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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LEXINGTON, OHIO
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 99-1
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1111.01 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this CD Conservation District is to protect agricultural lands and environmentally sensitive areas from intense urban development. The object of these regulations is to discourage development except for very low-density residential and conservation type uses.
1111.02 PERMITTED USES.
   (a)   One-family dwellings.
   (b)   Raising of crops, horticulture, floriculture and viticulture.
   (c)   Water conservation uses including water supply works, flood control, and water protection works; fish and game hatcheries and preserves; and other uses similar uses.
   (d)   Parks.
   (e)   Outdoor recreational facilities.
   (f)   Public sewage disposal plants.
   (g)   Public water treatment plants.
   (h)   Camping, canoeing, and fishing.
   (i)   Accessory uses and buildings associated with primary uses.
1111.03 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES.
   The following uses shall be permitted, subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed for each use, in accordance with procedures established in Section 1143.02.
   (a)   Cemeteries subject to statutory limitations and the following conditions:
      (1)   All structures and activity area shall be located at least 100 feet from all property lines.
      (2)   All points of ingress and egress should be located no closer than 200 feet from the intersection of two major arterial thoroughfares and no closer than 100 feet from the intersection of a major arterial thoroughfare with a minor, collector, or local thoroughfare.
      (3)   Points of ingress and egress shall be available only from abutting major arterial, minor, arterial, or collector streets, and shall not be available from any local residential street.
   (b)   Essential public utilities and public service buildings, excluding storage yards, when operating requirements necessitate locating said building within the district in order to serve the immediate vicinity, subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   Wherever the off-street parking area is adjacent to land developed for one-family and two-family residential purposes, a continuous and obscuring year-around greenbelt six feet in height shall be provided along the sides of the parking are adjacent to the residential development. The greenbelt shall be further subject to the provisions of Section 1141.01.
      (2)   The proposed site shall have at least one property line abutting a major or minor arterial thoroughfare or collector street as designated within the Comprehensive Plan. Access to and from the site shall be provided by a major or minor arterial thoroughfare, collector street or service access road.
      (3)   Front, side, and rear yard setbacks shall be at least 30 feet and landscaped in accordance with Section 1141.01.
      (4)   Lighting used to illuminate the intended uses of the property shall be shielded and arranged as to reflect light away from adjoining properties and public streets.
   (c)   Home occupations subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   The space devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area of the residence.
      (2)   All employees involved in the home occupation shall be residents of the home.
      (3)   There shall be no external evidence of the home occupation, except for a single non-illuminated sign, affixed to the residence or accessory building not exceeding two square feet.
      (4)   No goods produced off the premises may be brought to the property and sold on the premises.
      (5)   No external alterations, construction or reconstruction of the premises may be made to accommodate the home occupation.
      (6)   No home occupation may include a use in which customers frequent the premises.
1111.04 AREA AND BULK REQUIREMENTS.
   See Section 1133.01 Schedule of Regulations, limiting the height and bulk of buildings, including accessory buildings, the minimum lot size, the maximum density permitted, and establishing minimum yard setback requirements.