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Codified Ordinances of Medina, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF MEDINA, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 19-77
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL 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 - Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1103 General Provisions and Penalty
CHAPTER 1105 Definitions
1105.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1105.02 AGRICULTURE.
1105.03 ALLEY.
1105.04 APARTMENT.
1105.05 APPLICANT.
1105.06 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
1105.07 BAR OR TAVERN.
1105.08 BASEMENT.
1105.09 BED AND BREAKFAST INN.
1105.10 BOARD.
1105.11 BUFFER OR BUFFERYARD.
1105.12 BUILDING.
1105.13 BUILDING, ACCESSORY.
1105.14 BUILDING, PRINCIPAL.
1105.15 BUILDING HEIGHT.
1105.16 BUILDING LINE.
1105.17 BUILDING MATERIALS SALES YARD AND LUMBER YARD.
1105.18 BULK STORAGE AND DISPLAY.
1105.19 CARPORT.
1105.20 CAR WASH.
1105.21 CEMETERY.
1105.22 CENTRALIZED SEWER SYSTEM.
1105.23 CENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEM.
1105.24 CHILD DAY CARE CENTER OR NURSERY.
1105.25 CLINIC.
1105.26 CLUB.
1105.27 COMMISSION.
1105.28 COMMERCIAL ENTERTAINMENT.
1105.29 COMMERCIAL RECREATION.
1105.30 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
1105.31 CONDITIONAL USE.
1105.32 CONFERENCE CENTER, BANQUET FACILITY, OR MEETING HALL.
1105.33 CONSERVATION USE.
1105.34 CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT STORAGE YARD.
1105.35 CONVENIENCE RETAIL.
1105.36 COUNCIL.
1105.37 COURT.
1105.38 CREMATORIUM.
1105.39 DENSITY.
1105.40 DEVELOPED LAND.
1105.41 DISCARDED MOTOR VEHICLE.
1105.42 DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
1105.43 DISTRICT.
1105.44 DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY.
1105.45 DRIVEWAY.
1105.46 DWELLING.
1105.47 DWELLING UNIT.
1105.48 EASEMENT.
1105.49 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
1105.50 ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
1105.51 FAMILY.
1105.52 FENCE.
1105.53 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
1105.54 FLOOR AREA.
1105.55 FRONTAGE.
1105.56 FUNERAL HOME.
1105.57 GARAGE, PRIVATE.
1105.58 GARAGE, PARKING.
1105.59 GRADE, FINISHED.
1105.60 GRADE, NATURAL.
1105.61 GREENHOUSE, PLANT.
1105.62 GROSS ACRE.
1105.63 GROSS FLOOR AREA.
1105.64 GROUP HOME.
1105.65 HEAVY DUTY REPAIR SERVICES.
1105.66 HOME OCCUPATION.
1105.67 HOSPITAL.
1105.68 HOTEL.
1105.69 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE.
1105.70 INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY.
1105.71 INDUSTRIAL.
1105.72 INFILL.
1105.73 IN-LAW SUITE.
1105.74 INSTITUTION.
1105.75 JUNK.
1105.76 LOADING SPACE.
1105.77 LOT.
1105.78 LOT, CORNER.
1105.79 LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE.
1105.80 LOT, INTERIOR.
1105.81 LOT AREA.
1105.82 LOT COVERAGE.
1105.83 LOT DEPTH.
1105.84 LOT LINES.
1105.85 LOT LINE, FRONT.
1105.86 LOT LINE, REAR.
1105.87 LOT LINE, SIDE.
1105.88 LOT OF RECORD.
1105.89 LOT WIDTH.
1105.90 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND COLLECTOR THOROUGHFARE.
1105.91 MANUFACTURED HOUSING.
1105.92 MANUFACTURED HOUSING PARK.
1105.93 MANUFACTURING, HEAVY.
1105.94 MANUFACTURING, LIGHT.
1105.95 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE.
1105.96 MIXED USE.
1105.97 MOBILE HOME.
1105.98 MOBILE HOME PARK.
1105.99 MOTEL.
1105.100 MOTOR VEHICLE FILLING STATION.
1105.101 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
1105.102 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR.
1105.103 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR, MINOR.
1105.104 MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE.
1105.105 MUSEUM.
1105.106 NONCONFORMING BUILDING.
1105.107 NONCONFORMING LOT.
1105.108 NONCONFORMING USE.
1105.109 NURSING HOME.
1105.110 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE.
1105.111 OFFICE.
1105.112 OPEN SPACE.
1105.113 OTHER SIMILAR USES AS DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
1105.114 OUTDOOR DINING.
1105.115 OUTDOOR STORAGE.
1105.116 OVERLAY DISTRICT.
1105.117 PARK.
1105.118 PARKING LOT, PRIVATE.
1105.119 PARKING LOT, PUBLIC.
1105.120 PARKING SPACE.
1105.121 PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AGENGY AND TERMINAL.
1105.122 PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.
1105.123 PLANNING DIRECTOR.
1105.124 PRINCIPAL BUILDING OR USE.
1105.125 PUBLIC UTILITY.
1105.126 PUBLICLY OWNED OR OPERATED GOVERNMENT FACILITY.
1105.127 RECREATION FACILITY.
1105.128 RELIGIOUS PLACE OF WORSHIP.
1105.129 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY.
1105.130 RESTAURANT.
1105.131 RETAIL BUSINESS.
1105.132 SEATING CAPACITY.
1105.133 SELF-STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
1105.134 SETBACK.
1105.135 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS.
