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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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1181.09 MINIMUM REAR YARD DEPTH.
   The minimum depth of rear yards shall be thirty (30) feet.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.10 MINIMUM SIDE YARD WIDTH.
   The minimum width of side yards shall be as follows:
   A.   For single-household and two-household detached residential dwellings, the minimum width of each side yard shall be five (5) feet.
   B.   For multi-household buildings, the minimum width of each side yard shall be twenty (20) feet. (See building orientation and separation requirements.)
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.11 PERIMETER TRANSITIONAL YARD REQUIREMENT.
   A perimeter transitional yard no less than fifty (50) feet in depth shall be maintained along all property lines defining the perimeter of the gross site area of the entire planned unit development. Such yard shall be landscaped and unoccupied by any principal or accessory building or parking area.
   Where a planned unit development abuts a commercial or industrial district, the perimeter transitional yard shall be effectively landscaped or fenced, to a minimum height of six (6) feet, to serve as a buffer strip separating the two uses.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.12 MINIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA PER DWELLING UNIT WITHIN MULTI-HOUSEHOLD DWELLINGS.
   The following shall apply to multi-household dwellings in a planned unit development:
   A.   No multi-household building shall be erected, reconstructed or converted for use as a dwelling unless the following minimum gross floor areas per dwelling unit are provided:
 
Type of Dwelling Unit
Minimum Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
Efficiency Suite
500
One Bedroom
600
Two Bedroom
900
Three Bedroom
1,200
Four or More Bedroom
1,500
 
   Total gross floor area shall be considered the sum of the areas for residential use on the several floors of a building or buildings measured from the faces of the exterior walls.
   B.   The total gross floor area includes:
      1.   Halls, lobbies, stairways and elevator shafts;
      2.   Basement or lowest story, to the extent they are used for residential use; or
      3.   Enclosed balconies and porches.
   C.   The total gross floor area does not include:
      1.   Any terrace, patio, atrium, porch or balcony which is not enclosed;
      2.   Any area for special purpose for common use of all occupants, such as recreation, library, infirmary, laundry or storage;
      3.   Any garage or carport; or
      4.   Any area used for major mechanical equipment.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
1181.13 MAXIMUM TOTAL GROSS RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA PERMITTED.
   The total gross residential floor area within a planned unit development shall not exceed the maximum areas prescribed below for the respective corresponding districts:
 
District
Gross Floor Area Per Acre of Net Site Area (sq. ft.)
COS
1,200
R-LD
6,000
R-MD
7,000
R-TH
7,000
R-MHL
9,000
R-MHH
18,000
 
   If the planned unit development is to be located in more than one existing residential district, the permitted gross floor area shall be separately determined for each portion of the gross site area that is in a separate district. These figures must then be combined to determine the total gross floor area that would be permitted on the site if developed under the district regulations. This total gross floor area shall then be divided by the total number of gross acres comprising the site to determine the gross floor area permitted per acre of land contained within the net site area.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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