f)   The location of all existing and proposed structures on the subject property.
   (g)   The location of all existing and proposed drives and parking areas, including access and egress details for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
   (h)   Location of existing and proposed signs.
   (i)   The location and right-of-way widths of all abutting streets and alleys, including curb cuts and width of rights-of-way and travel way.
   (j)   A key map showing the location of the property in relation to surrounding areas.
   (k)   Location of existing and proposed buffer strips and landscaping,
   (l)   A lighting plan.
   (m)   Site lighting details including a light shed plan
   (n)   Where applicable, 3 copies of a sketch drawing showing existing and proposed floor plans with dimensions, and indicating all proposed interior and exterior alterations, modifications or changes.
   (o)   Where applicable, 3 copies of a sketch drawing showing proposed exterior elevations of buildings, including dimensions.
   (p)   Where applicable, 3 copies of a sketch drawing showing the design of any proposed sign, including. dimensions.
   (q)   The names and addresses of the architect, planner, designer, engineer or person responsible for the preparation of the site plan.
      (Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
1195.11 STANDARDS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW.
   In the process of reviewing the site plan the Site Plan Review Committee shall consider:
   (a)   The location and design of driveways providing vehicular ingress and egress from the site in relation to streets giving access to the site, and in relation to pedestrian traffic.
   (b)   The traffic circulation features within the site and location of automobile parking areas, and may make such requirements with respect to any matters as will assure:
      (1)   The safety and convenience of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic both within the site and in relation to access streets.
      (2)   The satisfactory and harmonious relationships between the development on the site and the existing and prospective development of contiguous land and adjacent neighborhoods.
   (c)   The Committee may further require landscaping, fences and walls in pursuance of these objectives and the same shall be provided and maintained as a condition of the establishment and the continued maintenance of any use to which they are appurtenant.
   (d)   In those instances, where the Committee finds that an excessive number of ingress and/or egress points may occur with relation to major or secondary thoroughfares, thereby diminishing the carrying capacity of the thoroughfares, the Committee may recommend marginal access drives. For a narrow frontage which will require a single outlet the Committee may recommend that money be placed in escrow with the City so as to provide for a marginal service drive equal in length to the frontage of the property involved. Zoning and building permits shall not be issued until the improvement is approved by the Committee in writing to the Zoning and Building Inspectors.
   (e)   Site plans for proposed development within a Flood Plain District shall be reviewed on the basis that the plan assures a satisfactory and harmonious relationship between the proposed land development or structure and the contiguous land and adjacent neighborhoods; and further, that the proposed land development or structure assures satisfactory provisions to guard against loss of property or life due to flooding conditions. (Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
1195.12 POST APPROVAL ACTION.
   Following approval of a Site Plan Application, the applicant shall submit the following:
   (a)   Three (3) sets of Final Plans (24" x 36") shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector bearing:
      (1)   A copy of the decision letter of the Committee and any other City regulatory agencies authorizing the activity, and
      (2)   Containing a signature block where the Zoning Inspector can indicate the approval of the Committee.
   (b)   Proposed modifications to approved site plans shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector for review and such proposed modifications may be:
      (1)   Approved by the Zoning Inspector if minor in nature, or
      (2)   Submitted to the Committee for additional review if they propose major changes (i.e., additional building floor area, alteration of building location).
         (Ord. 147-2018. Passed 7-2-18.)
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