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CITY OF NEWARK CODE OF ORDINANCES
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHARTER
PART TWO- ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE FOUR - Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1230 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1232 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1234 Board of Zoning Adjustment
CHAPTER 1236 District Changes and Regulation of Amendments
CHAPTER 1238 Districts and Boundaries
CHAPTER 1240 General Regulations
CHAPTER 1242 Non-conforming Uses, Buildings, Structures, Lots
CHAPTER 1244 Temporary Board of Zoning District Revision
CHAPTER 1246 CD Conservation District
CHAPTER 1247 AD Agricultural District
CHAPTER 1248 RS Suburban - RS Low Density - RM Medium Density - RH High Density Single-Family Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1249 RZLL Single-Family Residence Zero Lot Line District
CHAPTER 1250 RMH Single-Family Manufactured Home District
CHAPTER 1251 SFC Single-Family Condominium District
CHAPTER 1252 TFR Two-Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1253 MFR Multi-Family Residence District
CHAPTER 1254 MFC Multi-Family Condominium District
CHAPTER 1255 MFH Multi-Family High Rise
CHAPTER 1256 CSI Church, School, Institutional District
CHAPTER 1257 LO Limited Office District
CHAPTER 1258 GO General Office District
CHAPTER 1259 LB Limited Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1260 MB Medium Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1261 HB High Intensity Business District
CHAPTER 1262 GB General Business District
CHAPTER 1263 LC Limited Commercial District
CHAPTER 1264 GC General Commercial District
CHAPTER 1265 DC Downtown District
CHAPTER 1266 LI Limited Industrial District
CHAPTER 1267 GI General Industrial District
CHAPTER 1268 Planned Unit Development
CHAPTER 1269 Overlay Historic District
CHAPTER 1270 Yard and Frontage Modification in R-Districts
CHAPTER 1271 Yard Projections in R-Districts
CHAPTER 1272 Lot Area Requirements - Private Water or Sewage Disposal System
CHAPTER 1274 Accessory Structures
CHAPTER 1276 Fences, Walls and Similar Structures
CHAPTER 1278 Height Modifications
CHAPTER 1280 Adult Entertainment Businesses
CHAPTER 1282 Lots of Record
CHAPTER 1284 Dwelling Groups
CHAPTER 1286 Public and Private Swimming Pools
CHAPTER 1288 Regulation of Satellite Signal Receiving Antennas
CHAPTER 1290 Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
CHAPTER 1292 Landscaping, Buffering, Green Space
CHAPTER 1294 Display Signs and Outdoor Advertising
CHAPTER 1296 Performance Standards
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
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1267.04 CONDITIONAL USES.
   (a)   Any other use that is determined by the Board, to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses.
   (b)   Adult entertainment businesses per Chapter 1280 (see Section 1267.08, exception 2).
   (c)   Landfills.
   (d)   Poultry houses, or other livestock feed operations, with aggregate buildings being larger than 20,000 square feet.
   (e)   Vehicular race courses, drag strips.
   (f)   Airport.
   (g)   Enlargement of an existing one-family dwelling.
   (h)   Construction and demolition waste disposal facility.
   (i)   Salvage yard.
   (j)   Junk yard.
   (k)   Scrap metal transfer facility.
   (l)   Scrap metal processing facility.
   (m)   Scrap tire yard.
   (n)   Solid waste facility.
   (o)   Solid waste disposal facility.
   (p)   Solid waste transfer facility.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.05 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
   Accessory structures shall comply with Chapter 1274.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.06 DISTRICT STANDARDS.
   (a)   The floor area in this district is unlimited.
   (b)   The combined square footage of the footprint of all buildings and structures on a given lot shall not be more than twenty-five percent of the lot area exclusive of any lot area in the floodway.
   (c)   New construction, including additions, shall be reviewed by Planning Commission for compliance with the City's current Development Regulations. The items to be considered in determining compliance include, but are not limited to, the following: roadway improvements, access management, traffic congestion prevention, storm water management, floodplain management, public utility connections, FAA requirements and landscaping requirements.
   (d)   All uses in this district shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapter 1296.
   (e)   No building customarily used for night operation shall have any opening, other than stationary windows or required fire exits, within 200 feet of any R-District, and any space used for loading or unloading commercial vehicles in connection with such an operation shall not be within 150 feet of any R-District.
   (f)   No residential uses shall be permitted in the GI District, except as accessory uses to a permitted use.
   (g)   For permitted or conditional uses occurring outside of a building, no activity shall be permitted within fifty feet of any property line and not within two hundred feet of a residential district.
   (h)   For uses permitted in Section 1267.04(g) through (p), operations shall be conducted within and area enclosed on all sides with a solid wall or uniform fence not less than eight feet in height.
   (i)   For all uses in this district which require a license from a separate agency, the applicant shall provide proof of such approval.
   (j)   For uses in this district dealing in solid waste materials, construction and demolition materials, junk, salvage materials, recyclable household materials and scrap metal materials, the applicant shall comply with the relevant and appropriate Ohio Revised Code sections, in addition to other relevant City ordinances.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.07 HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
   (a)   Within 200 feet of any R-District, no structure shall exceed three stories or fifty feet in height, and no structure otherwise shall exceed in height the distance measured to the centerline of any street.
   (b)   Water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, flagpoles, television and radio antennas shall not be limited in height.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.08 LOT AREA AND SET BACKS.1
   (a)   The following minimum requirements shall apply, except as provided in Chapters 1270 and 1271.
 
Use
Lot Area2 (sq. ft.)
Lot Frontage (ft.)
Front Yard (ft.)
Side Yard (ft.)
Rear Yard3 (ft.)
Distance between any two Bldgs (ft.)
All Uses
5 acres
None
100
50
40 2 story 50 3 story
25
 
1   For uses permitted in the LI District you may follow the standards of the LI District except that the front yard depth shall be a minimum of 100 feet.
2   The minimum lot area for an adult entertainment business is one acre.
3   The rear yard depth shall be increased five feet for each story above three.
   (b)   Distance from R-Districts. With the exception of uses occurring at the time of the enactment of this Zoning Code, and of those substitution uses considered by the Board to be of the same general character of the pre-existing uses, buildings in the General Industrial District shall be located no less than 200 feet from any R-District.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.09 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.
   Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1290.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
1267.10 CORNER LOTS.
   Corner lots shall meet the requirements of Section 1240.11.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
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