CHAPTER 1127
Districts and Uses
1127.01   Division into districts.
1127.02   Residence A District uses.
1127.03   Residence B District uses.
1127.04   Residence C District uses.
1127.041   Residential condominiums.
1127.05   Commercial District uses.
1127.06   Industrial District uses.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Basis of districts - see Ohio R.C. 713.10
Definitions - see P. & Z. Ch. 1121
Height and yard regulations - see P. & Z. Ch. 1131
 
 
1127.01 DIVISION INTO DISTRICTS.
   In order to designate districts for the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance, the Village of Lowellville is hereby divided into the following districts:
      Residence A Districts
      Residence B Districts
      Residence C Districts
      Commercial Districts
      Industrial Districts
   The boundaries of such districts are hereby established as shown upon the map designated the Building Zone Map which is hereby made a part of this Zoning Ordinance. Such map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of this Zoning Ordinance as if the matters and information set forth by such map were fully written and described herein; and except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure shall be erected or altered, nor shall any building or premises be used for any purpose other than a use permitted in the district in which such building, structure or premises is located.
(Ord. 675. Passed 9-28-53.)
1127.02 RESIDENCE A DISTRICT USES.
   (a)   Within any Residence A District, no building, structure or premises shall be used, erected, altered, arranged or designed to be used in any part, except for one or more of the following specified uses:
      (1)   A detached dwelling for only one family or for one housekeeping unit, living and entering independently of any other family or unit.
      (2)   The taking of boarders or the leasing of rooms by a resident family, provided, however, that space for one roomer be allowed in any case and space for one additional roomer for each 150 square feet by which the total floor area of the building exceed 625 square feet.
      (3)   Institutions of an education or philanthropic character, other than correctional institutions.
      (4)   Municipal recreational buildings, playgrounds and parks.
      (5)   Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses but not including the conduct of a business or industry, or any driveway or walk giving access thereto; including:
         A.   A private garage on the same lot, located not less than fifty feet from the front lot line, if a separate building, or in a suitable room within or attached to the dwelling to which it is accessory and in which garage, no business or industry is conducted. In the case of a corner lot, no wall of the garage shall be nearer a street line that the side line of the main building and it shall also be as far from the street line as the line fixed by this Zoning Ordinance for buildings on adjoining lots or as near thereto as the width of the lot will permit.
            Garage space may be provided for two motor vehicles on any lot and garage space shall not exceed 576 square feet. No part of any such garage or stable shall be more than one story high nor shall any part of such building be used for residence purposes, except where such building is intended for use as a private residence. The building may be two stories in height but shall not exceed twenty-five feet.
         B.   The office or studio of a physician, dentist, musician or other like professional person may be located in the building used by such professional person as his residence, provided there is no display visible from the street, nor signboard used to advertise such use, except as provided in subsection (a)(8)D. hereof.
         C.   Customary home occupations such as millinery, dressmaking or hairdressing, provided there is no display of goods, visible from the street and no exterior advertising except as provided in subsection (a)(8)D. hereof, and provided such occupation shall be carried on by a person only in the dwelling used by such person as his private residence, and provided that such occupation shall not occupy more than one-third of the floor area of his residence or apartment.
         D.   Signs pertaining to the lease, sale or use of a lot or building may be placed thereon, provided the total area of all such signs does not exceed eight square feet and provided further that on a lot occupied by a dwelling, the total area of signs placed on the lot or dwelling and pertaining to the use thereof or bearing the name or occupation of an occupant, shall not exceed one square foot for each family housed. A sign or bulletin board not exceeding twelve square feet in area may be erected upon the premises of a church or other institution for the purpose of displaying the named activities or services thereon provided.
            (Ord. 3737. Passed 3-13-13.)
1127.03 RESIDENCE B DISTRICT USES.
   (a)   Within any Residence B District, no building, structure or premises shall be used or arranged or designed to be used in any part, except for one or more of the following specified uses:
      (1)   Any use permitted in a Residence A District.
      (2)   A Detached dwelling for not more than two families or two housekeeping units.
      (3)   Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses but not including the conduct of a business or industry, or any driveway or walk giving access thereto; including.
         A.   A private garage on the same lot, located not less than fifty feet from the front lot line, if a separate building, or in a suitable room within or attached to the dwelling to which it is accessory and in which garage no business or industry is conducted. In the case of a corner lot, no wall of the garage shall be nearer a street line than the side line of the main building it shall also be as far from the street line as the line fixed by this Zoning Ordinance for buildings on adjoining lots or as near thereto as the width of the lot will permit. Garage space shall not exceed 576 square feet. No part of such garage shall be more than one story high, nor shall any part of such building be used for residence purposes, except where such building is intended for use as a private residence. The building may be two stories in height but shall not exceed twenty-five feet.
