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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF NORTON, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
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 - Planning
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Zoning
CHAPTER 1250 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1252 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1254 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
CHAPTER 1255 Architectural Board of Review (ABR)
CHAPTER 1256 Amendments
CHAPTER 1257 Site Plan Review
CHAPTER 1258 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1260 RU-1 Rural Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1262 R-1 One-Family Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1264 R-2 One-Family Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1266 R-3 One-Family Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1268 R-4 Multifamily Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1270 R-5 Multifamily Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1272 R-RC Planned Cluster Residence Districts
CHAPTER 1274 B-1 Central Business Districts
CHAPTER 1276 B-2 Neighborhood Business Districts
CHAPTER 1278 B-3 Highway Business Districts
CHAPTER 1279 C-1 Zoning and Design Guidelines
CHAPTER 1280 I-1 Light Industrial Districts
CHAPTER 1282 I-2 Heavy Industrial Districts
CHAPTER 1284 Public Recreation District
CHAPTER 1286 C-REC Commercial Recreation Districts
CHAPTER 1287 Mixed Use District
CHAPTER 1288 Special Planned Development
CHAPTER 1289 Signs
CHAPTER 1290 Non-Conforming Uses
CHAPTER 1292 Adult Use Regulations
CHAPTER 1294 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
CHAPTER 1296 Supplementary Regulations
CHAPTER 1297 Alternative Energy Sources
CHAPTER 1298 Conditional Uses
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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1296.16 JUNKYARDS, SECONDHAND MATERIAL YARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS OR DISASSEMBLY PLANTS PROHIBITED.
   Junkyards, secondhand material yards and motor vehicle graveyards and disassembly plants are specifically prohibited in all districts throughout the City.
(Ord. 1-1988. Passed 4-11-88; Ord. 3-2004. Passed 2-9-04.)
1296.17 PRIVATE STABLES OR BARNS.
   Private stables or barns are specifically prohibited in R-4, R-5, R-PC, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, P-REC and C-REC Districts. Said buildings are permitted in all other districts, provided the following conditions are met:
   (a)   Fifteen acres and over: The size and use, as set forth in Section 1250.04(40), shall be unlimited, but such stable or barn shall be at least 300 feet from all dwellings, except the property owners dwelling.
   (b)   Five to fifteen acres. Three-fourths of one percent of land area of lot use, as set forth in Section 1250.04(40), shall be permitted, but such stable or barn shall be at least 300 feet from all dwelling, except the property owner's dwelling.
   (c)   One to five acres. One-half of one percent of land area of lot use, as set forth in Section 1250.04(40), shall be permitted, but such stable or barn shall be at least 300 feet from all dwellings, except the property owner's dwelling.
   (d)   Zero to one acre. Not permitted.
   (e)   With fence enclosure: At least ten feet from an adjacent property.
(Ord. 1-1988. Passed 4-11-88; Ord. 3-2004. Passed 2-9-04.)
1296.18 HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT PROHIBITED.
   (a)   The storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste above ground is hereby prohibited in all zoning districts in the City.
   (b)   The storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste in any subsurface storage space, whether naturally occurring or man-made or modified, is hereby prohibited in all zoning districts in the City.
   (c)   No hazardous waste shall be transported across private property for any purpose, other than the removal of said waste from land, within the City on which hazardous waste is created as a product or by-product of a manufacturing process.
   (d)   "Hazardous waste" is hereby defined as including those wastes defined in the Ohio Revised Code and regulations promulgated thereunder as hazardous waste.
(Ord. 1-1988. Passed 4-11-88; Ord. 3-2004. Passed 2-9-04.)
1296.19 DECKS.
   Decks shall be constructed in compliance with the following standards:
   (a)   A deck shall be located not less than ten feet from a lot line in any residential zoning district, and shall be located in compliance with any riparian and/or wetland setbacks.
   (b)   If there is a time when the deck would become enclosed and be used for living space, the structure would need to comply with the setback requirements of the district for which any dwelling would be required. (It may then be necessary to be required to apply for an area variance for this structure.)
(Ord. 47-2005. Passed 6-27-05.)
1296.20 DUMPSTERS AND OTHER WASTE CONTAINERS.
   In all zoning districts within the City, trash dumpsters or other waste containers with a total volume greater than 100 gallons and used to store garbage, refuse or waste for collection shall be housed in a wholly enclosed structure, or completely screened from any parking area or street right-of-way by a vision-obscuring fence or plant material.
(Ord. 32-2011. Passed 3-28-11.)