[1]. SAND GRAVEL EXTRACTION.
The facilities must meet or exceed the following requirements:
a. Mineral extraction, storage, or processing shall not be conducted closer than 500 feet from any R district; nor closer than 200 feet from any structure used for human occupancy in any other district.
b. Buildings and structures for which no future use is contemplated and for which no other acceptable use is practicable or feasible shall be demolished and removed.
c. The operator shall file with the Zoning Inspector a location map which clearly shows areas to be mined and the location adjacent properties, roads, and natural features.
d. The operator shall submit information on the anticipated depth of excavations and on depth and probable effect on the existing water table.
e. The operator shall file with the Board a detailed plan for the restoration of the area to be mined which shall include the anticipated future use of the restored land, the proposed final topography indicated by contour lines of no greater interval than ten feet, the type and number per acre of trees or shrubs to be planted, and the location of future roads, drives, drainage, courses, or other improvements contemplated.
f. The operator shall file with the Council a bond, payable to the city and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements contained in the approved restoration plan. The rate acre of property to be mined of the required bond shall be as fixed by ordinance of the Council. The bond shall be released upon written certification of the Zoning Inspector that the restoration is complete and in compliance with the restoration plan.
[2]. OIL AND GAS WELLS
The facilities must meet or exceed the following requirements:
a. Mineral extraction, storage, or processing shall not be conducted closer than 500 feet from any R district; nor closer than 200 feet from any structure used for human occupancy in any other district.
b. Buildings and structures for which no future use is contemplated and for which no other acceptable use is practicable or feasible shall be demolished and removed.
c. The operator shall file with the Zoning Inspector a location map which clearly shows areas to be mined and the location adjacent properties, roads, and natural features.
d. The operator shall submit information on the anticipated depth of excavations and on depth and probable effect on the existing water table.
e. The operator shall file with the Board a detailed plan for the restoration of the area to be mined which shall include the anticipated future use of the restored land, the proposed final topography indicated by contour lines of no greater interval than ten feet, the type and number per acre of trees or shrubs to be planted, and the location of future roads, drives, drainage, courses, or other improvements contemplated.
f. The operator shall file with the Council a bond, payable to the city and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements contained in the approved restoration plan. The rate acre of property to be mined of the required bond shall be as fixed by ordinance of the Council. The bond shall be released upon written certification of the Zoning Inspector that the restoration is complete and in compliance with the restoration plan.
[3] HOME OCCUPATIONS
[4] DAYCRE - GROUP
Day Care - Group facilities are subject to the following requirements:
a. Application Materials - A copy of the site plan and descriptive plan of operation as submitted to the Ohio Director of Job and Family Services as part of the license application must be included in the application for Conditional Use Permit.
b. Indoor Space - 35 square feet of useable indoor space per person in the care must be regularly available for the day care operation.
c. Outdoor Space - 60 square feet of useable space must be provided for each person in care using the outdoor area at any one time. A Type B landscape buffer shall be provided around the outdoor space.
d. Drop-off/Pick-up Area - A paved area for dropping off and picking up persons in care at the facility must be provided with the approval of the Zoning Department.
e. Spacing - Must be at least 500 feet from a site with any other Daycare facility. In no case may more than one facility be located on the same block.
f. Site Plan Approval - This is subject to site plan approval.
DAYCARE - FAMILY
Family Day Care facilities for one to six children or adults are considered a residential use and permitted in all residential districts, with no zoning certificate required when the licensee or administrator of the facility resides in the home. See Revised Code Section 5104.05.4 on the zoning status of Type B Family Day Care Homes.
[5] VETERINARY HOSPITAL OR CLINIC
Any outside runs are required to be more than 200 feet from the nearest residential district.
[6] TOW LOTS
Storage of tow away vehicles in such facilities as tow lots and impound yards must be developed and operated in compliance with the following standards:
a. Location - Storage of tow away vehicles must be 500 feet from any residential district and be located on a major street.
b. Outdoor Storage - Any space for the storage of vehicles outdoors must be shielded by a fence between 6 and 10 feet tall that shields the premises from ordinary view on all sides and protected by a guardrail or other barriers approved by the Zoning Inspector. All inventory of the business must be stored behind the fence.
c. Landscaping - A landscaping buffer shall be provided. The buffer shall be no less than 6 feet tall and no less than 10 feet wide. It must be of a nature to create a solid wall effect.
