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Elyria, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
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
TITLE ONE - Planning
TITLE THREE - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE FIVE - Zoning
CHAPTER 1121 Conformance of Future Land Use and Major Thoroughfare Plans
CHAPTER 1123 General Provisions
CHAPTER 1125 Definitions
1125.01 MEANING OF TERMS AND WORDS.
1125.02 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES. (REPEALED)
1125.03 AGRICULTURE.
1125.04 ALLEY.
1125.05 ALLIED HEALTH FACILITY.
1125.06 AUTOMOTIVE FILLING STATION.
1125.07 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND SERVICE.
1125.08 AUTOMOTIVE SALES.
1125.09 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT.
1125.10 BLOCK.
1125.11 BOARD.
1125.12 BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE.
1125.13 BUILDING.
1125.13.1 CALL CENTER.
1125.14 CELLAR.
1125.15 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SITE.
1125.16 CHILD CARE FACILITY.
1125.17 CITY.
1125.18 CLUB.
1125.18.1 CLUSTER HOUSING.
1125.19 COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
1125.20 COMMISSION.
1125.21 CONVENIENCE BUSINESS.
1125.21.1 CONVENTION/CONFERENCE CENTER.
1125.22 COURT.
1125.23 COURT, INNER.
1125.24 COURT, OUTER.
1125.25 DENTAL AND MEDICAL CLINIC.
1125.26 DRIVE-IN FACILITY.
1125.27 DWELLING, MULTI-HOUSEHOLD.
1125.28 DWELLING, SINGLE-HOUSEHOLD.
1125.29 DWELLING, TWO-HOUSEHOLD.
1125.30 DWELLING UNIT.
1125.31 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
1125.32 EQUIVALENT OPACITY.
1125.33 FENCE.
1125.33.1 FARMER'S MARKET.
1125.34 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
1125.35 FOOTCANDLE.
1125.36 GARAGE, PRIVATE.
1125.37 GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
1125.38 GROUP HOME.
1125.39 HEALTH UNIT OFFICE.
1125.40 HEIGHT.
1125.41 HOME OCCUPATION.
1125.42 HOSPITAL.
1125.43 HOTEL / MOTEL.
1125.44 HOUSEHOLD.
1125.45 JUNK YARD.
1125.46 KENNEL.
1125.47 LAND USE INTENSITY.
1125.48 LOADING SPACE.
1125.49 LOT.
1125.50 LOT, CORNER.
1125.51 LOT, DEPTH.
1125.52 LOT, INTERIOR.
1125.53 LOT, WIDTH.
1125.54 LOT LINE, FRONT.
1125.55 LOT LINE, REAR.
1125.56 LOT LINE, SIDE.
1125.57 LOT OF RECORD.
1125.58 MANUFACTURED HOUSING.
1125.59 MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE, HAZARDOUS.
1125.60 MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE, HEAVY.
1125.61 MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE, LIGHT.
1125.61.1 MEDICAL MARIJUANA ENTITY.
1125.62 MIXED USE.
1125.62.1 MOTOR VEHICLE CLEANING FACILITY.
1125.63 NONCONFORMING USE.
1125.64 NURSING HOMES.
1125.65 ODOR THRESHOLD.
1125.66 ODOR UNIT.
1125.67 OFFICE.
1125.68 PARKING AREA, PUBLIC.
1125.69 PARKING AREA, RESTRICTED ACCESSORY.
1125.70 PARKING SPACE.
1125.71 PARTICULATE MATTER.
1125.71.1 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
1125.72 PERSONAL SERVICES.
1125.73 RECREATION, COMMERCIAL.
1125.74 RECREATION, NON-COMMERCIAL.
1125.75 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.
1125.76 RELIGIOUS PLACE OF WORSHIP.
1125.77 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY.
