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CITY OF MASON, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS of the CITY OF MASON, OHIO
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
CHARTER
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
TITLE ONE: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
TITLE TWO: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE THREE: ZONING ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1131: PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER 1133: DEFINITIONS
§ 1133.01 INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OR WORDS.
§ 1133.02 ACCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.
§ 1133.03 ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE.
§ 1133.04 AGRICULTURE.
§ 1133.05 ALLEY.
§ 1133.06 APARTMENT.
§ 1133.07 APPROVED STREET OR ROAD.
§ 1133.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS.
§ 1133.09 AUTOMOBILE, MOBILE HOME, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR TRAILER SALES.
§ 1133.10 AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION.
§ 1133.11 AUTOMOBILE WRECKING.
§ 1133.12 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MAJOR.
§ 1133.13 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MINOR.
§ 1133.14 BASEMENT.
§ 1133.15 BED AND BREAKFAST.
§ 1133.16 BLOCK.
§ 1133.17 BOARD.
§ 1133.18 BUILDING.
§ 1133.19 BUILDING, ACCESSORY.
§ 1133.20 BUILDING, HEIGHT OF.
§ 1133.21 BUILDING, PRINCIPAL.
§ 1133.22 BUILDING LINE.
§ 1133.23 BUSINESS, CONVENIENCE.
§ 1133.24 BUSINESS, GENERAL.
§ 1133.25 BUSINESS, HIGHWAY.
§ 1133.26 BUSINESS, OFFICE TYPE.
§ 1133.27 BUSINESS, SERVICE.
§ 1133.28 BUSINESS, WHOLESALE.
§ 1133.29 CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SERVICES.
§ 1133.30 CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA.
§ 1133.31 CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SITE.
§ 1133.32 CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
§ 1133.33 CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER.
§ 1133.34 CELLULAR OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, HEIGHT OF.
§ 1133.35 CEMETERY.
§ 1133.36 CHILD DAY-CARE.
§ 1133.37 CHILD DAY-CARE CENTER.
§ 1133.38 CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE.
§ 1133.39 CITY.
§ 1133.40 CITY COUNCIL OR COUNCIL.
§ 1133.41 CITY ENGINEER.
§ 1133.42 CITY PLANNER.
§ 1133.43 CLINIC.
§ 1133.44 CLUB.
§ 1133.45 CODIFIED ORDINANCES.
§ 1133.46 COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY.
§ 1133.47 COMMISSION.
§ 1133.48 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
§ 1133.49 COMPUTERIZED SWEEPSTAKES DEVICE.
§ 1133.50 CONDITIONAL USE.
§ 1133.51 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
§ 1133.52 CONDOMINIUM.
§ 1133.53 CONSTRUCTION PLANS OR DRAWINGS.
§ 1133.54 CONVALESCENT, NURSING OR REST HOME.
§ 1133.55 COUNTY.
§ 1133.56 COUNTY ENGINEER.
§ 1133.57 COURT.
§ 1133.58 COVENANT.
§ 1133.59 CROSSWALK.
§ 1133.60 CULVERT.
§ 1133.61 DEDICATION.
§ 1133.62 DENSITY.
§ 1133.63 DEVELOPMENT COSTS.
§ 1133.64 DISABLED.
§ 1133.65 DISTRICT.
§ 1133.66 DOWNTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT.
§ 1133.67 DRIVEWAY APPROACHES AND CURB CUTS.
§ 1133.68 DUPLEX.
§ 1133.69 DWELLING.
§ 1133.70 EASEMENT.
§ 1133.71 ELDERLY HOUSEHOLD.
§ 1133.72 ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITY.
§ 1133.73 ELDERLY PERSON.
§ 1133.74 ENGINEER.
§ 1133.75 FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING.
§ 1133.76 FAMILY.
§ 1133.77 FEMA FLOODPLAIN.
§ 1133.78 FENCE, ORNAMENTAL.