            (Ord. 3737. Passed 3-13-13.)
1127.04 RESIDENCE C DISTRICT USES.
   (a)   Within any Residence C District, no building, structure or premises shall be used or arranged or designed to be used in any part, except for one or more of the following specified uses:
      (1)   Any use permitted in a Residence B District.
      (2)   Hotels, dormitories, boarding houses, lodging houses and apartment or tenement houses, including accessory services therein, and funeral homes. However, such permit for a funeral home shall be issued only upon direction of the Board of Appeals.
      (3)   Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses but not including the conduct of a business or industry, or any driveway or walk giving access thereto; including.
         A.   A private garage on the same lot, located not less than fifty feet from the front line, if a separate building, or in a suitable room within or attached to the dwelling to which it is accessory and in which garage no business or industry is conducted. In the case of a corner lot no wall of the garage shall be nearer a street that the side line of the main building and it shall also be as far from the street line as the line fixed by this Zoning Ordinance for buildings on adjoining lots or as near thereto as the width of the lot will permit. Garage space may be provided for two motor vehicles on any lot and garage space may be provided for each 1,000 square feet of area by which such lot area exceeds 2,000 square feet. The above provisions shall not prevent the location of a garage within an apartment building or within a contiguous building if on the same lot and entirely underground, permitted the storage of one car for each apartment in the building.
            (Ord. 3023. Passed 10-27-99.)
1127.041 RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.
   (a)   Residential condominiums shall be permitted only in areas where five or more units may be built in accordance with this ordinance on the same parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land.
   (b)   Residential condominiums may be built within residential A, B, or C Districts.
   (c)   Residential condominiums must conform to all restrictions and requirements of said districts except as provided for in this ordinance.
   (d)   A “residential condominium building” means a building that is in common use for all residential condominium units or is a single building holding one or more residential units or an on-site office.
   (e)   Residential condominium buildings containing three or fewer units may be built where ever a single-family dwelling shall be permitted or wherever a duplex or two family dwelling shall be permitted.
   (f)   Residential condominium buildings that have more than three or more units may be built wherever a multiple family dwelling of four or more units shall be permitted.
   (g)   Residential condominium buildings shall have a minimum front set back from the inner street curb line of not less than fourteen feet; a distance not less than twelve feet for the rear of the building and any other building; there must be a minimum of ten feet between the sides of the buildings.
      (1)   The length of the driveway must be a minimum of twenty-four feet from the inner curb street line to the front wall of the garage. Double car garages must have a minimum of a sixteen-foot-wide driveway and a nine-foot wide for a single car garage.
      (2)   If any parcels that abut the designated condominium site have existing sidewalks, then the new condominium site must have sidewalks with a minimum of three-foot-wide concrete from the inner curb street line. Any alternate sidewalk plans must be approved by the Village Planning and Zoning Board.
      (3)   All trash containers must be stored inside or behind the buildings after trash pick-up.
   (h)   Residential condominium buildings that contain single story units must be 1,100 square feet in living space area and 1,300 square feet in living area in a two-story unit.
   (i)   All units must have an attached garage with a minimum of 240 square feet of area. There must be at least an additional 1.5 parking spaces per unit provided for upon the parcel or contiguous parcels where the residential condominium buildings sit. Parking restrictions shall apply to the condominium district.
      (1)   No person shall keep, park, store or allow to be kept, parked or stored outside any motor vehicle, truck, tractor, semitrailer, boats, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, utility trailers, except passengers automobiles, motorcycles, pickup trucks with a manufacturer’s nominal capacity of one ton or less not used for commercial, business, or manufacturing purposes. This section shall not, however prohibit the following uses in such use district:
         A.   Trucks making delivers or pickups from the premises, or vehicles necessarily used in connection with construction, repairs, altering buildings on the condominium site.
   (j)   All landscape design and exterior cladding and design must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Board.
   (k)   Nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit the builder of Condominiums from asking for a use variance further if the builder has a plan to create a development of mixed units of single, duplex and multiple family dwellings beyond those described above of the nature of a separate neighborhood then the Village shall not except for good cause deny a requested use variance.
(Ord. 4066. Passed 5-11-22.)
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