Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit within the fire limits, and subject to the specified limitations, the erection of new buildings or structures nor the extension or enlargement of buildings or structures of wood frame construction or unprotected noncombustible construction nor the use of wood or other combustible veneers as follows:
(a) Wood or other combustible veneers on noncombustible backing for show windows that do not extend above the first full story above grade;
(b) A building occupied as a private garage, not more than one story in height nor more than 750 square feet in area, located on the same lot with a dwelling, provided that such building shall be placed at least three feet from the lot lines of adjoining property;
(c) Buildings of unprotected noncombustible construction, except when used for a high hazard occupancy, not exceeding 2,500 square feet in area when used for a business occupancy or 1,000 square feet in area when used for other occupancies, nor more than one story in height, and having a horizontal separation of not less than ten feet on all sides. Walls having a horizontal separation of less than ten feet shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour;
(d) Enclosed and open-air parking garages complying with the Residential Building Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings, as adopted in Chapter 1423, and with the Ohio Building Code, as adopted in Chapter 1424, of unprotected noncombustible construction;
(e) Greenhouses not more than fifteen feet in height erected on the same lot with and accessory to a dwelling or a store;
(f) Sheds open on the long side, not more than fifteen feet in height nor more than 500 square feet in area, located at least five feet from buildings and from adjoining lot lines;
(g) Builders' shanties for use only in connection with a duly authorized building operation and located on the same lot with such building operation, on a lot immediately adjoining, on an upper floor of the building under construction or on a sidewalk shed;
(h) Piazzas or balconies on dwellings, not exceeding ten feet in width nor extending more than three feet above the second story floor beams, provided that no such structure is connected to or in contact with another building;
(i) Fences not exceeding six feet in height;
(j) Display signs as provided in the Ohio Building Code, as adopted in Chapter 1424;
(k) Cooling towers as provided in the Ohio Building Code, as adopted in Chapter 1424; and
(l) Roofs over parking lots and bus stations, of unprotected noncombustible construction, where the, roof is at least ten feet above the floor and where every forty feet there is an open roof ventilation area six feet wide extending either the full length of the roof or the full width of the roof.
(Ord. 1968-270. Passed 11-6-68; Ord. 2006-63. Passed 6-7-06.)