§ 1133.79 FLEET VEHICLE.
§ 1133.80 FLOOR AREA OF A NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
§ 1133.81 FLOOR AREA OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
§ 1133.82 FRONTAGE.
§ 1133.83 GARAGES.
§ 1133.84 GOLF COURSE.
§ 1133.85 GROUP HOMES.
§ 1133.86 HOME-BASED BARBER SHOP OR BEAUTY SALON.
§ 1133.87 HOME OCCUPATION.
§ 1133.88 HOSPITAL, HEALTH CARE FACILITY.
§ 1133.89 HOTEL.
§ 1133.90 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE.
§ 1133.91 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO.
§ 1133.92 IMPROVEMENTS.
§ 1133.93 JUNKYARD.
§ 1133.94 KENNEL.
§ 1133.95 LANDOMINIUM.
§ 1133.96 LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE.
§ 1133.97 LOT.
§ 1133.98 MAINTENANCE BOND.
§ 1133.99 MAY.
§ 1133.100 MICRO ANTENNAS.
§ 1133.101 MINOR SUBDIVISION.
§ 1133.102 MOBILE HOME PARK.
§ 1133.103 MOTEL.
§ 1133.104 MONUMENTS.
§ 1133.105 NOISE ORDINANCE.
§ 1133.106 NONCONFORMING USE.
§ 1133.107 NURSING HOME.
§ 1133.108 OCCUPANCY.
§ 1133.109 OCCUPIABLE SPACE.
§ 1133.110 OPEN SPACE.
§ 1133.111 OPEN SPACE RATIO.
§ 1133.112 ORIGINAL PARCEL.
§ 1133.113 O.R.C.
§ 1133.114 OUT LOT.
§ 1133.115 OVERLAY DISTRICT.
§ 1133.116 PARCEL.
§ 1133.117 PARKING AREA.
§ 1133.118 PARKING LOT.
§ 1133.119 PARKING SPACE.
§ 1133.120 PERFORMANCE BOND.
§ 1133.121 PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES.
§ 1133.122 PLACE.
§ 1133.123 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
§ 1133.124 PLANNING COMMISSION.
§ 1133.125 PLAT.
§ 1133.126 PUBLIC UTILITY.
§ 1133.127 PUBLIC WAY.
§ 1133.128 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
§ 1133.129 RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE-THROUGH.
§ 1133.130 RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD.
§ 1133.131 RESTAURANT, STANDARD.
§ 1133.132 RETAIL.
§ 1133.133 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
§ 1133.134 ROADWAY.
§ 1133.135 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
§ 1133.136 SCHOOL, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
§ 1133.137 SETBACK.
§ 1133.138 SHALL.
§ 1133.139 SHOULD.
§ 1133.140 SHOPPING CENTER, COMMERCIAL.
§ 1133.141 SHOPPING CENTER, NEIGHBORHOOD.
§ 1133.142 SIGHT DISTANCE.
§ 1133.143 SIGNS.
§ 1133.144 SMALL CELL FACILITY.
§ 1133.145 STABLES.
§ 1133.146 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.
§ 1133.147 STORY.
§ 1133.148 STREET.
§ 1133.149 STREET TREE ORDINANCE.
§ 1133.150 STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS.
§ 1133.151 STRUCTURE.
§ 1133.152 SUBDIVIDER.
§ 1133.153 SUBDIVIDER’S CONTRACT.
§ 1133.154 SUBDIVISION.
§ 1133.155 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
§ 1133.156 SURVEYOR.
§ 1133.157 SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNET CAFÉ.
§ 1133.158 TALL STRUCTURE.
§ 1133.159 THOROUGHFARE, ROUTE, STREET OR ROAD.
§ 1133.160 THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
§ 1133.161 TOWNHOME.
§ 1133.162 TRACT.
§ 1133.163 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY REGULATIONS.
§ 1133.164 TRUCK TERMINAL.
