(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Building coverage" means the maximum ratio of the ground floor of the dwelling or apartment building to the lot area.
(2) "Development area" means the minimum area to be constructed by a single owner or group of owners, of a parcel or assembled parcels, acting jointly, involving a related group of multifamily dwellings, planned and developed as an entity, in order to qualify under the planning development provisions.
(3) "Dwelling unit" means a space used by one family within a dwelling comprising a living room, a dining room, a sleeping room or rooms and storage closets, as well as space and equipment for bathing and toilet facilities.
(4) "Gross floor area of a dwelling unit" means the minimum gross area of all the floors of a dwelling unit, the whole area of garages and one-half the area of balconies. Porches and other open areas within parts of the building may be excluded from the computation of gross floor area.
(5) "Land area per dwelling unit" means the minimum area of land required within a development area for each dwelling unit in order to qualify for the planning development provisions.
(6) "Maximum height" means the maximum height that any main building may be constructed above the designed finished grade.
(7) "Minimum height" means the minimum height that any main building must have in a U-3-C District.
(8) "Minimum lot width" means the width of the lot measured at the building set-back line.
(9) "Patient room" means a room equipped with bedroom furniture and occupied by one or more patients.
(10) "Private land area assigned to a dwelling unit" means the minimum portion of land area to be attached and assigned as private land for each dwelling unit. The remainder of the area shall be designated common land, either dedicated for streets held in common ownership or held by a corporation.
(11) "Rest home" and "nursing home" are as defined in Ohio R.C. 3721.01.
(12) "Senior citizen" means an individual sixty-two years of age or older.
(13) "Setback" means the distance that a building is required to be located from the property line.
(b) Schedule. In a U-3-C District, land and buildings shall be used, and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained, in accordance with the area and height regulations as set forth in the following schedule:
(1) Development area 12 acres, minimum
(2) Density or land per dwelling unit 1,351 square feet, minimum
(3) Gross floor area of dwelling unit
Minimum apartment unit size
One bedroom unit 490 square feet
Two bedroom unit 715 square feet
(4) Building coverage (maximum percent of land) 15 percent, maximum
Except that an additional fifteen percent of land may be used for accessory parking garages
(5) Height of main buildings: 10 feet minimum;
70 feet, maximum
70 feet, maximum
Exclusive of towers, cornices, elevator shafts, recirculation systems, heating systems and parapet walls, as measured from the established grade of the street
(6) Lot width 400 feet, minimum
(7) Setback 150 feet from the centerline of a street, minimum
No main building shall be situated within fifty feet of any adjacent residential district; accessory buildings contiguous to residential, fifteen feet; commercial and multifamily, lot line
(8) Health care facility 75 beds per acre with a maximum of 150 beds for the entire development
(9) Park area 1 1/2 acres, minimum
The site location must be approved by the City Planning Commission.
(Ord. 1985-29. Passed 10-14-85.)