(A) General.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, area standards are in square feet.
(2) The “minimum average lot area per dwelling unit” is intended to provide reasonable flexibility in the form of ownership while establishing a maximum overall density.
(4) Around the bulb of an approved cul-de-sac turnaround, the minimum lot width at the minimum building setback line may be reduced by 40%, provided, however, that the minimum lot width prescribed in this table is maintained at the front yard setback proposed by the subdivider.
(B) Residential uses.
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear |
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear | |||||
1. Single-family detached dwellings, mobile homes, travel trailers, bed and breakfast inn, rooming and boarding housing where permitted | AR and RR | See § 157.053 | See § 157.053 | See § 157.053 | 40 | 15 | 40 |
LR1 or CR2 | 1 acre | 1 acre | 150 | 40 | 15 | 40 | |
LR2 | 2 acres | 2 acres | 150 | 40 | 15 | 40 | |
TR | 10,000 | 10,000 | 80 | 15 | 10 | 20 | |
TC | 10,000 | 10,000 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 20 | |
2. Two-family or Twin Dwelling | AR and RR | See § 157.053 | See § 157.053 | See § 157.053 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
LR1 or CR2 | 2 acres | 1 acre | 200 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
LR2 | 4 acres | 2 acres | 200 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
TR | 18,000 | 9,000 | 100 | 15 | 10 | 20 | |
TC | 18,000 | 9,000 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
3. Townhouse | AR or RR | 15 acres | 3 acres | 200 | 20 | 15 | 30 |
LR1 or CR2 | 15 acres | 1 acre | — | 20 | 15 | 30 | |
LR2 | 15 acres | 2 acres | — | 20 | 15 | 30 | |
TR | 2 acres | 5,400 | — | 20 | 15 | 15 | |
TC | 2 acres | 4,800 | — | 15 | 10 | 15 | |
4. Multi-family (“apartment”) dwellings | AR or RR | 15 acres | 3 acres | 200 | 40 | 20 | 40 |
LR1 or CR2 | 10 acres | 1 acre | 200 | 40 | 20 | 40 | |
LR2 | 15 acres | 2 acres | 200 | 40 | 20 | 40 | |
TR | 2 acres | 5,400 | 200 | 20 | 15 | 10 | |
TC | 2 acres | 4,800 | 150 | 20 | 15 | 20 | |
5. Mobile Home Park | AR, RR | 30 acres | 3 acres | See § 157.066 | |||
TC | 5 acres | 5,400 | See § 157.066 | ||||
CR2 | 5 acres | 1 acre | See § 157.066 | ||||
LR1 | 10 acres | 1 acre | See § 157.066 | ||||
LR2 | 10 acres | 2 acres | See § 157.066 | ||||
TR | 10 acres | 5,400 | See § 157.066 | ||||
6. Dwelling units in conjunction with and incorporated into the structure of a permitted principal nonresidential use | LR1 or CR2 | 1 acre | For 1 accessory dwelling unit, no additional land required | Same as principal use requirement | |||
LR2 | 2 acres | ||||||
All other zoning districts | The minimum land area applicable to principal non- residential use | 5,000 | |||||
7. Conversion of a building into 2 dwelling units, pursuant to § 157.024 | AR, RR, LR2, LR1 or CR2 | 2 acres | 1 acre | 150 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
TR | 18,000 | 9,000 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
TC | 18,000 | 9,000 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
8. Conversion of a building into 3 or more dwelling units pursuant to § 157.024 | AR, RR, LR2, LR1 or CR2 | 5 acres | 1 acre | 150 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
TR | 2 acres | 5,400 | 150 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
TC | 2 acres | 4,800 | 150 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
9. Planned Residential Development | See § 157.067 | ||||||
10. Single Family Cluster | See § 157.073 | ||||||
(C) Recreational uses.
