The Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings, as adopted in Section 1311.01, is hereby amended as follows:
(a) House Numbering: Every dwelling shall have posted in a conspicuous manner the house or apartment building number which has been assigned to such building by the Building Commissioner, and the same shall be clearly legible when looked at from the public street.
(b) Drainage: There shall be at least one drain inlet serving a garage. Where the driveway slopes down toward the garage, there shall be a low spot in the driveway grade not less than 2 feet outside the garage door with a transverse grating, whose top is not less than 6 inches below the garage floor. Catch basins shall be 12 inches minimum diameter.
(c) Storm Drainage; Collected and Drained to Storm Sewer: Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts, open shafts and every open excavation or part of a lot or premises where water accumulates, shall be drained into a storm sewer, except as provided herein. Gutters, drains, leaders or downspouts shall not be required for stables, barns, sheds, garden houses and existing detached garages accessory to single and two-family dwellings from which no drainage problems are created upon the lot or adjoining property. The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the construction or maintenance of a pool or fountain which is provided with drainage approved by the Building Department and in which the water is not permitted to become stagnant, contaminated or polluted.
(d) Registration, Bond and Permit Fees Required for House Moving and Wrecking: No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of house wrecking or house moving unless such person, firm or corporation has satisfied the Building Commissioner as to his or her or its qualifications to perform such work or holds a valid certificate or registration issued by the Building Commissioner in conformity with the applicable provisions for registration, licensing and certificates of qualifications provided for in Chapter 15, Title 3, of the Regional Dwelling House Code. A bond with surety on the approved list of the United States Treasury Department shall be given by a mover of houses or other buildings, as principal, to assure the City, property owners whose property may be affected, excluding utilities, and the person or firm whose structure is being moved, that such moving will be accomplished without damage to such parties and in compliance with the applicable provisions of this code and Chapter 37 of the Regional Dwelling House Code. The amount of such bond shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000). If the structure being moved is more than 800 square feet at its base, the bond shall be doubled. In the event that an intersection of two roads, two highways, or a road and a highway, is being crossed, the bond shall be double the base amount. For each five thousand dollars ($5,000) of valuation over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), including the value of the appropriate lot of land zoned for and upon which such structure is permitted, the bond shall be increased one thousand dollars ($1,000), which increase shall constitute part of the base amount. A permit from affected utilities shall also be exhibited. Permit fees for moving shall be:
(1) Moving on rollers or dollies on a public street $25.00
(2) Moving on a carry-all on a public street 10.00
(3) Moving, but not on a public street 5.00
(4) In addition, there may be a charge up to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for supervision and additional inspections, depending on the nature of the job and the time involved.
(e) Penalty: (Amendment to Section R-106.3 of Ohio Residential Code) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine, or by imprisonment, as established by local applicable laws for a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(f) Detached Garages: (Addition to Section R-309 of the Ohio Residential Code)
(1) Height. No detached garage shall be in excess of 15 feet in height above grade to the highest point of the roof line.
(2) Masonry construction. Masonry detached garages shall have foundation and wall requirements as set forth herein for one-story dwellings.
(3) Wood-frame construction. A one story garage, 10 feet or more from the main dwelling, shall be in compliance with the requirements for one- story dwellings, except that studs shall have a spacing of not less than 16 inches on center.
(4) Concrete slabs. Frame garages not over 576 square feet in area may be built on a concrete slab not less than 4 inches thick, reinforced with steel mesh weighing not less than 42 pounds per 100 square feet (6 x 6 x 6) or equivalent reinforcement turned up into a 6-inch width curb, 8 inches high above finished grade to form a wall foundation.
(5) Construction material. Construction material is to match the existing house, unless the house is of masonry construction. Vertical siding, such as T-111, is not permitted unless specifically approved by the Lyndhurst Architectural Board of Review.
(6) Storm drainage. Gutters and downspouts are required and shall be connected to an approved storm sewer.
(7) Catch basins. Where, due to water and/or storm runoff, it is necessary to install catch basins, such catch basins shall be not less than 12 inches in diameter.
(g) Exterior Installations: (Addition to Section M-1401.8 of the Ohio Residential Code) Equipment shall be placed not closer than 10 feet to the nearest property line, except that where, owing to physical limitations of the property and/or for the efficient operation of the equipment, said location is not practical, said equipment may be placed closer to the nearest property line than 10 feet, provided, however, that written permission is obtained from the nearest affected abutting property owner and is presented to the Building Department at the time a permit is requested. If the equipment can be viewed from the street, sufficient landscape screening is required to reasonably screen the equipment from view.
(Ord. 94-50. Passed 7-5-94.)