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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
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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1152.01 PURPOSE.
   It is the purpose of the R-MHH Residential-Multi-Household High Density District to establish and maintain high quality areas within the City for high density multi-household dwellings to preserve the existing residential neighborhoods characterized by high density multi-household units.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1152.02 PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USES.
   Principally permitted uses are as follows:
   A.   Boarding or Lodging House.
   B.   Child Care Facilities.
   C.   Clubs.
   D.   Educational Institutions.
   E.   Group Homes as regulated in Section 1137.10.
   F.   Multi-Household Dwelling Units.
   G.   Non-Commercial Recreation.
   H.   Religious Places of Worship.
   I.   Single Household Dwelling Units.
   J.    Two Household Dwelling Units.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1152.03 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
   Permitted accessory uses are as follows:
   A.   Any use customary and incidental to the permitted uses.
   B.   Home Occupations as regulated in Section 1137.11.
   C.   Signs as regulated in Chapter 1174.
   Accessory uses, other than signs and fences, shall be located in the rear yard only and located not closer than six (6) feet from any lot line and covering not more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the required rear yard.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1152.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES.
   Conditionally permitted uses are as follows:
   A.    Planned Unit Developments;
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
   B.   Residential Planned Unit Developments;
   C.   Nursing Homes;
   D.   Cluster Housing.
(Ord. 2002-215. Passed 11-4-02; Ord. 2003-31. Passed 2-18-03; Ord. 2008-108. Passed 8-4-08.)
1152.05 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH.
   The minimum lot area and width for properties in the R-MHH Residential- Multi-Household High Density District are as follows:
   A.   A multi-household dwelling of four (4) dwelling units shall have a minimum lot area of not less than twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet and a width of not less than one hundred twenty (120) feet.
   B.   Multi-household dwellings of five (5) dwelling units or more shall have a minimum lot area of not less than two (2) acres for new development and not less that one (1) acre for redevelopment and a width of not less than two hundred (200) feet for new development and a width of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet for redevelopment.
   C.   Any other permitted use shall have a minimum lot area of not less than one (1) acre and a width of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1152.06 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MULTI-HOUSEHOLD UNITS.
   The maximum number of multi-household units permitted on a tract of land shall be based on the square footage of lot area per dwelling unit. For 1, 2 and 3 bedroom dwelling units, a minimum of one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) square feet of lot area per dwelling unit is required. For 4 or more bedroom dwelling units, a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of lot area per dwelling unit is required.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1152.07 MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK.
   The minimum front yard setback for properties in an R-MHH Residential-Multi-Household High Density District shall be not less than fifty (50) feet on a major arterial and not less than thirty-five (35) feet on other thoroughfares.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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