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(A) Minimum number of parking spaces required:
(1) None required in General Commercial District (to be provided in common area);
(2) Single-family dwellings: two per dwelling unit;
(3) Multi-family units: 1.2 per dwelling unit, except elderly housing projects which shall have one-half space per dwelling unit;
(4) Churches, auditoriums, mortuaries and other similar places of assembly; one for every four seats;
(5) Sanitariums, convalescent homes: one for four beds;
(6) Retail commerce other than in General Commercial District:
(a) Restaurant: one for every three seats; and
(b) Other retail: one for every 100 square feet of retail floor space, but in no case less than one and one-half square feet (gross parking area) to one square foot (gross building floor area).
(7) Service commerce other than General Commercial District:
(a) Motels: one per unit;
(b) Personal and professional offices: one for every 150 square feet of office floor space; and
(c) Other service commerce: one for 2,000 square feet of gross floor space.
(8) Industrial including wholesale: one for every 1.3 persons of maximum employment during any work period; and
(9) Mobile home parks: two spaces per lot.
(B) Minimum size of parking spaces: 250 square feet of standing and maneuvering space.
(C) Location of parking spaces.
(1) Spaces for dwelling on the same lot as the dwelling unit;
(2) Spaces for commercial uses not in the General Commercial District or for public or semi-public uses within 300 feet of the main entrance of the building served; and
(3) No off-street parking spaces to be located within five feet of any street right-of-way.
(D) Surfacing and drainage off-street parking areas and access ways other than those for one- and two-family dwellings shall be surfaced with a durable material to control dust and shall be graded so as to dispose of all surface water.
(Prior Code, § 152.077) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
(A) Minimum number of off-street loading spaces required. An adequate number of off-street loading spaces shall be provided for all structures which require the receipt and distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or similar vehicles so as to assure unrestricted movement of both pedestrians and motor vehicles throughout the entire active areas of the municipality.
(B) Minimum size of off-street loading berths.
(1) Width: ten feet;
(2) Length: 50 feet; and
(3) Vertical clearance: 14 feet.
(C) Location of off-street loading berths. No closer than 25 feet from the intersection of two street rights-of-way.
(D) Surfacing and drainage. Surfacing and drainage of off-street loading berths and accessways shall be hard surfaced to control dust and shall be graded to dispose of all surface water.
(Prior Code, § 152.078) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
(A) Permit required. Except those specified in division (B) of this section, no signs shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. The sign shall also meet all structural requirements of other applicable codes and ordinances of the county and state statutes.
(B) Signs excepted. All signs must have a building permit, except the following:
(1) Signs over show windows or doors of a non-conforming business establishment announcing without display or elaboration only the name and occupation of the proprietor and not to exceed two feet in height and ten feet in length;
(2) Real estate signs not to exceed eight square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the signs are temporarily located;
(3) Name, occupation and warning signs not to exceed two square feet located on the premises;
(4) Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions not to exceed 32 square feet in area located on the premises;
(5) Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and affixed flat against the structure;
(6) Official signs such as traffic control, parking restrictions, information and notices; and
(7) Temporary signs when authorized by the Administrator for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(C) Signs permitted. Signs are permitted for all commercial and industrial uses subject to the following restrictions.
(1) Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not extend more than six inches outside of building’s wall surface, shall not exceed 300 square feet in area for any one premises, and shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the main centerline street grade.
(2) Projecting signs fastened to, suspended from or supported by structures shall not exceed 300 square feet in area for any one premises; shall not extend more than six feet into any required yard; shall not extend more than three feet into any public right-of-way; shall not be less than ten feet above the sidewalk nor 15 feet above a driveway or an alley.
(3) Ground signs shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the main centerline street grade, shall meet all yard requirements for the district in which they are located and shall not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.
(4) Roof signs shall not exceed ten feet in height above the roof, shall meet all yard and height requirements for the district in which they are located and shall not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.
(5) Combinations of any of the above signs shall meet all the requirements for the individual sign.
(D) Signs specifically prohibited.
(1) Signs that display the words “Stop” or “Danger”; and
(2) Signs utilizing flashing lights.
(E) Facing. No sign except those permitted in division (B) of this section shall be permitted to face a residential use within 100 feet of the lot line.
(F) Traffic. Signs shall not resemble, imitate or approximate the shape, size, form or color of railroad or traffic signs or devices. Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effect of railroad or traffic signs, signals or devices. No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape; and no sign shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape. No sign shall be placed as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility.
(G) Existing signs.
(1) Signs lawfully existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although the use, size or location does not conform with the provisions of this chapter.
(H) Miscellaneous requirements.
(1) The owner, lessee or manager of any ground sign or owner of the land on which the same is located shall keep grass or weeds and other growth cut, and debris and rubbish cleaned up and removed from the lot on which the sign is located.
(2) Any sign or sign structure which may be or may hereafter become rotted, unsafe or unsightly shall be repaired or removed by the licensee, owner or manager of the property upon which the sign stands upon written notice of the Administrator or police officer.
(Prior Code, § 152.079) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
(A) They shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any residential district, restaurant, hotel or motel in any district and shall show that adequate measures and controls shall be taken to prevent offensive noise and odor.
(B) No incineration of refuse shall be permitted on the premises.
(Prior Code, § 152.080) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
(A) No building shall be located within 100 feet of any property line.
(B) Facilities such as restaurants and bars may be permitted when conducted and entered from within the building.
(C) Swimming pools, tennis courts and the like shall be located no less than 25 feet from any property line and adjoining property in any residence or commercial district shall be effectively protected by a wall hedge and/or screen planting.
(Prior Code, § 152.081) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
Golf driving ranges and amusement parks shall be located on major or secondary thoroughfares or non-residential streets. Flood lights used to illuminate the premises are so directed and shielded as not to be an annoyance to any developed residential property. Golf driving platforms shall not be less than 200 feet from any adjacent Residence District or existing dwelling. A temporary certificate may be granted to be in force for one year only which certificate may be renewed for a period of one year at the expiration of the certificate; provided, all requirements of this chapter have been and can continue to be complied with.
(Prior Code, § 152.082) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
Cemeteries, crematories, mausoleums and columbariums shall provide entrance on a major street or road with ingress and egress so designated as to minimize traffic congestion, shall provide required off-street parking space and shall provide a minimum six-foot high wall or minimum three-foot thick, six-foot high evergreen hedge or provide a minimum 20 feet of permanently maintained planting strip on all property lines abutting any residential district or residential street.
(Prior Code, § 152.083) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 6-20-2024) Penalty, see § 155.999
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