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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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1181.01 PURPOSE.
   When larger tracts of land are developed under unified control, many of the regulations relating to the mixing of uses and proximity of buildings in the residential districts which are otherwise necessary to protect individual lot owners, may become unnecessary or may not apply. The uniqueness in the planned unit development approach is the variety, flexibility and order in establishing residential living patterns. Variety is achieved by permitting a mixture of housing types at a maximum intensity of land use equivalent to that of the zoning for residential districts within which the planned unit development is proposed. Flexibility is achieved by permitting variations of the district regulations pertaining to lot area, setbacks, yards and frontages as herein stated. Order is achieved by requiring advance consideration of the City's Future Land Use and Major Thoroughfare Plans as adopted and amended, and all aspects of the proposed site development, including housing types, livable open spaces, landscaping, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, utilities, recreation areas, accessory facilities and methods of land ownership to be used.
   It is the purpose of this chapter to recognize and accommodate such residential developments and to permit those innovations in the technology of land development that are in the best interest of the City. In order to accomplish this, physical development criteria are contained herein:
   A.   To permit suitable associated neighborhood commercial developments consistent with the demand created by the planned unit development and compatible with the existing and proposed uses of lands adjacent to the planned unit development. Planned unit developments are permitted as conditionally permitted uses within the R-LD, R-MD, R-UD, R-TH, R-MHL and R-MHH Zoning Districts.
   B.   To permit a variety of dwelling types compatible with the purpose and intensity of land use of the residential districts within which the planned unit development is proposed;
   C.   To permit the flexible spacing of lots and buildings in order to encourage:
      1.   More creative site design;
      2.   The separation of vehicular and pedestrian circulation;
      3.   The preservation and conservation of the desirable natural features of the site and other amenities such as historical structures;
      4.   The provision of readily accessible recreation areas and livable open spaces; and
      5.   The provision of basic utility facilities such as sanitary sewers and water supply systems; and
   D.   To permit a clustering of dwelling units around livable open spaces in order to require fewer and shorter streets and utility lines, less grading and site preparation, resulting in lower per unit costs.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.02 USES.
   Within a planned unit development, no building, structure or premises shall be used, located, erected or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided herein, except for one (1) or more of the following, upon approval of the Planning Commission:
   A.   Single household detached dwelling;
   B.   Two-household dwelling units;
   C.   Multi-household dwelling units;
   D.   Convention/conference centers;
   E.   Hotels/motels;
   F.   Neighborhood retail business;
   G.    Personal services;
   H.   Recreation, commercial;
   I.   Recreation, non-commercial;
   J.   Accessory uses, provided that such uses are incidental to the principal use. Such uses must be situated on the same lot with the principal building.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98; Ord. 2008-107. Passed 8-4-08.)
1181.03 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
   An application for a planned unit development shall meet all of the following requirements to qualify for consideration:
   A.   Public water and sewer facilities shall be available or shall be provided as part of the development.
   B.   The proposed residential density shall not exceed that permitted in the zoning districts within which the planned unit development is proposed.
   C.   For each square foot of land gained through the reduction or averaging of lot areas, an equal amount of land shall be dedicated to the City for park purposes or shall be set aside as common livable open space, owned and maintained by a homeowners' and tenants' association, for the common use of the home or lot owners and tenants within the development, as required herein.
   D.   All principal buildings must front upon a public or private street or way.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.04 MINIMUM GROSS SITE AREA.
   The minimum gross site area for a planned unit development shall be as follows:
   A.   A planned unit development project shall contain not less than fifty (50) acres of gross land area, exclusive of:
      1.   Any portion of the right of way of any existing public or private street or any such proposed right of way shown on the Major Thoroughfare Plan of the City, as adopted and amended;
      2.   Any portion of any railroad rights-of-way; and
      3.   Land utilized by public utilities as easements for major facilities, such as electric transmission lines, sewer lines, water mains or other similar lands which are not available to the owner because of such easements.
   B.   All land within the development shall be contiguous in that the site shall not be divided into segments by:
      1.   Any limited access highway;
      2.   Any railroad right-of-way; or
      3.   Any tract of land, other than local streets or rights-of-way for pipelines or electric transmission lines, not owned by the developer or the planned unit development. The site must be capable of being planned and developed as one integral unit.
   C.   The site shall be in common ownership or control by the developer at the time the proposed development is approved. Any transfer of land resulting in ownership by two or more parties shall not alter the applicability of the regulations contained herein.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.05 DETERMINATION OF NET SITE AREA AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
   The net site area available for development into residential lots and other uses shall be computed by subtracting from the gross site area the amount of land area needed for street rights-of-way. The average percentage for street rights-of-way in conventional subdivision developments to be subtracted from the gross site area is considered to be twenty (20) percent. However, in a planned unit development, the actual area for street rights-of-way to be provided may be subtracted from the gross site area to determine the net site area available for development.
   To determine that portion of the net site area available for residential development, the acreage to be developed as educational institutions, religious places of worship, government buildings or any similar uses shall be subtracted from the net site acreage.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.06 MINIMUM INDIVIDUAL LOT AREA REQUIRED FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.
   Individual lots may be reduced in area below the minimum lot area required for the zoning district, provided that the density of dwelling units per net acre is not greater than would be allowed if the site were developed under the district requirements. Lot areas within planned unit development projects shall not be varied or reduced in area more than thirty (30) percent of the lot size required in the zoning district regulations. Thus the minimum lot areas for planned unit developments within the respective corresponding residential districts shall be as follows:
 
District
Minimum Net Lot Area (sq. ft.)
COS
30,000
R-LD
6,125
R-MD
5,250
R-UD
3,000
R-TH
7,000
R-MHL, R-MHH
30,000
 
   The net area of a lot shall be computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any existing public or private street, or any proposed rights-of-way.
1181.07 MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.
   The minimum lot widths at the building setback line within the respective districts shall as follows:
 
District
Minimum Lot Width (sq. ft.)
COS
90
R-LD
55
R-MD
50
R-UD
30
R-TH
50
R-MHL, R-MHH
100
 
   All lots shall have a lot depth to lot width ratio not greater than three and one-half to one.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.08 MINIMUM FRONT YARD DEPTH AND BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENT.
   All principal and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum distance of twenty-five (25) feet measured from the right-of-way lines of all public and private streets or ways.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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