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On a corner lot the principal building and its accessory structures shall be required to have the same setback distance from all street right-of-way lines as required for the front yard in the district in which such structures are located.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two and a half and ten feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along such street lines twenty from the point of intersection. Any trees installed within this area shall be without limbs to a height of ten (10) feet above the grade.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
(a) No fence or wall shall be permitted if it extends into the required minimum, primary front yard setback. For a corner lot, the Chief Building Official, or his delegate, may permit a fence located within and/or along the Exterior or Secondary Side Lot Line, or yard, only in accordance to all of the following standards:
(1) At least fifty percent (50%) of the fence shall be open and unobstructed so as to not materially impede vision;
(2) The fence shall have a maximum height of four (4) feet;
(3) The fence shall be located a minimum of three (3) feet from the legal right-of-way, property line, or sidewalk, whichever provides the greatest physical separation;
(4) The fence shall not extend beyond the existing front building façade or footprint;
(5) The fence shall be made of quality composite, decorative metal, PVC, or wood.
If applicant cannot satisfy these criteria, then they may apply for a variance to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(b) No hedge or other vegetation shall be permitted which materially impedes vision across such yard between the height of two and one-half and ten feet.
(c) Fences, walls and hedges may be located in any required rear or interior side yard if they do not exceed, at any point, six (6) feet in height above the grade elevation.
(d) Barbed Wire. Barbed wire or barbed wire brackets are prohibited.
(Ord. 39-2011. Passed 9-27-11; Ord. 50-2022. Passed 11-8-22.)
(a) No vehicle licensed as a recreation vehicle may be parked in any area of yard required to be kept as open space as determined by the applicable minimum setback requirements.
(b) No vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, over three-quarter ton capacity may be parked on a lot in any residential zone.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
(c) Parking of trailers, boats, and recreation vehicles upon any Norwood street shall not exceed forty-eight hours within a seven day period.
(Ord. 4-2003. Passed 2-11-03.)
Multi-family dwellings shall be considered as one building for the purpose of determining front, side and rear yard requirements. The entire group as a unit shall require one front, one rear and two side yards as specified for dwellings in the appropriate district.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
(a) Commercial or industrial use abutting a residential zoning district shall be buffered by a fifteen (15) foot landscaped area planted with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs with a minimum mature height of four (4) feet planted every four (4) linear feet and one (1) deciduous shade tree per thirty (30) linear feet. Such screening shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty (50) feet of an intersection.
(b) Such buffer area may be reduced to ten feet when a six (6) foot high opaque fence with a six (6) foot wide buffer containing one (1) shrub/tree with a minimum mature height of four (4) feet planted every four (4) linear feet and one (1) deciduous shade tree per thirty linear feet is provided. Such screening shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty feet of an intersection.
(c) Parking areas and driveways shall not encroach nor shall any structure, other than a wall or fence, be permitted within the required buffer area.
(d) The following shall be located at the rear of the building and shall be screened in accordance with this section:
(1) Dumpsters, large waste receptacles, and refuse collection points;
(2) Loading and service areas;
(3) Outdoor storage areas including storage tanks; and
(4) Mechanical equipment and utility meters.
(e) All items shall be shielded from view from public roads and adjoining property by a screen consisting of fences, walls, or plant materials or a combination thereof. The screening shall be seventy percent (70%) opaque and at least one foot higher than the item to be screened. All plant materials shall be of an evergreen variety.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
Multiple single family dwelling units such as row houses, townhouses or condominiums which are constructed for sale as individually owned dwelling units shall have no minimum yard requirements for the individual dwelling units. However for the purposes of this Zoning Code, the entire complex of connected housing units shall be considered as one building and the height, density and open space requirements for a multi-family building shall be applied.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
(a) When a principal structure already exists, the side yard setbacks may be reduced to that of the existing structural footprint in order to place decks, single-story additions that do not exceed the height of the existing structure, porches, and other projections, without the need for a variance, but subject to building permit approval.
(b) Rear yard setbacks for additions and projections may be reduced to match and fit within the existing structural footprint. An open deck shall have a minimum ten (10) foot rear yard setback.
(c) Front porches may extend up to ten (10) feet into front yard setbacks. Porches must remain setback at least the following distance from a public right-of-way:
(1) In the R Districts, five (5) feet.
(Ord. 50-2022. Passed 11-8-22.)
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