The following accessory uses are permitted in each Residential District:
(a) Any outdoor swimming pool, lake, bathhouse, tennis court, or other recreational facility designed for the use of the occupants of the dwelling and their guests. Such facilities shall comply with the following conditions and requirements:
(1) Outdoor pools with a depth less than twenty-four (24) inches and indoor pools are excluded from these regulations
(2) The facility shall not be located in any front yard and shall be no closer than ten (10) feet from the required side lot line or rear lot line;
(3) The swimming pool, lake, or the entire property, on which it is located, shall be walled or fenced to prevent uncontrolled access by children from the street or from adjacent properties. Said fence or wall shall not be less than four (4) feet in height and maintained in good condition with a gate and lock;
(4) The facilities shall be located on the same zoning lot as the principal building, structure or use;
(5) Any pool for the use of occupants of a multi-family dwelling containing over three (3) apartments shall meet the structural and sanitary requirements of the Ohio Department of Health;
(6) The pool or lake is intended to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of the principal use of the property on which it is located.
(b) Microwave antennas and satellite dishes provided such items are not located in the front yard and are smaller than eighteen (18) inches in diameter. Where such use exceeds eighteen (18) inches in diameter, the following shall apply:
(1) A permit is required to be issued by the Zoning Inspector.
(2) The microwave antenna or satellite dish may not be constructed on a residence, business or structure.
(3) The use may not be located in the front yard.
(4) The microwave antenna or satellite dish may not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height from the ground to the highest point of the antenna or dish.
(5) The antenna or satellite dish may not exceed ten (10) feet in diameter.
(c) Tool sheds or other similar structures;
(d) Non-commercial amateur radio antenna structures for use by licensed amateur radio operators in all residential districts, provided that:
(1) The height of the structure does not exceed the lesser of the width or depth of the property as determined by a line bisecting such structure and measured from one side of the property line to the other, or from the front property line to the rear at the shortest distance there between. However, such height shall not exceed one-hundred (100) feet or be restricted to less than sixty (60) feet;
(2) The setback for the central vertical portion of the antenna structure shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from all property lines for structures up to forty-five (45) feet in height and shall increase one foot for every three feet of increased height. All rigid radiating elements of the antenna structure shall be setback a minimum of ten (10) feet from all property lines;
(3) The construction shall be of such type as may be required by the City to form a safe and durable structure.
A licensed amateur radio operator who wishes to erect a non-commercial antenna structure which does not comply with subsections (d)(1) or (2) above, on a residential lot may make an application for a variance pursuant to provisions within this Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 99-1966. Passed 5-4-99.)