§ 1133.165 USED.
§ 1133.166 UTILITY STATION.
§ 1133.167 VARIANCE.
§ 1133.168 VICINITY MAP.
§ 1133.169 WASTEWATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN.
§ 1133.170 WATER MASTER PLAN.
§ 1133.171 YARD.
§ 1133.172 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
§ 1133.173 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
§ 1133.174 ZONING CERTIFICATE.
CHAPTER 1135: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 1137: DISTRICT CHANGES AND ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 1141: VARIANCES AND APPEALS
TITLE FIVE: ZONING DISTRICTS
TITLE SEVEN: ZONING GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE NINE: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PART THIRTEEN: BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN: FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 1133: DEFINITIONS
Section
1133.01   Interpretation of terms or words
1133.02   Access management regulations
1133.03   Accessory use or structure
1133.04   Agriculture
1133.05   Alley
1133.06   Apartment
1133.07   Approved street or road
1133.08   As-built drawings
1133.09   Automobile, mobile home, recreational vehicle or trailer sales
1133.10   Automobile service station
1133.11   Automobile wrecking
1133.12   Automotive repair, major
1133.13   Automotive repair, minor
1133.14   Basement
1133.15   Bed and breakfast
1133.16   Block
1133.17   Board
1133.18   Building
1133.19   Building, accessory
1133.20   Building, height of
1133.21   Building, principal
1133.22   Building line
1133.23   Business, convenience
1133.24   Business, general
1133.25   Business, highway
1133.26   Business, office type
1133.27   Business, service
1133.28   Business, wholesale
1133.29   Cellular communication services
1133.30   Cellular or wireless communications antenna
1133.31   Cellular or wireless communications site
1133.32   Cellular or wireless communications support structure
1133.33   Cellular or wireless communications tower
1133.34   Cellular or wireless communications tower, height of
1133.35   Cemetery
1133.36   Child day-care
1133.37   Child day-care center
1133.38   Church or synagogue
1133.39   City
1133.40   City Council or Council
1133.41   City Engineer
1133.42   City Planner
1133.43   Clinic
1133.44   Club
1133.45   Codified ordinances
1133.46   Commercial recreation facility
1133.47   Commission
1133.48   Comprehensive Development Plan
1133.49   Computerized sweepstakes device
1133.50   Conditional use
1133.51   Conditional use permit
1133.52   Condominium
1133.53   Construction plans or drawings
1133.54   Convalescent, nursing or rest home
1133.55   County
1133.56   County Engineer
1133.57   Court
1133.58   Covenant
1133.59   Crosswalk
1133.60   Culvert
1133.61   Dedication
1133.62   Density
1133.63   Development costs
1133.64   Disabled
1133.65   District
1133.66   Downtown Overlay District
1133.67   Driveway approaches and curb cuts
1133.68   Duplex
1133.69   Dwelling
1133.70   Easement
1133.71   Elderly household
1133.72   Elderly housing facility
1133.73   Elderly person
1133.74   Engineer
1133.75   Factory-built housing
1133.76   Family
1133.77   FEMA floodplain
1133.78   Fence, ornamental
1133.79   Fleet vehicle
1133.80   Floor area of a nonresidential building
1133.81   Floor area of a residential building
1133.82   Frontage
1133.83   Garages
1133.84   Golf course
1133.85   Group homes
1133.86   Home-based barber shop or beauty salon
1133.87   Home occupation
1133.88   Hospital, health care facility
1133.89   Hotel
1133.90   Impervious surface
1133.91   Impervious surface ratio
1133.92   Improvements
1133.93   Junkyard
1133.94   Kennel
1133.95   Landominium
1133.96   Landscape Ordinance
1133.97   Lot
1133.98   Maintenance bond
1133.99   May
1133.100   Micro antennas
1133.101   Minor subdivision
1133.102   Mobile home park
1133.103   Motel
1133.104   Monuments
1133.105   Noise Ordinance
1133.106   Nonconforming use
1133.107   Nursing home
1133.108   Occupancy
1133.109   Occupiable space
1133.110   Open space
1133.111   Open space ratio
1133.112   Original parcel
