The ES District is established to recognize and protect established land use patterns and the character of the surrounding neighborhoods, while at the same time providing for public school facilities that have no student housing; to allow for such other related uses which are of an educational nature and/or are compatible with the character and intensity of area properties; and to provide district regulations and development requirements consistent with these goals.
(Ord. 2018-3. Passed 1-9-18.)
(a) Public schools, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, or colleges/universities.
(b) Any non-educational uses to which a permitted public school may be put pursuant to contract, lease, or permission, including but not limited to public gatherings, community meetings, religious assembly, and service as a polling location, provided that such uses are limited to no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross square footage of any existing school building and may only be conducted on an intermittent basis.
(c) Structures customarily associated with permitted uses, including playgrounds; unlighted athletic fields and tracks; and outdoor education-related facilities.
(Ord. 2018-3. Passed 1-9-18.)
(a) Facilities relating to transportation services related to the operation of permitted uses, including structures for storing and maintenance of busses and other vehicles. A Site Plan shall be submitted for any such facility or the expansion thereof.
(b) Lighted athletic fields and tracks, or the addition of lights to existing athletic fields and tracks.
(c) Buildings used for storage of mechanical equipment or other general storage purposes exceeding 1,000 square feet.
(Ord. 2018-3. Passed 1-9-18.)
(b) Lot Size. The minimum lot size for any individual school is three (3) acres.
(c) Yard Requirements (Setbacks). All structures, parking areas and active recreational/athletic uses shall be no less than twenty feet (20') from any adjoining residential property line or public street right-of-way. A landscaped buffer consistent with Chapter 1177 of the City of Galion Planning and Zoning Code shall be provided in all such instances.
(d) Open Space. At least thirty percent (30%) the total land area located within a designated ES District, including public rights-of-way, shall be retained as open space. Exceptions will be made to parking areas with approved pervious pavement applications.
(e) Building Height. The height of any building for a permitted main use shall not exceed forty feet (40'), and any permitted accessory structure shall not exceed twenty feet (20') unless permitted elsewhere in this Planning and Zoning Code. Conditional uses may be of such height as approved by the Planning Commission.
(f) Lighting. Floodlighting and all other lighting of any use allowed under this Chapter shall be so designed and located so as to shield the light sources and glare from any structure in any adjacent residential area.
(Ord. 2018-3. Passed 1-9-18.)