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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
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1381.06 CORNER LOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS INTERIOR LOT.
   In computing area of the lot for the purpose of Sections 1381.01 through 1381.07, any part of the area of any corner lot in excess of 8,000 square feet shall be considered an interior lot.
(Ord. 2812. Passed 11-13-22.)
1381.07 FAMILIES PER LOT AREA WITHIN BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL USE.
   For the purpose of determining the number of families that may be housed on a given lot area where a portion of a building in a Class A1, A2 or A3 District is arranged, intended or designed for a business or industrial use, the number of families that may be housed on such lot shall be reduced by one for each 1,250 square feet or fraction thereof of lot area actually covered by such portion of the building as is arranged, intended or designed for such business or industrial use.
(Ord. 2812. Passed 11-13-22.)
1381.08 REAR HOUSES.
   In a Class U1, U2 or U3 District every dwelling or apartment house erected shall have access to a public street and if located in the rear of other buildings with no immediate street frontage, an easement for access shall be provided over an unoccupied strip of land at least twenty feet in width, and such reserved strip may not form a part of any yard or lot areas required by this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2812. Passed 11-13-22.)
1381.09 WIDTH OF LOT IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS.
   In a Class U1, U2 or U3 District no dwelling shall be erected on a lot having an average width of less than sixty feet, unless such lot was separately owned at the time of passage of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance 2812, passed November 13, 1922), or unless such lot is a numbered lot in a subdivision that is on record in the office of the County Recorder at the time of the passage of the Zoning Ordinance. In a Class U2 District no double or two-family house shall be erected on a lot having an average width of less than sixty feet. In a Class U3 District no apartment house shall be erected on a lot having an average width of less than 100 feet.
(Ord. 34-1969. Passed 2-17-69.)
1381.10 LANDSCAPED AREAS AND LOT COVERAGE FOR APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICTS.
   The percent of lot to be landscaped shall not be less than as set forth in the following schedule, and the ground floor area of apartment house buildings plus the total ground floor area of all accessory buildings shall not occupy or cover more of the lot than as set forth in the following schedule:
 
 
 
Maximum Building Coverage of Lot
 
Minimum Landscaped Area of Lot (Percent)
Apartment Buildings (Percent)
All Buildings With Exposed Roofs (Percent)
Apartment House
50
15
20
Elevator Apartment House
40
15
30
 
   Landscaped areas shall be construed to be those parts of the lot developed with walks, terraces, play areas and lawns, shrubs or other planting.
   The building coverage of the lot shall be construed as the total area of the main building or buildings, plus all accessory buildings. The percentage shall be the total area of buildings in ratio to the gross area of the lot expressed as a percentage. The area of all buildings shall be measured at the ground level, except accessory buildings whose roofs do not extend more than four feet above grade.
   Driveways, open parking areas and beach and bluff areas of lakefront lots are to be excluded from the above percentage of lot areas.
(Ord. 34-1969. Passed 2-17-69.)
1381.11 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
   All single family and two family dwelling units shall be constructed to have a minimum livable floor area, excluding basement and utility room areas, based on their respective lot size as stated in the table below:
 
Lot Size
Floor Area
Lots up to 10,000 square feet
1,250 square feet
Lots over 10,001 square feet
1,500 square feet
 
   The above floor area requirement shall not apply in Attached Single Family Districts or to single family dwelling units approved under the terms of a residential planned development per Section 1365.06 of the Euclid Zoning Code.
(Ord. 108-2019. Passed 10-21-19.)