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Codified Ordinances of Norwood, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 8-2019
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF NORWOOD
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE ONE - Planning
TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
TITLE FIVE - Zoning Map and Nonconformities
TITLE SEVEN - Zoning Districts
TITLE NINE - Zoning General Provisions
CHAPTER 1151 Density and Supplemental Regulations
1151.01 REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS.
1151.02 SUPPLEMENTAL YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
1151.03 MODIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS.
1151.04 DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOTS.
1151.05 REAR YARD COMPUTATIONS FOR IRREGULAR SHAPED LOTS.
1151.06 SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER BUILDINGS.
1151.07 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS.
1151.08 FENCE AND WALL RESTRICTIONS.
1151.09 RECREATION AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING OR STORAGE.
1151.10 YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
1151.11 BUFFER AND SCREENING.
1151.12 MULTIPLE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS.
1151.13 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTIONS.
1151.14 FIRE ESCAPE RESTRICTIONS ON FRONT OF BUILDINGS.
1151.15 PEDESTRIAN SHELTERS.
1151.16 LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
1151.16.1 HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE RAMPS.
1151.17 LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
1151.18 LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF OTHER STRUCTURES.
1151.19 ENCROACHING DOORS OR GATES.
1151.20 UNCOVERED GROUND STRUCTURES.
1151.21 PRIOR ERECTION OF MAIN BUILDING.
1151.22 LAND REQUIREMENTS EXCLUSIVE.
1151.23 LOT AREA REDUCTION.
1151.24 DWELLING UNIT ADDITIONS.
1151.25 TERMINATION OF COVENANTS.
1151.26 MANUFACTURED HOMES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED AS DWELLING UNITS.
1151.27 LIMITATIONS ON EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF ADULT FAMILY HOMES AND ADULT GROUP HOMES.
1151.28 OUTDOOR DINING AREAS.
1151.29 PUBLIC-PRIVATE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
1151.30 DESIGN STANDARDS.
1151.31 SITE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS.
1151.32 STRUCTURED PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
1151.33 DRIVE-THRU REQUIREMENTS.
1151.34 THEATER REQUIREMENTS.
1151.35 BIG-BOX RETAIL REQUIREMENTS.
1151.36 FUEL/RECHARGING STATION REQUIREMENTS.
1151.37 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION MINOR REPAIR.
1151.38 REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS.
1151.39 DWELLING ON ANY LOT OF RECORD.
1151.40 GENERAL LANDSCAPING MATERIAL STANDARDS.
1151.41 COMMERCIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
TABLE 1 PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS
1151.42 TABLE 2 - LIST OF PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND ACCESSORY USES.
CHAPTER 1153 Parking
CHAPTER 1155 Planned Unit Developments
CHAPTER 1157 Bed and Breakfast Inns
CHAPTER 1159 Parking Overlay Zones (Repealed)
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - HEALTH CODE
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1151.06 SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER BUILDINGS.
   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.)
1151.07 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS.
   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.)
1151.08 FENCE AND WALL RESTRICTIONS.
   (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.)
1151.09 RECREATION AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING OR STORAGE.
   (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.)
1151.10 YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
   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.)
1151.11 BUFFER AND SCREENING.
   (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.)
1151.12 MULTIPLE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS.
   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.)
1151.13 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTIONS.
   (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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