1133.113   O.R.C.
1133.114   Out lot
1133.115   Overlay district
1133.116   Parcel
1133.117   Parking area
1133.118   Parking lot
1133.119   Parking space
1133.120   Performance bond
1133.121   Personal wireless services
1133.122   Place
1133.123   Planned unit development
1133.124   Planning Commission
1133.125   Plat
1133.126   Public utility
1133.127   Public way
1133.128   Repairs and maintenance
1133.129   Restaurant, drive-in or drive- through
1133.130   Restaurant, fast food
1133.131   Restaurant, standard
1133.132   Retail
1133.133   Right-of-way
1133.134   Roadway
1133.135   Sanitary sewer system
1133.136   School, primary, secondary, college or university
1133.137   Setback
1133.138   Shall
1133.139   Should
1133.140   Shopping center, commercial
1133.141   Shopping center, neighborhood
1133.142   Sight distance
1133.143   Signs
1133.144   Small cell facility
1133.145   Stables
1133.146   Standard construction drawings
1133.147   Story
1133.148   Street
1133.149   Street Tree Ordinance
1133.150   Structural alterations
1133.151   Structure
1133.152   Subdivider
1133.153   Subdivider’s contract
1133.154   Subdivision
1133.155   Subdivision Regulations
1133.156   Surveyor
1133.157   Sweepstakes/internet cafe
1133.158   Tall structure
1133.159   Thoroughfare, route, street or road
1133.160   Thoroughfare Plan
1133.161   Townhome
1133.162   Tract
1133.163   Traffic impact study regulations
1133.164   Truck terminal
1133.165   Used
1133.166   Utility station
1133.167   Variance
1133.168   Vicinity map
1133.169   Wastewater System Master Plan
1133.170   Water Master Plan
1133.171   Yard
1133.172   Zoning Board of Appeals
1133.173   Zoning Administrator
1133.174   Zoning certificate
§ 1133.01 INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OR WORDS.
   For the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   (a)   The word PERSON includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual.
   (b)   The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.
   (c)   The word SHALL or WILL is a mandatory requirement, the word MAY is a permissive requirement, and the word SHOULD is a preferred requirement.
   (d)   The words USED or OCCUPIED include the words INTENDED, DESIGNED or ARRANGED TO BE USED OR OCCUPIED.
(Ord. 99-207, passed 1-10-2000)
§ 1133.02 ACCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.
   Chapter 1115 of Title One (Subdivision Regulations) of the City of Mason Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 99-207, passed 1-10-2000)
§ 1133.03 ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE.
   A use or structure constructed or installed on, above, or below the surface of a parcel, which is located on the same lot as a principal use or structure and which is subordinate to or serves the principal use or structure, is subordinate in area to the principal use or structure, and is customarily incidental to the principal use or structure. ACCESSORY USE includes anything of a subordinate nature detached from a principal structure or use, such as fences, walls, sheds, garages, parking places, decks, poles, poster panels and billboards. ACCESSORY USE does not mean or include structures providing utility service to the parcel, such as gas, electric or water.
(Ord. 99-207, passed 1-10-2000; Ord. 2001-04, passed 2-12-2001)
§ 1133.04 AGRICULTURE.
   The primary use of land for farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce, provided, however that:
   (a)   The operation of any accessory uses shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activities; and
   (b)   The above uses shall not be located within 100 feet of any residential zoning district. AGRICULTURE does not include the feeding of garbage to animals or the operation or maintenance of a commercial stockyard or feedyard.
(Ord. 99-207, passed 1-10-2000)
§ 1133.05 ALLEY.
   A public or private way not more than 30 feet wide affording only secondary means of access to abutting property.
(Ord. 99-207, passed 1-10-2000)
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