(a) Each District includes a list of permitted, special exceptions and accessory uses. Listed uses are to be defined by their customary name or identification, except as specifically defined or limited by this Zoning Ordinance. If a use is not listed as permitted, special exception, or accessory in a District, it shall be considered prohibited in said District. It should also be noted that there are specific city-wide prohibitions per 1125.01
(f) and (g) below.
(b) Permitted Uses. A use listed as permitted is allowed by a matter of right when designated as such in a District, provided said use complies with all applicable setback and development standards and is issued a Zoning Clearance Permit from the City Planner or designee. Such uses are designated with a "P" in each Zoning District.
(c) Special Exception. A use listed as special exception may be allowed when designated as such in a District, provided it complies with the criteria in Section 1157.06
. and a Special Exception Permit is issued by the Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with Section 1157.06
of this Ordinance. Such uses are designated with a "SE" in each Zoning District.
(d) Accessory Uses. A use listed as accessory may be allowed when designated as such in a District, provided it is subordinate to the permitted use, complies with the requirements of Section 1147.02
and is issued an Accessory Permit from the City Planner or designee. Such uses are designated with a "A" in each District (A = Permitted as an Accessory Use).
(e) Development Standards. Each District has a set of Development Standards to which each use and structure must comply. These standards include, but are not limited to, height, lot width, lot size and front, side and rear setbacks. In addition to the Development Standards in each District, all uses must comply with any applicable General Development Standards listed in Section 1147
of this Ordinance.
(f) Cemeteries. No person/group shall establish any cemetery or other place for interment of dead bodies, human remains, or human ashes within the corporate limits of the City. However, nothing in this section shall prevent cemeteries existing before October 31, 2005, from acquiring land for expansion when done in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
(g) No person shall open, establish or operate any business or commercial enterprise engaged as a cultivator, processor, or retail dispenser of medical marijuana, as defined in Section 1161
of this Ordinance, within the corporate limits of the City. No Zoning clearing, permit, or other administrative approval shall be approved or issued by any administrative official of the City, nor shall any variance be approved or granted, to any person, business, or other applicant desiring or intending to operate a business or commercial enterprise engaged as a cultivator, processor, or retail dispenser of medical marijuana within the corporate limits of the City.
(Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)