1105.136 SIGN.
1105.137 SIGN FACE.
1105.138 SIGN PLATE.
1105.139 SITE PLAN.
1105.140 STORY.
1105.141 STREET, PUBLIC.
1105.142 STREET, PRIVATE.
1105.143 STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE.
1105.144 STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS.
1105.145 STRUCTURE.
1105.146 SWIMMING POOL, COMMERCIAL.
1105.147 SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE.
1105.148 TAVERN.
1105.149 THOROUGHFARE.
1105.150 THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
1105.151 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
1105.152 TRUCK TRANSFER TERMINAL.
1105.153 URBAN GARDEN.
1105.154 USE.
1105.155 USE, ACCESSORY.
1105.156 USE, PRINCIPAL.
1105.157 VARIANCE.
1105.158 VETERINARY OFFICE.
1105.159 VETERINARY HOSPITAL.
1105.160 WAREHOUSE.
1105.161 WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT.
1105.162 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY.
1105.163 YARD.
1105.164 ZONE.
1105.165 ZONING CERTIFICATE.
1105.166 ZONING CODE.
1105.167 ZONING MAP.
CHAPTER 1107 Administration and Enforcement
CHAPTER 1108 Fees
CHAPTER 1109 Site Plan Review
CHAPTER 1113 Zoning Districts; General Regulations
CHAPTER 1114 SPD - Special Planning District
CHAPTER 1115 O-C Open Space Conservation District
CHAPTER 1116 Overlay Districts
CHAPTER 1121 R-1 Low Density Urban Residential District
CHAPTER 1123 R-2 Medium Density Urban Residential District
CHAPTER 1125 R-3 High Density Urban Residential District
CHAPTER 1127 R-4 Multi-Family Urban Residential District
CHAPTER 1129 M-U Multi-Use District
CHAPTER 1130 P-F Public Facilities District
CHAPTER 1131 C-S Commercial Service District
CHAPTER 1133 C-1 Local Commercial District
CHAPTER 1135 C-2 Central Business District
CHAPTER 1137 C-3 General Commercial District
CHAPTER 1141 I-1 Industrial District
CHAPTER 1145 Off-Street Parking and Circulation
CHAPTER 1146 Wireless Telecommunications Regulations
CHAPTER 1147 Signs
CHAPTER 1149 Screening and Landscaping
CHAPTER 1151 Nonconforming Uses, Buildings, Structures and Lots
CHAPTER 1153 Conditional Zoning Certificates
CHAPTER 1155 Supplemental Regulations
Appendix Transition Corridor Overlay District (TC-OV)
TITLE THREE - Subdivision Regulations
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1105.155 USE, ACCESSORY.
   "Accessory use" means a subordinate use customarily incidental to and located upon the same lot occupied by the principal use.
(Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.156 USE, PRINCIPAL.
   "Principal use" means a use which is permitted as of right in a zoning district for which a Zoning Certificate may be issued in accordance with the rules and regulations of this Zoning Code. See also "Accessory use", "Conditional use" and "Use".
(Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.157 VARIANCE.
   "Variance" means a modification of the application of this Zoning code.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.158 VETERINARY OFFICE .
   "Veterinary office" means a place where animals normally kept within a dwelling receive medical treatment by a licensed veterinarian, where no animals are kept on the premises overnight and where all activities are conducted within a totally enclosed, air-conditioned building.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.159 VETERINARY HOSPITAL.
   "Veterinary hospital" means a place used for the care and treatment of animals, by a licensed veterinarian, normally kept within a residence, including those in need of medical or surgical treatment, and may include overnight accommodations on the premises for treatment or recuperation. It may also include boarding or grooming incidental to the primary activity.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.160 WAREHOUSE.
   "Warehouse" means a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.161 WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT.
   "Wholesale establishment" means an establishment engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; industrial, commercial, institutional or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.162 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY.
   "Wireless telecommunication facility" means a facility consisting of the equipment and structure involved in receiving telecommunications or radio signals from a mobile radio communications source and transmitting those signals to a central switching computer which connects the mobile unit with the land based telephone lines for the provision of personal wireless services. A wireless telecommunication facility is not considered a public utility.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.163 YARD.
   "Yard" means an open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. On corner lots, there shall be two (2) front yards, a side yard, and a rear yard. The Planning Director shall determine the side yard and rear yard of a corner lot taking into consideration the configuration of the lot and orientation of the building.
   (a)   FRONT YARD. "Front yard" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot and being the perpendicular distance between the street right-of-way line and the nearest portion of any building or structure existing or proposed for construction on the lot. Where a building or structure does not exist or is not proposed on a lot, the perpendicular distance shall be between the street right-of-way line and the required minimum front yard of the zoning district. Where the right-of-way line is not established, the right-of-way shall be assumed to be sixty (60) feet.
   (b)   REAR YARD. "Rear yard" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the side lot lines and being the perpendicular distance between the rear lot line and nearest portions of any building or structure existing or proposed to be constructed on the lot. On interior lots the rear yard shall in all cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
   (c)   SIDE YARD. "Side yard" means a yard between the nearest portion of any building or structure existing or proposed to be constructed on the lot and the side lines of the lot, and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.164 ZONE.
   "Zone", see "District".
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
1105.165 ZONING CERTIFICATE.
   "Zoning certificate" means the official document issued by the Planning Director authorizing buildings, structures or uses consistent with the terms of this Zoning Code for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing its provisions.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)\
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