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CITY OF NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO CODIFIED ORDINANCES
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE - ZONING
CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO
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 - Planning
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Zoning
CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
CHAPTER 1266 Amendments
CHAPTER 1268 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1270 Residential Districts (Other Than Senior Citizen and Rural Residential Districts)
CHAPTER 1272 Senior Citizen District
CHAPTER 1273 Rural Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1274 Public Facilities Districts
CHAPTER 1276 Business Districts
CHAPTER 1278 Industrial Districts
CHAPTER 1280 Planned Unit Developments (Repealed)
CHAPTER 1281 Traditional Town Center/Main Street District (TCD)
CHAPTER 1282 Off-Street Parking and Loading
CHAPTER 1284 Signs
CHAPTER 1286 Nonconforming Uses
CHAPTER 1288 Buffering
Appendix I: Illustrations of Yard Regulations for Multifamily Dwellings
Appendix II: Parking Area Design Standards
Appendix III: Illustrations of Yards and Building Line
CHAPTER 1290 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
CHAPTER 1292 Wind Energy Turbines
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1281.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF A TOWN CENTER DISTRICT.
   (a)   The Traditional Town Center/Main Street District (TCD) is established as a mixed-use district with five subdistricts to meet the City's vision of creating a traditional town center main street area. Different characteristics apply to each of the districts based on the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Use and Development Standards are directed towards creating a unique character that meets with the City's vision. The boundaries of the Mixed-Use District and its subdistricts shall be indicated on the official City of North Royalton Zoning Map with the symbol TCD. The classification of the subdistricts is listed below.
      (1)   TCD-1
      (2)   TCD-2
      (3)   TCD-3
      (4)   TCD-4
      (5)   TCD-5
   (b)   The Traditional Town Center/Main Street District (TCD) will be herein referred to as the TCD.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04.)
1281.03 USE REGULATIONS.
   Buildings and land shall be used and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved, added to or maintained in a TCD only for those uses set forth in Schedule 1281.03.
   (a)   A use listed in Schedule 1281.03 shall be permitted by right when denoted by the letter "P" if all requirements of other City ordinances and this zoning code have been met.
   (b)   A use listed in Schedule 1281.03 shall be permitted as a conditional use when denoted by the letter "C" subject to the procedures in Section 1262.07. For a conditional use to be approved in the TCD the Planning Commission shall determine that the proposed use is in compliance with both the provisions of this Chapter and Section 1262.07.
   (c)   A use listed in Schedule 1281.03 shall be permitted as an accessory use when denoted by the letter "A". Such accessory uses shall be permitted as a subordinate use when it is clearly incidental to and located on the same lot as the principal building or use.
   (d)   A use not listed in Schedule 1281.03 as either a permitted, conditional or accessory use shall be prohibited in the TCD unless such use is approved as a similar use pursuant to Section 1262.08.
SCHEDULE 1281.03 Permitted Uses
TCD-1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
SCHEDULE 1281.03 Permitted Uses
TCD-1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
PERMITTED USES
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
 
 
 
 
   Single-family Clusters
P
P
   Townhouses
P
P
   Multi-family
C
C
   Residential above first floor retail
P
P
P
P
   Live-work residential dwellings
P
P
P
P
Retail and professional services
   Retail
P
P
P
P
P
   Offices
P
P
P
P
P
   Personal services
P
P
P
P
P
   Repair services
P
P
P
P
P
   Restaurants
P
P
P
P
P
   Taverns/pubs
P
P
P
P
   Hotels/Bed and Breakfast
P
P
P
   Banks
P
P
P
P
P
   Gasoline service stations
P
C
C
C
   Automotive services
P
C
   Automotive repair
P
C
   Walk-up ATM's
P
P
P
P
P
   Drive-through facility
C
P
C
C
C
   Wholesale offices/showrooms
P
   Outdoor displays
A
P
A
C
C
   Indoor recreation/amusement
P
P
P
   Veterinary clinics and veterinarian practices
P
P
P
P
P
   Adult day care centers
P
P
P
P
C
   Child day care centers
P
P
P
P
C
   Nursing facilities and assisted living facilities
P
P
P
P
P
Institutional
   Libraries and museums
P
P
P
P
   Churches
P
P
P
P
P
   Schools
P
P
P
P
   Government offices
P
P
P
P
P
   Local government facilities, including police, fire and recreation
P
P
P
P
P
   Parking garages and off-street parking
A
A
A
A
   Car wash
A
A
A
A
   Signs
A
A
A
A
 