[7] GARAGE - SERVICE STATION
Service Station pump islands may be located within a required yard, provided they are not less than 15 feet from any street right - of - way line and not less than 25 feet from the boundary of any residential district. Pump island canopies may be located within a required yard provided they are no closer than ten feet to any property line and at least 14 feet in height.
In the B-3 District, canopy structures shall be permitted to overhang the street right - of - way not more than 60% of the distance between the street right - of - way line and the curb line and must have a minimum vertical height of nine feet above the sidewalk grade.
[8] RESIDENTIAL IN THE B-3 DISTRICT
Any structure containing residential and nonresidential uses must have separate passageway from the building entrance and parking areas. Dwelling units are subject to the requirements of the R-3 District for the minimum residential floor areas and off-street parking.
[9] MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL PROCCESSES
By the nature of the materials, equipment, and process used it must be clean, quiet, and free of objectionable or hazardous elements. Manufacturing activities shall include the following activities:
a. Clothing
b. Drugs
c. Electronic components or equipment
d. Food Processing
e. Jewelry
f. Musical instruments
g. Research and testing facilities
h. Small household appliances
i. Sporting goods
[10] ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
In addition to complying with all regulations within the district where they are located, all adult entertainment businesses shall comply with the following criteria:
a. No adult entertainment business shall be permitted in a location which is within one thousand five hundred feet (1500) of another adult entertainment business.
b. No adult entertainment business shall be permitted in a location which is within one thousand feet (1000) of any church, or any public or private school, any park, any playground, or any social services facility or neighborhood center.
c. No adult entertainment business shall be permitted in a location which is within five hundred (500) of any residence or boundary of any residential district.
[11] WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
All Wireless Facilities must meet the following requirements:
a. With the exception of necessary electric and telephone service and connection lines approved by the City, no part of any Wireless Facility tower or antenna, nor any lines, cable, equipment, wires or braces connecting to a tower or antenna, shall at any time extend across or over any part of the right - of - way.
b. Construction of or a change to main or accessory structure on the Wireless Facility site when not involving a change to a wireless facility need not be reviewed as a Conditional Use but shall comply with all applicable zoning district standards.
c. Wireless Facilities shall be designed to reasonable blend into the surround environment through the use of neutral colors (such as grey), screening, landscaping and architecture, unless to Federal Aviation Administration, or other Federal or State authorities require otherwise. Any Wireless Facility sited on the ground, as opposed to being attached to a structure, shall:
1. Be subject to setback requirements, have an 8 foot high privacy fence or wall, as measured from the finished grade of the site, constructed around the perimeter of the Wireless Facility; and
2. Be landscaped in accordance with the screening requirements of Section 1108.0203. For purposes of said section, a Wireless Facility shall be deemed an Industrial use regardless of the zoning district in which the facility is located.
d. No commercial advertising shall be allowed on the tower or antenna, except for antennas attached to an existing and approved sign. Towers may have safety or warning signs in appropriate places.
e. No signals, lights or other illumination shall be permitted, unless requires by FAA regulation, other Federal or State law, or otherwise authorized below.
1. Light fixtures may be attached to a tower or antenna if it is part of the design incorporated into the structure to be used for the illumination of parks, athletic fields, parking lots, streets, or other similar areas.
2. Lighting of accessory structures for security purposes is permissible but shall be so arranged so as to direct and reflect away from any adjacent residential property or public way.
3. When lighting of a tower is required, it shall be placed on the tower and designed in such a way as to minimize glare on adjacent residential properties.
f. Mobile or immobile equipment not used in direct support of a Wireless Facility shall not be stored or parked on the site, unless repairs of the facility are being made.
Co-Location on Existing Wireless Facility
Installation of an antenna on any existing Wireless Facility is a Permitted Use.
Co-Location By Attachment To Existing Structure
a. This subsection address the installation of a tower or antenna on an existing structure, other than a Wireless Facility tower, including but not limited to buildings, light poles, water towers, commercial signs, church steeples, and any other freestanding structures.
b. Such Wireless Facilities, including associated equipment and accessory structures, shall be subject to Site Plan Procedures and the following minimum standards:
1. The site plan / area map include in the application shall contain a drawing and a description of the proposed Facility including, but not limited to , colors and screening methods.
