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§ 153.037 AUTOMOBILE WRECKING AND JUNKYARDS (SALVAGE YARDS).
   (A)   Because of the nature and character of their operations, automobile wrecking and salvage yards, junkyards and similar uses of land can have a decidedly detrimental effect upon surrounding properties. Salvage and wrecking yards tend to create problems of noise, dust, traffic and health hazards; and may adversely affect property values by their general appearance.
   (B)   The following standards shall be used as a guide in evaluating whether proposed land uses, such as those outlined herein, will have properly minimized their objectionable characteristics.
      (1)   Licensing. All salvage yards must be licensed. An application to establish a salvage yard in the city shall be filed with the Planning Commission and approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. For the purpose of this chapter, junkyards, automobile wrecking yards and similar operations shall be known as SALVAGE YARDS.
      (2)   Location. No salvage yard shall be permitted closer than 500 feet from any established residential district, unless in existence prior to the adoption of this chapter. The storage of three or more unlicensed abandoned vehicles and salvaged vehicles must be in an approved and licensed salvage yard. All abandoned and junked motor vehicles and other similar large salvage articles that can be seen from any public right-of-way shall be moved to a licensed salvage yard within one year of the effective date of this chapter.
      (3)   Screening. All outdoor storage in salvage yards shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed fence or wall, except the driveway area. The fence or wall shall be seven feet in height and appropriately screened to prohibit the visibility of the salvage material. Storage outside or above such fence or wall is expressly prohibited. Any fence or wall erected for screening purposes shall comply with §§ 153.170 through 153.188.
      (4)   Ingress and egress. The maximum number of vehicular access driveways for salvage yards having frontage on a state or federal highway shall be as regulated by the State Department of Transportation. The maximum number of vehicular access driveways for salvage yards having frontage on a city street shall be regulated by the City Council with recommendations from the Planning Commission.
      (5)   Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be as regulated in §§ 153.115 through 153.118.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.038 CLASSIFICATION OF NEW AND UNLISTED USES.
   It is recognized that new types of land uses will develop and that different forms of land uses will seek to locate in the city. In order to provide for the changes, a determination of the appropriate zoning classification of any new or unlisted form of land use shall be made as follows.
   (A)   All questions concerning the classification of new or unlisted uses shall be referred to the Zoning Inspector for an interpretation of this chapter. The referral of the use interpretation question shall be accompanied by a statement of facts listing the nature of the use and whether it involves dwelling activity, sales, processing, storage and amount and nature thereof, anticipated employment, types of product, transportation requirements, nature and time of occupancy or operation of the premises, the amount of noise, odor, fumes, dust, toxic material and vibrations likely to be generated, and the requirements for public utilities such as sanitary sewers and water.
   (B)   The Zoning Inspector shall consider the nature and described performance of the proposed use and assign a use classification descriptive of the proposed use from Appendix A (Schedule of Uses) attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272, or assign a use as is otherwise specifically provided for in this chapter.
   (C)   Appeals from determinations of the Zoning Inspector are made to the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to §§ 153.260 through 153.271.
   (D)   If the Zoning Inspector or the Board of Zoning Adjustment, operating under divisions (B) or (C) above, determines the described use does not appear within the code, the Zoning Inspector or the Board of Zoning Adjustment will transmit a copy of the determination to the Planning Commission and City Council. The Planning Commission or City Council may initiate a text amendment to schedule the proposed use.
   (E)   Barring amendment as provided in division (D) above, proposed uses which do not appear within the code shall not be deemed a permitted use within the city.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013)
DISTRICTS
§ 153.050 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Statement of purpose. The intent of this District is to provide single-family residential areas with relatively low population densities and to prohibit uses which would destroy the residential character of the neighborhood, that is, commercial and industrial.
   (B)   Permitted uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (C)   Conditional uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (D)   Standards.
      (1)   Building site area. Each lot shall have an area not less than 17,500 square feet.
      (2)   Building site width. The minimum building site width at the building setback line shall be 75 feet.
      (3)   Building site coverage. The total lot coverage permitted for all buildings on the site shall not exceed 35%.
