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City of Fairlawn, Ohio Code of Ordinances
CITY OF FAIRLAWN, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - Planning
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1234 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1236 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1238 Zoning Certificates and Certificates of Zoning Compliance
CHAPTER 1240 Site Plan Review Procedures
CHAPTER 1241 Procedures for Conditional Use and Similar Use Approval
CHAPTER 1242 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
CHAPTER 1244 Procedures for Zoning Code Amendments
CHAPTER 1246 Districts and Boundaries Generally; Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1248 Provisions Applicable to All Districts
CHAPTER 1250 Provisions Applicable to All “M” Districts
CHAPTER 1252 M-1 Municipal District (Institutional)
CHAPTER 1254 M-2 Municipal District (Parks & Recreation)
CHAPTER 1256 M-3 Municipal District (Quasi-Public)
CHAPTER 1258 Provisions Applicable to All “R” Districts
CHAPTER 1260 R-1 Single Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1262 R-2 Single Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1264 R-3 Single Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1266 R-4 Two Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1268 R-5 Limited Multiple Dwelling Residence District
CHAPTER 1270 R-6 Planned Multiple Dwelling Residence District
CHAPTER 1272 OC-1/OC-2 Open Space/Conservation District
CHAPTER 1273 Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1274 Provisions Applicable to All “B” Districts
CHAPTER 1276 B-1 Limited Business District
CHAPTER 1278 B-2 Retail Business District
CHAPTER 1280 B-3 Business District
CHAPTER 1282 B-4A Office Park/Research District
CHAPTER 1283 B-4 Office Park/Research District
CHAPTER 1284 Off-Street Parking and Loading
CHAPTER 1285 Adult Use Regulations
CHAPTER 1286 Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Structures
CHAPTER 1287 Conditional Use Regulations
CHAPTER 1288 Exceptions and Modifications
CHAPTER 1290 Farm Animals
CHAPTER 1292 Antennas
CHAPTER 1294 Swimming Pools
CHAPTER 1296 Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space Regulations
CHAPTER 1298 Sign Regulations
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1266
R-4 Two Family Residence District
   1266.01   R-4 Use regulations.
   1266.02   Maximum allowable density.
   1266.03   Height requirements.
   1266.04   Floor area requirements for dwelling units.
   1266.05   Area, width and setback requirements.
   1266.06   Lot coverage.
   1266.07   Prohibited uses.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Provisions applicable to all districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 1248
   Provisions applicable to all “R” Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 1258
   Accessory buildings in Residence Districts - see P. & Z. 1258.03
   Yard requirements and projections in Residence Districts - see P. & Z. 1258.07, 1258.08
   Fences, walls and hedges in Residence Districts - see P. & Z. 1258.08 
   Off-street parking and loading - see P. & Z. Ch. 1284
1266.01 R-4 USE REGULATIONS.
   In R-4 Two Family Residence District, unless otherwise provided in this Zoning Code, no building or premises shall be used, arranged, or intended to be designed to be used except for the uses in Schedule 1258.02.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)
1266.02 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DENSITY.
   The gross density shall not exceed the number of dwelling units resulting from the minimum lot area as specified in Section 1266.05. The maximum number of dwelling units permitted for a particular site shall be calculated by:
   (a)   Deducting any public right-of-way within the project boundary existing at the time the site plan is submitted; and,
   (b)   Dividing the result of subsection (a) by the minimum lot area specified in Section 1266.05.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)
1266.03 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   No structure shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, except as provided in Section 1288.02.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)
1266.04 FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR DWELLING UNITS.
   (a)   A two-family dwelling shall have a minimum ground floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet of potential living area per dwelling unit, exclusive of basement, porches, breezeways, garages, attics, terraces and accessory enclosures.
   (b)   No Basement. In the case of a two-family dwelling without a basement, a utility room shall be provided, and shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of floor area for each dwelling unit. This space shall be in addition to the livable floor area required.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)
1266.05 AREA, WIDTH AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   Except as provided for in this Zoning Code, no building or use shall hereafter be erected, established or altered except in conformity with the limitations and requirements specified in Schedule 1266.05, which standard shall be applicable on a per building basis unless otherwise specified:
 
Schedule 1266.05
Area, Width and Setback Requirements
Two-Family Dwellings (where permitted)
Minimum Lot Area(a) (S.F.)
Minimum Lot Width (Ft.)
Minimum Front Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Side Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Combined Side Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Rear Setback (Ft.)
R-4
14,000
95
50
10
25
40
(a)Minimum lot area shall be calculated on a per dwelling unit basis.
 
   (b)   Exception. Where lots abut and back onto a railroad right-of-way, the required lot widths as specified above may be reduced by ten (10) feet, provided the lot measures at least two hundred fifty (250) feet in depth, so as to increase the rear yard and allow space for screen planting or some other protective buffer treatment.
   (c)   One-family detached dwellings, on individual lots, shall comply with the applicable regulations in the R-3, Single-Family Residence District.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)
1266.07   PROHIBITED USES.
   (a)   Boarding House and Rooming House shall not be permitted in an R-4 Two Family Residence District.
(Ord. 2014-069. Passed 10-20-14.)
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