(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the development of storage warehouses in C-1, C-2 and R-C Districts for uses accessory to residential uses in a planned manner in harmony with the neighborhood in which warehouse development is undertaken. Such use shall be a conditional use and not a use of right.
(b) Prohibited in Certain Districts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no storage warehouse shall be permitted in any district or territory zoned R-1, R-2, R-2a, R-3 or R-4.
(c) Not to Restrict Use by Right. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit warehouse use within an Industrial District as elsewhere permitted or provided for by section.
(d) Conditional Use Required. The Village Council may, after the review and recommendation of the Planning Commission, approve a plan for a storage warehouse upon any tract which is zoned C-1, C-2 or R-C when such plan is found to comply with the conditions and requirements hereinafter set forth.
(e) Site Plan Submission and Consideration.
(1) The property owner(s) of any tract may submit a site plan for approval as a storage warehouse to the Loudonville Village Planning Commission for review, recommendation and forwarding to the Council. Administrative review shall be undertaken by the Loudonville Planning Commission, the Board of Public Affairs and the Fire Department to determine whether such site plan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(2) After Planning Commission review, said plan shall be forwarded to the Village Council for review and recommendation. The Council shall then proceed to review said application upon the recommendation of the Loudonville Planning Commission. No plan shall be approved that does not comply with the provisions set forth herein.
(3) Prior to review by the Commission and the Council, notice shall be published as for a zoning amendment pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 1240.05
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(4) The application for such a plan shall be subject to the same protest rights provided to property owners.
(5) An approved plan for a storage warehouse shall be and remain valid for a period of twenty-four months from the date of its approval, after which said plan may be declared void by the Council. In the case of a plan for phased development, any portion of the plan upon which construction is not begun within twenty-four months of approval may be declared void by the Council.
(f) Contents of Plan and Site Review; General Requirements.
(1) No storage warehouse facility shall exceed the lot coverage percentages established and defined by this Zoning Codes and/or the Subdivision Regulations of the Village of Loudonville, Ohio, as said Code and Regulations have established the maximum permissible percentages of lot coverage for C-1, C-2 and R-C Districts, respectively.
(2) The lot shall abut and gain direct access to a local nonresidential collector or arterial street as specified in the Thoroughfare Plan and street maps.
(3) The site plan shall show the existing site along with surrounding land within 200 feet of its border or property boundary line. Street rights-of-way and easements shall be included. The area 200 feet adjacent to the site may be shown by a locator map.
(4) The plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals fifty feet or larger. Said plan shall include all building locations, drivers parking, fencing, and signage. A landscape plan shall also be submitted as part of the site plan and may be included or submitted on a separate sheet. Building elevations shall also be included on the plan along with specification of the colors of the buildings and materials to be used.
(5) Stormwater management shall be incorporated into the plan so that stormwater runoff from the site will not increase as a result of the proposed development. The facility shall be designed to control the stormwater runoff from at least a twenty-five year return frequency storm as certified by a professional engineer.
(6) Construction of buildings shall meet the requirements of the Ohio Basic Building Code.
(7) All storage shall be kept within an enclosed building.
(8) Lighting shall conform to generally accepted industry standards.
(9) Building setbacks shall be as follows:
A. Front yard. Not less than twenty-five feet on which all parking and internal drives are prohibited.
B. Side yard. Not less than 12.5 feet on which all parking and internal drives are prohibited.
C. Rear yards. Not less than 12.5 feet on which all parking and internal drives are prohibited, except that a rear yard is not required adjacent to land zoned commercial or industrial.
(10) The storage warehouse facility shall be enclosed by a six-foot high, sight- proof fence. Said fence shall be solid or semi-solid, and constructed to prevent the passage of debris or light. It shall be constructed of either brick, stone, masonry units, wood or similar materials. Chain-link fence may be used so long as it has slats installed to prevent the passage of light through the unit. Said fence shall be set back six feet from the side property line and rear property line. When a rear property line is not required, a lesser setback for a fence can be granted. Fences shall also be set back twenty-five feet from the front property line. Upon application to Council, however, Council may waive this requirement upon a showing of good cause. Application shall be made to Council, in writing, and shall otherwise follow the same procedures as required for a zoning amendment, as set forth in Section 1240.05
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(11) Landscaping shall be provided in the areas between the property line and the required fencing. Landscaping shall consist of a variety of hardy evergreen planted materials consisting of trees and shrubs, together with suitable ground cover, such as native grasses, bark, ornamental gravel, or a combination thereof. The landscaping shall be designed, placed and maintained in such a manner that no wall, fence, sign or other structure, or plant growth of a type that would interfere with traffic visibility, shall be permitted or maintained higher than three feet above curb level, within fifteen feet of the intersection of any street right-of-way line or driveway.
(12) Parking shall be provided at a ratio of one space for each 2,000 square feet of gross building area, plus two additional spaces for the manager. One additional space shall be provided for
each additional employee. Internal drives and parking shall comply with the requirements of this Zoning Code, and the Subdivision Regulations, as applicable.
(13) Building heights shall be limited to one story (not to exceed fourteen feet at the eaves).
(14) Notwithstanding any other signage restrictions imposed by this Zoning Code, signs shall be limited to one ground sign at the entrance to the premises. Said ground sign shall be no larger than thirty-two square feet with a maximum height of ten feet.
(g) On-Site Manager Required. No facility herein provided for shall be used or maintained unless or until an on-site manager shall be provided for at such facility. Failure to provide such a manager shall be grounds for revocation of the conditional use. Upon application to Council, however, Council may waive this requirement upon a showing of good cause.
(h) Commercial Activity Prohibited. The sale of any item from or at a residential storage warehouse is specifically prohibited.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or lessee of any residential storage warehouse or portion thereof to offer for sale or to sell any item of personal property or to conduct any type of commercial activity of any kind whatsoever, other than leasing of the storage units, or to permit the same to occur, upon any area designated as a residential storage warehouse.
(2) In addition to the criminal penalties herein provided, the Mayor or his or her designee is herein authorized to revoke or suspend any business license or occupancy permit, or to take any other appropriate legal or administrative action necessary to halt or prohibit any commercial activity from any storage warehouse other than the leasing of storage units.
(i) Repair of Autos, Boats, Motors, and Furniture Prohibited. Because of the danger from fire or explosion caused by the accumulation of vapors from gasoline, diesel fuel, paint, paint remover and other flammable materials, the repair, construction or reconstruction of any boat, engine, motor vehicle or furniture and the storage of any propane or gasoline engine or propane or gasoline storage tank or any boat or vehicle incorporating such components is prohibited within any structure authorized and constructed pursuant to this section, except as otherwise provided for herein, provided, however, that a boat or motor vehicle may be stored in areas for which proper and adequate ventilation is provided.
(j) Storage Warehouse Defined. For purposes of this section, a storage warehouse is hereby defined to be any building or structure used for storage purposes by any individual other than the owner, resident, or business occupant of the premises on which said storage building, structure or facility is located, and shall specifically include any building, structures or facility used for storage purposes in whole or in part, whereby such building, structure or facility is leased or rented to a tenant or lessee other than the owner of the building, structure or facility, or other than an individual occupying the real estate primarily for residential purposes, whereby the use of the building, structure or facility is leased for storage purposes incident to the residential use of the real estate.
(Ord. 107-90. Passed 1-21-90; Ord. 75-96. Passed 11-18-96.)