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear |
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear | |||||
1. Commercial campground or travel trailer camps | AR, RR, LR1 or LR2 | 50 acres | 200 feet from any property line. | ||||
Any other district | 10 acres | See § 157.068 | |||||
2. Other commercial outdoor recreation uses pursuant to § 157.024 | AR, RR, LR1 or LR2 | 5 acres | — | 200 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Any other district | 2 acres | — | 200 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
3. Private clubs or meeting halls (see § 157.024) | Anywhere permitted | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 30 | 50 |
4. Nature preserve or similar passive recreation | Anywhere permitted | 10,000 | — | 100 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
5. Active recreation, other than listed separately | Anywhere permitted | 20,000 | — | 100 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
6. Miniature golf | AR, RR, LR1, LR2 or CR2 | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 30 | 30 |
Any other district | 1 acre | — | 150 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
7. Indoor boat storage | Anywhere permitted | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 20 | 40 |
8. Commercial indoor recreational facilities | Anywhere permitted | 20,000 | — | 150 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
9. Noncommercial indoor recreational facilities | AR, RR, LR1, LR2 or TR | 3 acres | — | 150 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Any other district | 20,000 | — | 150 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
10. Sale or rental of recreational vehicles, including boat rental as a separate service business | Anywhere permitted | 10,000 | — | 100 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
11. Private or membership gun club | Anywhere permitted | 100 acres | — | — | 3 times § 157.062 | ||
12. Golf driving or practice range | AR, RR, LR1, LR2 and TR | 10 acres | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 |
All other districts | 1 acre | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
13. Marinas and boat launching ramps | Anywhere permitted | 2 acres | — | 200 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
14. Public golf course clubhouse | Anywhere permitted | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 30 | 50 |
(D) Institutional and educational uses.
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear |
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear | |||||
1. Institution for human care (see § 157.024) | AR, RR, LR1, LR2, CR2, TR, TC | 2 acres | — | 200 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
2. Child care centers | AR, RR, LR1, LR2 or CR2 | 3 acres | — | 300 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
TR | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 30 | 40 | |
TC | 20,000 | — | 100 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
3. Utility substations | Anywhere permitted | 20,000 | 100 | 20 | 15 | 25 | |
4. Other institutional, educational or utility uses pursuant to § 157.024 | Anywhere permitted | 20,000 or the minimum total lot area required for a single- family detached dwelling, whichever is greater | — | 100 | 25 | 15 | 25 |
(E) Retail and commercial service uses.
Zoning Districts
| Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use
| Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
| Minimum Lot Width (feet)
| Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front
| Side
| Rear | |||||
1. Motor vehicle sales and service, building materials sales, animal hospitals, funeral homes, motels, drive-thru restaurants or warehouses (See § 157.024) | Anywhere permitted | 1 acre | — | 150 | 40 | 30 | 50 |
2. Other commercial uses pursuant to § 157.024 | TC and C | 10,000 | — | — | 10 | — | 35 |
Other district | 20,000 | — | 100 | 20 | 15 | 35 | |
3. Retail uses, service businesses and commercial recreational uses that are situated in shopping centers having a minimum land area of 1 acre. Only those retail, service and commercial recreational uses specified under this article as requiring a minimum land area of 10,000 sq. ft. in the TC and C zoning districts, are subject to the reduced minimum land area per use afforded by this section. | TC and C | 6,000 | — | — | 10 | — | 25 |
4. Farm Winery (Minimum Yard Widths shall be for any structures used for retail sales or tastings). | Anywhe re permitte d | 20 acres | — | — | 75 | 100 | 100 |
(F) Manufacturing and other uses.
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear | |||||
1. Uses permitted pursuant to § 157.024 | Anywhere permitted | 20,000 | — | 100 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
(G) Miscellaneous and accessory uses.
Zoning Districts | Minimum Total Lot or Land Area Per Use | Minimum Average Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Minimum Yard Width (feet) | |||
Front | Side | Rear | |||||
1. Other uses permitted under § 157.024 | Where permitted | 1 acre | — | 100 | 40 | 15 | 40 |
2. Accessory buildings | Except as provided otherwise by § 157.046, accessory buildings must have the same lot and yard requirements as the principal use herein designated for each zoning district. | ||||||
3. Dormitory | Any district | 2 acres | — | 150 | 15 | 40 | 40 |
(Ord. —, passed 5-13-1997; Am. Ord. —, passed 8-8-2000; Am. Ord. —, passed 4-30-2002; Am. Ord. —, passed 11-29-2005; Am. Res. 2006-14, passed 10-3-2006; Am. Res. 2010-7, passed 5-25-2010; Am. Res. 2012-12, passed 6-5-2012; Am. Res. 2014-2, passed 2-18-2014; Am. Res. 2024-9, passed 10-7-2024)