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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 (REPEALED)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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1125.88 SIGN.
   "Sign" means an outdoor advertising structure, device or visual communication designed or intended to convey information to the public in written or pictorial form.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.89 SIGN, OFF-PREMISES.
   "Off-premises sign" means a sign structure advertising an establishment, merchandise, service or entertainment, which is not sold, produced, manufactured or furnished at the property on which said sign is located, e.g. billboards or outdoor advertising.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.90 SIGN, ON-PREMISES.
   "On-premises sign" means a sign which pertains to the use of the premises on which it is located.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.91 SITE PLAN.
   "Site plan" means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning the boundaries of a site and the location of all buildings, structures, uses and principal site development features proposed for a specific parcel of land.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.92 SMOKE.
   "Smoke" means small gas-borne particles, other than water, that form a visible plume in air.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.93 STANDARD, PERFORMANCE.
   "Performance standard" means a criterion established in the interest of protecting the public health and safety for the control of noise, odor, smoke, noxious gases and other objectionable or dangerous elements generated by and inherent in or incidental to land uses.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1125.94 STORY.
   "Story" means that part of a building, other than a cellar or a mezzanine, included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above; or, if there is no floor next above, the ceiling or roof next above such floor. For the purpose of determining the required dimensions of yards and courts, when the average story height of a building exceeds twelve (12) feet, each twelve (12) feet, or fraction thereof, of the total building height shall be considered a separate full story or fractional story respectively, except the first story, which may be fifteen (15) feet high. A mezzanine story shall be deemed a full story where it covers more than fifty (50) percent of the ground story area.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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