The permitted uses in a Class U1 Single-Family House District shall be as follows:
(a) A public park, not including an amusement park;
(b) A single-family dwelling;
(c) The raising of crops or nurseries, but not including any commercial greenhouses;
(d) Group housing units limited to adult family homes and residential facility family homes. For the purposes of these regulations, the above terms are defined as follows:
(1) “Adult family home.” A facility that is licensed by the Ohio Department of Health to provide accommodations for not more than five adults and to provide personal care services to these resident adults (typically elderly). Such services may include assistance in daily living activities and self-administration of medicine, and preparation of special diets. Such facility shall present evidence that it meets the certification, licensing, and approval requirements of the appropriate State agency.
(2) “Residential facility family home.” A facility licensed by the Ohio Department of Mental Health to provide accommodations to not more than eight mentally retarded or developmentally disabled persons and to provide personal care, supervision, habilitation services and mental health services in a family setting.
A. Prior to a handicapped person commencing residence in a residential facility family home, either the applicant or the placement agency shall certify that the resident is handicapped as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h) of the Federal regulations.
B. Such facility shall present evidence that it meets the certification, licensing, and approval requirements of the appropriate State agency.
(e) Family Day Care Home, Type B, Accessory to an Occupied Dwelling Unit. According to Ohio R.C. 5104.054, any type “B” family day-care home, whether certified or not certified by the County Director of Human Services, shall be considered to be a residential use of property for purposes of zoning and shall be a permitted use in all zoning districts in which residential uses are permitted. A type “B” family day-care home is a permanent residence of the provider where child care is provided for one to six children and where no more than three children are under two years of age. For the purpose of this definition, any children under six years of age who are related to the provider and who are on the premises of the day-care home shall be counted.
(Ord. 28-1957. Passed 1-28-57; Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59; Ord. 174-2008. Passed 9-2-08.)