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 13-85. Passed 9-17-13; Ord. 15-72. Passed 9-15-15; Ord. 16-113. Passed 9-6-16.)
1281.04 AREA REGULATIONS.
   A proposed development in the TCD shall comply with the following minimum development areas:
   (a)   In the TCD-3 Subdistrict the minimum area shall be not less than one-half acre.
   (b)   In the TCD-4 Subdistrict the minimum area shall be not less than 50 acres of contiguous land. In satisfying this requirement, the development area may be bisected by a public dedicated or private street as long as all parcels within the development area are controlled or owned by a person or a group of owners acting jointly in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
   (c)   In the TCD-5 Subdistrict the minimum area shall not be less than 12 acres, except for properties fronting Royalton Road. For any parcels that are not consolidated to meet the 12-acre requirement, such land may, nevertheless, be developed under zoning regulations for districts that were applicable prior to the adoption of this District.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04.)
1281.05 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
   In order to comply with the objectives of creating a harmonious TCD while considering the concerns of the surrounding property the allowance of sufficient buffering along the District is required according to the following:
   (a)   (1)   Any nonresidential development proposed in TCD-4 and TCD-5 Subdistricts shall be set back from the boundary of a single-family residential zoning district as follows:
         (A)   250 feet in a TCD-4 Subdistrict.
         (B)   500 feet in a TCD-5 Subdistrict.
      (2)   These setbacks apply to buildings, parking, driveways and other uses associated with the nonresidential development.
      (3)   These standards may be reduced as part of the Preliminary Development Plan Review, according to the procedures in Section 1281.19, when it is determined that the objectives of this chapter are satisfied and that any reduction of these distances will have no adverse impact on the quality of development in the District or adversely impact any surrounding residential areas.
   (b)   The setbacks between the nonresidential uses, nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the TCD-1, TCD-2 and TCD-3 Subdistricts and the adjacent single-family zoning districts are specified in Schedule 1281.07.
   (c)   The type of residential development and the residential density shall be as established in the approved preliminary and final development plan, provided that the gross density shall not be less than 4.0 dwellings per acre or be greater than 9.9 dwellings per acre. The maximum density shall be determined by including the open space and private streets that are part of the residential development area. These density limitations do not apply to nursing homes and assisted living facilities, or in a mixed use development, that portion of the development that is devoted to a nursing home or assisted living facility.
   (d)   Within a TCD-4 Subdistrict the land area allocated to nonresidential uses and buildings as listed in Section 1281.03 shall not be less than 50% of the land area within the development. The land area of any off-street parking or parking garages/structures shall be considered as part of the land area of the use for which the parking is being provided. The Planning Commission may modify the allocation based on the development plan.
   (e)   The land area of civic buildings or other public structures within the TCD shall not be considered in determining compliance with any land area allocation or density requirements of this chapter.
   (f)   The floor area of the first floor of any single retail store located in the TCD may not exceed 65,000 square feet unless the Planning Commission and Council determine that a larger floor area for a specific single retail store is located, designed and arranged in a manner that is fully consistent with the purposes, intent and design criteria in this chapter.
   (g)   The maximum number of rooms in a hotel, nursing home or assisted living facility shall be determined based on the minimum setback requirements and height requirements for the district in which the facility is located.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 06-73. Passed 7-18-06; Ord. 16-113. Passed 9-6-16.)
1281.06 BUILDING WIDTHS.
   Building widths are measured as the width of the building at the building line as a percent of the lot width.
   (a)   Buildings in nonresidential areas on the internal main drives in the TCD-4 and TCD-5 Subdistricts shall be designed to replicate a traditional main street. A "traditional main street" is characterized with buildings sited closer to the street and to each other with landscaping along the frontage; minimizing front parking; encouraging deck parking; and location of publicly accessible plazas and pedestrian amenities to integrate and create a space that is aesthetically pleasing and pedestrian friendly.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 11-107. Passed 12-20-11.)
1281.07 SCHEDULE OF YARDS AND SETBACKS.
   (a)   In a TCD, all buildings shall be located on a lot in a manner that maintains the front, side and rear yards and setbacks as set forth in Schedule 1281.07.
SCHEDULE 1281.07 Building and Parking Setback Requirements
TCD - 1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
SCHEDULE 1281.07 Building and Parking Setback Requirements
TCD - 1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
A.   Building
(feet)
(feet)
(feet)
(feet)
(feet)
   1.   Front setback from the street ROW of a street existing at the time of adoption
 
 
 
 
 
      a.   Minimum
10*
10*
60
10
10
      b.   Maximum
25
25
25
25
   2   Front setback from new internal street
      a.   Minimum
10
10
10
10
      b.   Maximum
25
25
25
25
   3.   Side setback
      a.   From single-family residential zoning district property line
50 a, c
50 a, c
40 a
50
65
      b.   From non residential zoning district property
5
5
5
5
5
   4.   Rear setback
      a.   From single-family residential zoning district property line
50 a, c
50 a, c
40 a
50
65
      b.   From non-single-family residential zoning district property line
20 b
20 b
20
10
10
 
