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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EUCLID, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUCLID, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 1377
Accessory Uses in Residence Districts
1377.01   Accessory uses in residence districts.
1377.02   Private garages; vehicle storage; permit.
1377.03   Renting rooms; board furnished.
1377.04   Topsoil removal.
1377.05   Structure for animals.
1377.06   Truck, trailer, tractor, bus or semitrailer parking or storage.
1377.07   Definitions.
1377.08   Recreational vehicle parking or storage.
1377.09   Satellite signal-receiving earth stations.
1377.10   Amateur radio antennae and other broadcasting towers.
1377.11   Location of kennels, commercial animal establishments or shelters.
1377.12   Temporary portable storage units and dumpsters.
1377.13   Bees.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Animals; nuisance conditions prohibited - see GEN. OFF. 505.10
   Topsoil removal - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 567
   Accessory use; accessory building defined - see P. & Z. 1321.21
   Rooming house; furnished room house defined - see P. & Z. 1321.22
   Real estate signs - see P. & Z. 1390.03
1377.01 ACCESSORY USES IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS.
   (a)   Accessory uses customarily incident to a Class U1, U2 or U3 use shall also be permitted in, respectively, a Class U1, U2 or U3 District, provided such accessory use is located upon the same lot with the building or use to which it is accessory. No such accessory building shall be less than three feet from the side yard line and no less than three feet from the rear yard line.
(Ord. 2-1976. Passed 1-5-76.)
   (b)   In a U1 or U2 District a private garage permitted as an accessory use shall not provide storage for more than one motor vehicle for each 2,000 square feet of the lot area, provided however that in a U1 or U2 Use District no garage or combination of garage and accessory sheds shall be erected to exceed 696 square feet in floor area, by external dimensions, except that on lots exceeding 5,000 square feet the permitted accessory building area may be increased by a ratio of one square foot for each 12 square feet of additional lot area. However, in no case shall permitted accessory storage structures exceed 720 square feet in area or cover more than 40 % of the required rear yard as regulated in Section 1383.02, Rear Yards in Residence Districts. In a Class U3 District a private garage permitted as an accessory use shall not provide storage for more than one motor vehicle for each 625 square feet of the lot area.
(Ord. 199-1967. Passed 8-7-67.)
   (c)   A billboard, signboard or advertising sign shall in no case be permitted as an accessory use. The placing of a “For Sale,” “For Rent,” “Open” or “Open House” sign shall, however, be permitted as an accessory use, but in no event shall “Open” or “Open House” signs be permitted except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
(Ord. 50-1986. Passed 4-7-86.)
   (d)   In a Class U1 or U2 District a private driveway or walk used for access to a U4 or U5 use shall in no case be permitted as an accessory use.
   (e)   Home occupations, as conditioned and restricted herein, are permitted as accessory uses within a dwelling or apartment in any residential zoning district. A home occupation shall not alter the residential character or appearance of the dwelling, apartment or neighborhood in which it is located, and shall otherwise be subject to the following minimum requirements:
      (1)   The owner of every home occupation shall reside in the dwelling unit in which the business operates.
      (2)   Only one employee in connection with the home occupation who is not a resident of the dwelling unit may be on the site at any one time.
      (3)   All the activity of the home occupation shall be conducted within a completely enclosed dwelling unit, with the exception of play areas for a home day care use. Use of a garage (detached or attached) or other building or structure accessory to the principal building on the zoning lot for any home occupation is expressly prohibited, with the exception of vehicle storage not exceeding the conditions of division (e)(9) below.
      (4)   The home occupation shall not interfere with the delivery of utilities or other service to the area.
      (5)   The activity of the home occupation shall not generate any noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, or interference with radio or television transmission in the area that would exceed that normally produced by a dwelling unit in a residential zoning district.
      (6)   No toxic, explosive, flammable, radioactive, or otherwise hazardous materials, nor any scrap or waste materials whatsoever, shall be used, sold, or stored on the site. However, such materials common to ordinary household use are permitted.
      (7)   There shall be no advertising, signs, display, or other indications of a home occupation in the yard, on the exterior of the dwelling unit or visible from the exterior of the dwelling unit. This prohibition against signs and displays, as contained herein, restricts the contents to address and name only for signs otherwise permitted by Tables 1390.06(a) and (b) for dwellings within U-1 and U-2 Use Districts.
      (8)   No outdoor display or storage of materials, goods, supplies, or equipment shall be allowed, with the exception of equipment for play areas of a home day care use.
