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Codified Ordinances of Chillicothe, OH
REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
PREFACE
ADOPTING ORDINANCE No. 280-61 C.S.
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF CHILLICOTHE
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - 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
PART SEVENTEEN - PROPERTY STANDARDS
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1153.01 PURPOSE.
   The RC District is established to provide for large scale and high intensity commercial and quasi-industrial development serving a regional market and located along arterial thoroughfares (e.g., North Bridge Street) along with businesses directly serving such regional projects. Such projects are characterized by a mixture of large scale commercial uses, increased needs for accessibility and visibility, and large volumes of traffic. Specific requirements related to external and/or on-site traffic circulation and management are integral to the efficient and effective operation of uses in the RC District.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.02 PERMITTED USES.
   (a)   Uses specified above in Section 1149.02(a) and (b).
   (b)   Personal services, consisting of firms providing personal services or entertainment to the general public, including restaurants, banks and/or savings and loans, credit unions, hotels or motels, medical and related offices, and similar establishments.
   (c)   Multiple permitted businesses in an integrated physical setting such as a shopping center or office building.
   (d)   Large-scale businesses. Examples include: supermarkets, department stores, general merchandise stores, warehouse clubs, sporting goods stores, apparel stores, home improvement stores, electronic stores, and variety stores.
   (e)   Motor vehicle fuel stations with or without convenience stores but with no motor vehicle service.
   (f)   Motor vehicle service establishments limited to minor repair such as tire, battery and lube businesses.
   (g)   Retail stores featuring outdoor display and storage provided that such store(s) are part of a shopping center and that such display and storage area is incidental to the primary business.
   (h)   Hotels and motels.
   (i)   Facilities for the storage of personal or corporate property offered on a rental basis.
   (j)   Billboards, subject to the requirements of Chapter 1179.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.03 CONDITIONAL USES.
   (a)   Retail stores featuring outdoor display and storage, which are not part of a shopping center or where such display and storage are not incidental to the primary business.
   (b)   Motor vehicle sales and major service establishments (such as engine, transmission, body work, etc.), provided that any inoperable, unlicensed or unused vehicles stored or parked outside the principal buildings shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1153.04(j), if adjacent property is not located in the RC District.
   (c)   Wholesale establishments, warehousing, manufacturing retail outlets, distribution and related uses, including truck and transfer terminals.
   (d)   Multiple family residences, subject to the requirements of the RM-2 District.
   (e)   Billboards and digital display signs, subject to the requirements of Chapter 1179.
   (f)   Similar uses, as determined by the Planning Commission, in accordance with the provisions by Section 1131.02(e).
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.04 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
   (a)   Site Plan. A Site Plan, pursuant to the standards of Section 1131.02(g), shall be required for all permitted and conditional uses within the RC District. Such Site Plan shall be approved by the Zoning Inspector prior to issuance of a zoning certificate and may be subject to approval by the Planning Commission. The Site Plan shall clearly show the location, size and type of structures and signage on the site, any proposed outside storage areas and landscaping, as well as how parking and traffic circulation will be managed.
   In addition, the Site Plan shall clearly show how the configuration of parking and vehicular circulation areas will promote connectivity with similar areas on adjacent properties, thereby allowing circulation of traffic between the uses to occur without direct entry or egress onto the arterial roadway.
   (b)   Minimum Lot Area. No minimum lot area is required; however, lot area shall be adequate to provide for the required parking, setbacks and yard areas.
   (c)   Minimum Lot Width. All lots shall have frontage on an arterial highway as defined in Chapter 1105 or frontage roadway except that lots without such frontage shall be permitted if the lots are part of a larger commercial or office development if such development has such frontage elsewhere in the development. All lots shall have either direct access onto such public road, or shall have indirect access on to such road if the lot is part of a larger development and the larger development has direct access onto such road. Lot width shall be adequate to accommodate all required parking areas, yards and vehicle circulation lanes.
   (d)   Minimum Front Yard Setback. Eighty (80) feet from the right-of-way of any arterial highway and thirty (30) feet from any marginal access and/or frontage roadways, for buildings. Twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way of any arterial highway and fifteen (15) feet from any marginal access and/or frontage roadway, for pavement. Driveways are permitted within any yard setback area if they connect to a public road or adjacent parcels.
   (e)   Minimum Side Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet for buildings, ten (10) feet for paved areas.
   (f)   Minimum Rear Yard. Forty (40) feet for buildings, ten (10) feet for paved areas.
   (g)   Provisions for Access Roadways. Not withstanding the provisions of subsections (d) through (f) above, all new structures within the RC District shall be located so as to provide adequate yard and/or setback space to accommodate marginal access or frontage roadways as designated on the City Thoroughfare Plan. Compliance with this requirement shall be subject to review by the City Engineer.
   (h)   Height of Structures. Sixty (60) feet.
   (i)   Parking and Loading. Parking and loading spaces shall be provided as required in Chapter 1177. All parking areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate within or upon such area, and shall be designed to prevent the excessive drainage of surface water onto adjacent properties or public roadways. The developer of the project shall demonstrate that adequate provisions have been made to direct storm water runoff to a suitable and adequate storm water drainage system as approved by the City Engineer, pursuant to the Storm Water Management and Sediment Control Regulations, as cited in Chapter 916 of the Codified Ordinances.
   (j)   Exterior Storage. Exterior Storage includes the outdoor storage of raw or finished goods (packaged or bulk) including building materials, packing materials, salvage goods, machinery, equipment, damaged vehicles, etc. Exterior storage shall be permitted in the RC District if an acceptable plan for screening such storage is submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission. (Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)
1153.05 OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
   In addition to the above requirements, any use or structure in the Regional Commerce District shall meet all applicable requirements of Chapters 1171 through 1181 of this Zoning Code. (Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)