SCHEDULE 1281.07 Building and Parking Setback Requirements
TCD - 1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
SCHEDULE 1281.07 Building and Parking Setback Requirements
TCD - 1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
B.   Parking
 
 
 
 
 
   1.   From ROW of a street existing at the time of adoption
 
 
 
 
 
      a.   Minimum
10
20
20
20
20
      b.   Maximum
@ building line
@ building line
   2.   From new internal street
10
20
20
20
20
   3.   From rear or side lot line of adjacent single-family zoning district (d)
20
20
20
35
50
   4.   From rear or side lot line of adjacent non-single-family zoning district
5
5
5
10
10
* This setback would apply to the new rights-of-way lines when established
(a)   Or two times the building height, whichever is greater
(b)   Or two times the building height, whichever is greater, when approved by a conditional use permit for office structures
(c)   Or three times the building height, whichever is greater, when approved by a conditional use permit for office structures
(d)   Area between the parking setback and the adjacent property line can only be used for landscaping and buffering pursuant to the requirements of this chapter
 
   (b)   Distances between buildings and uses not established in Schedule 1281.07 shall be established on the final development plan approved by the Commission and Council or as further required to meet City and State codes for fire and safety. In reviewing building separations within the District, the Commission may utilize the standards for yards found in Sections 1270.04, 1270.06 and 1270.12.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 11-107. Passed 12-20-11.)
1281.08 REQUIRED OPEN SPACE.
   In a TCD-4 and TCD-5 Subdistrict, public or private open space shall not be less than 25% of the gross area of the District. "Open space" shall be defined as land unoccupied by buildings, hard surface paving, including driveways, streets and parking areas. "Open space" includes pedestrian walks, publicly accessible plazas, or areas planted with grass, ground cover, landscape material, trees or natural vegetation, parks located in the median of boulevards within the development and retention basins that are designed. Open space may be used for outdoor dining, retail kiosks, entertainment and public art.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04.)
1281.09 BUILDING HEIGHTS.
   Principal buildings that are comprised of retail/office uses, mixed-use (retail/office/residential), nursing homes, or assisted living facilities shall have height characteristics set forth as number of stories in Schedule 1281.09.
 
SCHEDULE 1281.09 Building Heights
TCD - 1
TCD-2
TCD-3
TCD-4
TCD-5
Minimum
2
2
2
Maximum
4
3
2
4*
3**
* Any development within 100 feet of existing single-family residential zoning district shall have no more than two stories and shall be free-standing detached units
** Any development within 115 feet of existing single-family residential zoning district shall have no more than two stories and shall be free-standing detached units
 
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 16-113. Passed 9-6-16.)
1281.10 DWELLING UNIT AND RESIDENT UNIT AREA REQUIREMENTS.
   The minimum area of dwelling units shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 1270.19. For nursing homes and assisted living facilities, the size of resident units shall comply with licensing requirements in OAC 3701, or other relevant licensing rules or regulations, and need not comply with Section 1270.19.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 16-113. Passed 9-6-16.)
1281.11 PARKING FACILITIES.
   Parking and driveways shall be permitted as an accessory use in accordance with the standards and regulations of Chapter 1282 except as further regulated herein.
   (a)   The parking required in a TCD may be provided in surface parking lots, enclosed garages or structured parking decks.
   (b)   Parking for residential uses shall be provided at a rate of 2-1/4 spaces per dwelling unit.
   (c)   The required parking for retail and offices shall be 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area and 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area respectively.
   (d)   Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in this division (d), for a proposed development in the TCD-4 and TCD-5, the Planning Commission may modify the parking required, and in such a case shall determine the amount of parking needed, taking into account the hours of operation of uses, the overlap in parking demand by different adjacent uses and the types of uses proposed.
   (e)   On-street and curbside parking may be permitted by the Planning Commission and Council to a maximum of 10% of the required parking.
   (f)   Parking for nursing homes and assisted living facilities shall be provided as required in Chapter 1282.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04; Ord. 16-113. Passed 9-6-16.)
1281.12   SIGNS.
   (a)   Individual businesses located within the TCD shall have signs in accordance with sign criteria set forth in Section 1284.09
   (b)   Nonresidential developments proposed in TCD-4 and TCD-5 Subdistricts shall submit a sign plan along with the proposed development plan which shall have to be approved by the Planning Commission.
   (c)   Notwithstanding Chapter 1284, development plans for TCD-4 and TCD-5 may plan for monumental entrances into developments.
(Ord. 04-169. Passed 10-13-04.)
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