      (9)   No more than one vehicle shall be used in connection with a home occupation. Further, the home occupation vehicle shall not require more than a passenger class driver's license or be a vehicle designed for carrying more than 12 persons, or, those designed or used for living quarters, or, those vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying property, freight, or cargo weight rated for a capacity greater than a 3/4-ton truck or van. Vehicles used accessory to a home occupation must be stored in a garage with the door closed.
      (10)   Deliveries to the home occupation from commercial suppliers shall not restrict traffic circulation and must occur between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deliveries shall not occur so frequently as to interfere with the quiet peace of a residential neighborhood.
      (11)   No more than two vehicles may visit the home occupation at one time, with the exception of vehicles involved in drop-off or pick-up from a home day care use.
      (12)   No visitors to the home occupation (clients, patrons, pupils, sales persons, etc.) shall be permitted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
      (13)   In-home child care and day care shall be conducted in compliance with all provisions of Chapter 722 of the Euclid Codified Ordinances.
      (14)   The following are prohibited as home occupations:
         A.   Large-scale manufacturing.
         B.   Large-scale assembly of manufactured products.
         C.   Warehousing.
         D.   Distribution in which storage exceeds 100 sq. ft. gross floor area.
         E.   Direct sales, rental or servicing of products with storage exceeding 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area.
         F.   Automotive repair and/or automotive sales lot.
         G.   In-home day care exceeding six children or clients on the premises at any one time. Any children under six years of age who are related to the provider and who are on the premises of the in-home day care shall be counted.
      (15)   More than one home occupation may be permitted within an individual dwelling unit, provided all other standards and criteria applicable to home occupations are complied with. All criteria above shall be applied cumulatively to all home occupation uses within a dwelling unit as opposed to singularly to each use.
(Ord. 199-1967. Passed 8-7-67.)
   (f)   Tool sheds and other similar outbuildings are permitted in Class U1, U2 and U3 Districts pursuant to the following regulations:
      (1)   No tool shed or any other similar outbuilding shall be erected without a building permit issued for such purpose.
      (2)   Only tool sheds or similar outbuildings sold commercially or constructed according to the plans approved by the Division of Buildings will be permitted. Shipping containers shall not be permitted as residential accessory uses.
(Ord. 316-1974. Passed 12-16-74.)
      (3)   The maximum size of all storage buildings (sheds and garages), by external dimensions, in aggregate shall not exceed the maximum floor area for garages as calculated in Section 1377.01(b). The maximum height of a shed shall be ten feet from grade.
(Ord. 40-1976. Passed 2-2-76.)
      (4)   The foundation shall be of a concrete base, treated wood floor or patio stone floor with mortar, with final approval to be made by the Commissioner of Buildings of the City.
(Ord. 24-1981. Passed 2-2-81.)
      (5)   The tool shed or similar outbuilding shall be a minimum of three feet from the side property lines and three feet from the rear property line.
      (6)   The tool shed or similar outbuilding shall be located on a lot that has a habitable house on it.
(Ord. 316-1974. Passed 12-16-74; Ord. 94-2000. Passed 5-1-00.)
   (g)   Boathouses are permitted in Class U1, U2 or U3 Districts pursuant to the following regulations:
      (1)   A boathouse shall be allowed as an accessory building only upon the same lot with the building to which it is an accessory.
      (2)   The boathouse shall comply with the sideline requirements of Section 1383.01(c), as measured from any appurtenances, and be located on a lot that has a minimum width of forty feet at the water's edge. The building shall be in line with existing structures as approved by the Building Commissioner.
      (3)   A boathouse roof shall be no higher than the finished grade of the front yard or not to exceed ten feet from the finished floor, whichever is lower. The finished floor shall not exceed 579.5 feet above sea level. There shall be permitted a railing around the perimeter of the roof and this railing shall be open in design and shall be no higher than three feet.
      (4)   The construction of the footers and walls shall be of concrete or masonry. The exposed exterior walls shall match the brick of the home to which it is an accessory.
      (5)   The boathouse shall not be used for temporary or permanent living quarters.
      (6)   The exterior dimensions shall not exceed twenty-two feet in width and twenty-six feet in depth.
(Ord. 60-1975. Passed 4-7-75; Ord. 169-2006. Passed 10-2-06; Ord. 147-2011. Passed 10-17-11; Ord. 12-2016. Passed 2-16-16; Ord. 21-2016. Passed 3-21-16.)