      (4)   Building height limit. The maximum building height shall not exceed two stories or 35 feet in height.
      (5)   Setback requirements. The minimum requirements for yards shall be as follows:
         (a)   Front yard shall be one-half the width of the right-of-way of the street the building fronts; the yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet and shall not be required to exceed 40 feet;
         (b)   Rear yard: 20 feet; and
         (c)   Side yard: ten feet.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013)
§ 153.051 R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Statement of purpose. The intent of this district is to provide an alternative to the R-1 Single-Family Residential District. This district provides a medium density as compared to the R-1 District yet is intended to preserve the single-family residential character and prevent encroachment from incompatible uses which may diminish property values.
   (B)   Permitted uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (C)   Conditional uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (D)   Standards.
      (1)   Building site area. Each lot shall have an area of not less than 12,500 square feet.
      (2)   Building site width. The minimum building site width at the building setback line shall be 60 feet.
      (3)   Building site coverage. The total lot coverage for all buildings on the site shall not exceed 40% of the lot area.
      (4)   Building height limit. The maximum building height limit shall not exceed two stories or 35 feet in height.
      (5)   Setback requirements. The minimum requirements for yards shall be as follows:
         (a)   Front yard shall be one-half the width of the right-of-way of the street the building fronts; the yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet and shall not be required to exceed 40 feet;
         (b)   Rear yard: 20 feet; and
         (c)   Side yard: ten feet.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013)
§ 153.052 R-3 ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Statement of purpose. This district is intended to provide for residential areas of medium population density. One- and two-family dwellings are the principal land use for this district. The district also is intended to protect the residential character of the neighborhood by prohibiting commercial activities.
   (B)   Permitted uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (C)   Conditional uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (D)   Standards.
      (1)   Building site area. Each lot shall have an area not less than 7,500 square feet per unit for single-family detached and 10,000 square feet per two-family (duplexes).
      (2)   Building site width. The minimum building site width at the building setback line shall be 50 feet for single-family detached and 60 feet for two-family (duplexes).
      (3)   Building site coverage. The total lot coverage permitted for all buildings on the site shall not exceed 45% for single-family detached and 50% for two-family (duplexes).
      (4)   Building height limit. The maximum building height shall not exceed 35 feet for single-family detached and 35 feet for two-family (duplexes).
      (5)   Setback requirements. The minimum requirements for yards for both single-family detached and two-family (duplexes) dwelling units are 25 feet for front yard, 20 feet for rear yard, and seven feet for side yard.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013)
§ 153.053 R-4 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Statement of purpose. The intent of this district is to provide for residential areas of high population density. The specific intent of this district is to ensure that only residential uses as can be properly designed and built will be allowed in this district so as not to overcrowd the land and cause parking or traffic congestions, or to have injurious effects of adjacent properties.
   (B)   Permitted uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (C)   Conditional uses. See Appendix A, Schedule of Uses, attached to the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, adopted by reference in § 153.272.
   (D)   Standards.
      (1)   Building site area. Each lot shall have an area not less than the following:
         (a)   Single-family detached: 5,000 square feet per unit;
         (b)   Two-family (duplexes): 8,000 square feet per two units; and
         (c)   Multi-family: 2,170 square feet per three units or more.
      (2)   Building site width. The minimum site width at the building setback line shall be as follows:
         (a)   Single-family detached: 50 feet;
         (b)   Two-family (duplexes): 50 feet; and
         (c)   Multi-family: 60 feet.
      (3)   Building site coverage. The total lot coverage permitted for all buildings on the site shall not exceed the following:
         (a)   Single-family detached: 45%;
         (b)   Two-family (duplexes): 50%; and
         (c)   Multi-family: 55%.
      (4)   Building height limit. The maximum building height shall not exceed the following:
         (a)   Single-family detached: 35 feet;
         (b)   Two-family (duplexes): 35 feet; and
         (c)   Multi-family: no height limit.
      (5)   Setback requirements. The minimum requirements for yards shall be as follows:
         (a)   Front yard: 25 feet;
         (b)   Rear yard: 15 feet; and
         (c)   Side yard: five feet, plus two feet for each story above the second floor.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 2-7-2013)
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