1125.78 RESTAURANT.
1125.79 RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD.
1125.80 RETAIL BUSINESS.
1125.81 RETAIL BUSINESS, NEIGHBORHOOD.
1125.82 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
1125.83 RINGELMANN CHART.
1125.84 RINGELMANN NUMBER.
1125.85 SATELLITE DISH.
1125.86 SETBACK.
1125.87 SHOPPING CENTER.
1125.88 SIGN.
1125.89 SIGN, OFF-PREMISES.
1125.90 SIGN, ON-PREMISES.
1125.91 SITE PLAN.
1125.92 SMOKE.
1125.93 STANDARD, PERFORMANCE.
1125.94 STORY.
1125.95 STORY, GROUND.
1125.96 STREET, PRIVATE.
1125.97 STREET, PUBLIC.
1125.98 STRUCTURAL ALTERATION.
1125.99 STRUCTURE.
1125.100 TAVERN.
1125.101 TOXIC OR NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE.
1125.102 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
1125.103 TRUCK TERMINAL.
1125.104 USE.
1125.105 USE, ACCESSORY.
1125.106 USE, CONDITIONAL.
1125.107 USE, PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED.
1125.108 VARIANCE.
1125.109 VEHICLE.
1125.110 VETERINARIAN OFFICE/ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
1125.111 VIBRATION.
1125.112 WAREHOUSE.
1125.113 WAREHOUSE, LOCK AND STORE.
1125.114 WHOLESALE BUSINESS.
1125.115 YARD, FRONT.
1125.116 YARD, REAR.
1125.117 YARD, SIDE.
1125.118 ZONING CODE.
1125.119 ZONING ORDINANCE.
1125.120 ZONING PERMIT.
CHAPTER 1127 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1131 Use Districts and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1133 Amendments
CHAPTER 1135 Conditional Uses
CHAPTER 1137 Supplemental District Regulations
CHAPTER 1140 COS Conservation Open Space District
CHAPTER 1142 R-LD Residential-Low Density District
CHAPTER 1144 R-MD Residential-Medium Density District
CHAPTER 1146 R-UD Residential-Urban Density District
CHAPTER 1148 R-TH Residential-Two Household District
CHAPTER 1150 R-MHL Residential-Multi-Household Low Density District
CHAPTER 1152 R-MHH Residential-Multi-Household High Density District
CHAPTER 1154 R-MHP Residential - Manufactured Home Park District
CHAPTER 1156 B-N Business-Neighborhood District
CHAPTER 1158 B-D Business-Downtown District
CHAPTER 1160 B-G Business-General District
CHAPTER 1162 B-AO Business-Automotive Oriented District
CHAPTER 1163 POD Professional Office District
CHAPTER 1164 L-I Light Industrial District
CHAPTER 1166 H-I Heavy Industrial District
CHAPTER 1168 S-I Special Industrial District
CHAPTER 1170 TPD Technology Park District
CHAPTER 1171 Nonconforming Uses
CHAPTER 1173 Off-Premises Outdoor Advertising Signs
CHAPTER 1174 On-Premises Signs
CHAPTER 1175 Off-Street Parking and Loading
CHAPTER 1176 REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (RDOD)
CHAPTER 1177 Residential Planned Unit Developments (R-PUD)
CHAPTER 1179 Cluster Development
CHAPTER 1181 Planned Unit Developments
CHAPTER 1183 Design Review
CHAPTER 1184 Submission of Plans
CHAPTER 1186 Cellular Communication Sites
CHAPTER 1187 Sexually Oriented Businesses
CHAPTER 1188 Wind Energy Facility
CHAPTER 1199 Penalties, Remedies and Fees
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1125.35 FOOTCANDLE.
   "Footcandle" means a unit of illumination equal to the light flux which falls on a one (1) square foot area one (1) foot distant from a light source of one (1) candlepower.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.36 GARAGE, PRIVATE.
   "Private garage" means a detached accessory building or a portion of the principal building used primarily for the storage of automobiles or trailers by the household resident on the premises. A carport or car porch shall be construed to be a private garage.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.37 GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
   "Government building" means a structure or portion of a structure owned, operated or controlled by a government agency for the performance of certain specialized governmental activities required for its day to day functions.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.38 GROUP HOME.
   "Group home" means any community residential facility which provides rehabilitative and related services. There are two (2) classes of group homes:
   A.   Class I: Any dwelling or place used as a home for the care or rehabilitation of dependent or pre-delinquent children, the physically handicapped or disabled, or those with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses. A Class I Type A group home contains six (6) or more residents, exclusive of staff. A Class I Type B group home contains five (5) or fewer residents, exclusive of staff.
   B.   Class II: Any dwelling or place used as a home for juvenile offenders; a halfway house providing residential care or rehabilitation for adult offenders in lieu of institutional sentencing; a halfway house providing residence for persons leaving correctional institutions; residential rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug users, provided that detoxification is expressly prohibited on such premises; and a transitional housing unit. A Class II Type A group home contains six (6) or more residents, exclusive of staff. A Class II Type B group home contains five (5) or fewer residents, exclusive of staff.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.39 HEALTH UNIT OFFICE.
   "Health unit office" means an office building financed by public funds and constructed for exclusive use by State or local health units, and only intended for administrative or out-patient use.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.40 HEIGHT.
   "Height" means, in the case of a wall, building or part of a building, the vertical distance from the average established curb grade or established grade in front of the lot, or from the average finished grade at the building line, if higher, to the top of the roof.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.41 HOME OCCUPATION.
   "Home occupation" means a revenue enhancing accessory use which is clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the premises as a dwelling, and is conducted entirely within the dwelling unit without any significant adverse effect upon the surrounding neighborhood.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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