1377.02 PRIVATE GARAGES; VEHICLE STORAGE; PERMIT.
   In a U1, U2 or U3 Use District the Planning and Zoning Commission may grant a permit for the erection of one or more private garages as an accessory use:
   (a)   In excess of the maximum dimensions for private garages as provided for in Section 1377.01 or as contained in the Building and Housing Code; and/or
   (b)   To provide for the storage of motor vehicles in excess of that allowed by square footage requirements of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59.)
1377.03 RENTING ROOMS; BOARD FURNISHED.
   (a)   In a dwelling or apartment house occupied as a private residence, one or more rooms may be rented to a total of not more than two persons, or table board furnished to a total of not more than two persons, provided that no window display or signboard is used to advertise such use.
(Ord. 1-1976. Passed 1-5-76.)
   (b)   The limitation as to the number of persons to whom rooms may be rented or table board furnished as provided in this section shall not apply to persons related by blood or marriage to the owner or tenant in possession of such dwelling or apartment.
(Ord. 32-1969. Passed 2-17-69.)
1377.04 TOPSOIL REMOVAL.
   The removal or stripping of topsoil or loam from a sublot or tract of land in a residence district, except for an excavation for construction after a building permit is issued or in the course of landscaping the land, is prohibited.
(Ord. 8708. Passed 6-21-48.)
1377.05 STRUCTURE FOR ANIMALS.
No loft, shed or other structure shall be permitted as an accessory use in a U1, U2 or U3 Use District which is intended or used for the raising, training or keeping of more than four animals, except as provided below.
   (a)   Structures and associated enclosures used to contain animals shall be located a minimum of three feet from side and rear lot lines and twenty feet from any neighboring house. Structures and fences are not to exceed applicable height limits found in the Euclid Zoning Code.
   (b)   Structures and enclosures used exclusively for the raising of chickens and hens may be permitted to exceed the population limit of Section (a) above as follows: the occupant of any lot in a Residential District exceeding 4,000 square feet of gross lot area may keep one additional hen for each 250 square feet of lot area; in no case however shall the total number of hens on a residential lot exceed twelve hens.
   (c)   Roosters, geese, turkey or other poultry or fowl, goats, pigs or sheep are not permitted.
   (d)   Enclosures and Fences. Hens shall have access to an outdoor enclosure adequately fenced or bounded to contain the birds on the property and to prevent access by dogs and other predators and providing at least ten square feet of lot area for each bird.
   (e)   Building Permits. A building permit shall be required for installation of a fence or for construction of a stable or other structure routinely requiring such permit, except that no building permit shall be required for cages, coops or beehives that are not permanently attached to the ground or to another structure and do not exceed thirty-two square feet in area nor eight feet in height. No building permit shall be required for the barrier constituting a required enclosure if such barrier is not permanently attached to the ground and does not exceed three feet in height; and no permit shall be required for a “flyway” barrier not exceeding six feet in height and six feet in length.
   (f)   Sanitation and Nuisances. Farm animals shall be kept only in conditions that limit odors and noise and the attraction of insects and rodents so as not to cause a nuisance to occupants of nearby buildings or properties and not to cause health hazards. Furthermore, farm animals shall not be kept in a manner that is injurious or unhealthful to the animals being kept on the property.
   (g)   Animal or Bird Noise. It shall be unlawful for any person or other party operating or occupying any building or premises to keep or allow to be kept any animal or bird that makes noise so as to habitually disturb the peace and quiet of any person in the vicinity of the premises.
   (h)   Slaughtering of Animals. Chickens, ducks, rabbits and similar small animals may be slaughtered on site only if within an enclosed garage, and for consumption by the occupants of the premises. No other farm animal may be slaughtered on site.
(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59; Ord. 51-2018. Passed 4-16-18.)
1377.06 TRUCK, TRAILER, TRACTOR, BUS OR SEMITRAILER PARKING OR STORAGE.
   (a)   For the purposes of this section, a truck shall be any vehicle so defined by Ohio R.C. Chapter 4511 and containing only a commercial truck license from the State, including trailers and semitrailers. School bus, bus, commercial tractor, pole trailer and moving van shall also be as defined by Ohio R.C. Chapter 4511.
   (b)   No person shall park or store any truck, school bus, bus, commercial tractor, pole trailer or moving van in a U1, U2, U3, U3E or U3EL Use District, including on any public street or highway, except to make deliveries or pickups or for the loading or unloading of persons, unless such truck, school bus, bus, commercial tractor, pole trailer or moving van is parked or stored in a completely enclosed structure.
(Ord. 131-1986. Passed 10-6-86.)
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