2. Such Wireless Facilities may not be located in a designated Historic District unless approved by the respective Historic District Commission.
3. The addition of a Wireless Facility to an existing structure shall not cause the height of said structure to increase by more than 20 percent.
4. Wireless facilities erected upon, or attached to, existing structures shall not be subject to standard setback requirements.
Freestanding Wireless Facilities
a. Freestanding wireless facilities are subject to Site Plan Review procedures where permitted by right.
b. An affidavit of intent committing the site owner, his successors and adding's and the operator and his successors and assigns to allow the shared use of the tower and to offer a potential additional user reasonable terms and conditions for collocation. Failure to follow through with this commitment constitutes a violation of this Zoning Code and may result in revocation of the permit associated with the site.
c. Freestanding wireless facilities are subject to the following standards:
1. The Wireless Facility shall be setback from the property line in all directions a distance at least equal to the height of the tower or 100 feet, whichever is greater, if the site is in or abuts a Residential district or Household Living or Group Living uses.
2. A freestanding Wireless Facility may not be located in a designed Historic District unless approved by the respective Design Review Board.
3. The tower shall be designed, and shall have the capacity in all respects, to accommodate both the applicant's antenna and at least two comparable antennas if the tower is over 120 feet in height or at least on comparable antenna if the tower is over 70 feet in height but less than 120 feet in height. Towers shall be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights.
4. Towers shall be of a monopole design, and guyed or lattice towers are prohibited.
5. Towers shall be constructed of galvanized metal.
6. Towers shall be constructed so that if a failure does occur, the tower will collapse into itself and will not fall onto structures near the site.
7. No tower shall have a platform, catwalk, crow's nest or like structure around it, or attached to it. Except while under construction or repair.
Radio/TV Wireless Facilities
Radio/TV Wireless Facilities are subject to the following standards:
a. A Radio/TV Wireless Facility may not be located in a designated Historic District unless approved by the respective Design review Board.
b. The Facility shall be setback from the property line in all directions a distance equal to the height of the tower or antenna or 100 feet, whichever is greater, if the Facility abuts a Residential District or Household Living or Group Living uses.
c. The tower or antenna shall be constructed so that if a failure does occur, it will collapse into itself and will not fall onto structures near the site.
Inspections
All Wireless Facilities may be inspected at any time by the City in order to determine compliance with original construction standards. Deviation from the original construction for which a permit is obtained constitutes a violation of this Zoning Code.
Abandoned or Unused Facilities
All abandoned or unused Wireless Facilities shall be removed by the operator within 6 months of the cessation of use unless ownership and use thereof has been transferred to another person. A wireless Facility shall be considered abandoned if use has been discontinued for 180 consecutive days. The Zoning Inspector may extend this time period or waive this requirement if it is shown by the operator that the Wireless Facility has not been abandoned.
Transfer of Use
Approved Wireless Facilities may be transferred to successors and assigns of the approved party, subject to all of the conditions that apply to initial approval.
[12] BED AND BREAKFAST
Bed and Breakfast uses in Residential districts are subject to the following requirements:
Employees
A Bed and Breakfast use may have one employee for the lodging activity, such as food preparation or cleaning.
Maximum Size
A Bed and Breakfast use may not exceed four bedrooms for guests or a maximum of eight guests per night.
Length of Stay
Guests shall be limited to a maximum stay of 30 days.
[13] AUTOMOTIVE SALES - USED ONLY
The following standards apply to used automobile and recreational vehicle sales when no part of a new auto or RV dealership.
Location
A 50 foot separation measured along the street frontage between any open display sales lot and a Residential district boundary line shall be maintained. This separation shall apply to both sides of a street and to intersecting streets on corner lots.
Outdoor Display Areas
a. Elevated displays, lifts or metal structures used in conjunction with the display of motor vehicles shall be permitted only within those areas specifically designed upon the site plan and shall not be allowed in a required front yard.
b. Incorporate curbs or other substantial permanent barriers to prevent encroachment of the vehicles into the require setback and landscape areas.
Vehicle Quality
All used motor vehicles parked or displayed outdoors shall not fall under the definition of an inoperable motor vehicle excluding the licensing requirement.
Repairs
Repairs and service of inoperable auto and RV motor vehicles shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed structure permanently located on the lot.