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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 1296
Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space Regulations
   1296.01   Intent.
   1296.02   Scope of Application: Compliance Necessary for Development Plan Approval.
   1296.03   Definitions.
   1296.04   Landscaping along the Street Frontage & Parking Setback.
   1296.05   Screening and Landscaping of Parking Lots.
   1296.06   Buffering and Screening between Districts and Uses.
   1296.07   Screening of Accessory Uses.
   1296.08   General Requirements.
   1296.09   Open Space Requirements.
   1296.10   Approval Process for Required Landscaping, Fences and Walls.
   1296.11   Flexibility.
1296.01 INTENT.
   The preservation of existing trees and vegetation, as well as the planting of new trees and vegetation, can significantly add to the quality of the physical environment in the City of Fairlawn. The regulations contained below are designed to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City by:
   (a)   Promoting the proper utilization of landscaping and screening as a buffer between certain land uses to minimize the possibility of nuisances including potential noise, glare, and the visual clutter associated with parking areas;
   (b)   Providing interruption of large expanses of vehicular use areas and reduction of reflected heat and glare through the implementation of interior and perimeter vehicular use area landscaping;
   (c)   Improving the appearance of off-street parking areas and vehicular use areas and properties abutting public rights-of-way;
   (d)   Providing areas of permeable surfaces in order to:
      (1)   Allow the infiltration of surface water into groundwater resources;
      (2)   Reduce the quantity of storm water discharge, which helps to reduce the hazards of flooding and aids in the control of erosion and storm water runoff;
      (3)   Preserve air quality through the preservation and replacement of trees and significant vegetation removed in the course of development; and,
      (4)   Improve the quality of storm water discharge;
   (e)   Establishing minimum standards for the consistent appearance of plant material in the community landscape;
   (f)   Providing physiologically, psychologically, sociologically, and aesthetically necessary counterpoints to the man-made environment; and,
   (g)   Protecting, preserving, and promoting the aesthetic character valued by the residents of the City of Fairlawn.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2017-061. Passed 11-20-17.)
1296.02 SCOPE OF APPLICATION: COMPLIANCE NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL.
   (a)   The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to:
      (1)   All new development on vacant land that requires the submission of a site plan and issuance of a Zoning Certificate or building permit. The required landscaping shall be so indicated on plans submitted as part of the application.
      (2)   The entire site of existing development when substantial expansion or alteration is conducted and one of the following criteria exists. An alteration or expansion of an existing property is substantial when:
         A.   The expansion of an existing building exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the existing building;
         B.   The expansion of the vehicular use area exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the total existing vehicular use area; or,
         C.   The land area of the development site is increased by twenty percent (20%) or more.
      (3)   The portion of a developed site devoted to the expansion or alteration of an existing building, structure or vehicular use area when such site is not governed by subsection 1296.02(a)(2) above. The minimum landscaping and screening required by this Chapter shall be provided to the extent of the alteration or expansion, but not for the entire property of which the alteration or expansion is a part.
   (b)   One-family detached dwellings and two and three-family dwellings shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
   (c)   The requirements of this Chapter are minimum landscaping requirements, and nothing herein shall preclude a developer and the City from agreeing to more extensive landscaping.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2017-061. Passed 11-20-17.)
1296.03 DEFINITIONS.
   Terms related to required landscaping and screening shall have the following meanings:
   (a)   Berm: A linear mound of earth designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views, buffer adjacent uses, and/or decrease noise. The height of a berm shall be measured from the average natural grade at the base of the berm.
   (b)   Caliper: The American Association of Nurserymen standard for trunk measurement of nursery stock. Caliper of the trunk shall be taken at diameter-at-breast-height.
   (c)   Diameter-at-breast-height (DBH): The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches at a height four and one-half (4.5) feet above ground. If a tree splits into multiple trunks below four and one-half (4.5) feet, the trunk is measured at its most narrow point below the split.
   (d)   The allowable plantings and plant materials shall be defined within the Fairlawn Landscape Planting Guide:
      (1)   Large Tree.
      (2)   Medium Tree.
      (3)   Small Tree.
      (4)   Evergreen Tree.
      (5)   Shrub.
      (6)   Ornamental Grasses.
      (7)   Prohibited Tree.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2017-061. Passed 11- 20-17.)
1296.04 LANDSCAPING ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE & PARKING SETBACK.
   In addition to the requirements on subsection 1296.05(c), all areas within the required setback adjacent to a street right-of-way as well as the front or corner lot and/or parking setbacks, excluding driveway openings, shall be landscaped as required below. The following minimum plant materials shall be provided and maintained on all lots or developments:
   (a)   One (1) large tree shall be provided for every fifty (50) linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including drive entrances.
   (b)   One (1) shrub shall be provided for every ten (10) linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including drive entrances.
   (c)   All areas not devoted to trees and shrubs shall be planted with grass, ground cover or other live landscape treatment.
   (d)   Trees and shrubs may be aggregated appropriately, as approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2017-061. Passed 11-20-17.)
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