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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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1151.21 PRIOR ERECTION OF MAIN BUILDING.
   In any R-District, no accessory building shall be erected or constructed prior to the erection or construction of the principal or main building.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
1151.22 LAND REQUIREMENTS EXCLUSIVE.
   Land used to meet the yard, off-street parking, density or other open space requirement of this Zoning Code for a building or group of buildings shall not be used to meet the yard, off-street parking, density or other open space requirements for any other building or group of buildings.
(Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
1151.23 LOT AREA REDUCTION.
   No lot shall be so reduced in area by conveyance of a portion thereof as to make any open space of such lot less than the minimum requirements prescribed herein, provided that:
   (a)    Such requirements shall not be construed to prevent the sale of an individual unit of a multiple dwelling.
   (b)    A lot having more than one existing principal building may be divided into separate parcels each having at least one principal building.
      (Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85.)
1151.24 DWELLING UNIT ADDITIONS.
   (a)    Except for a permitted ancillary unit, the construction, alteration, or renovation creating additional dwelling units to any single-family and two-family, residential structure or row house is prohibited.
   (b)    Additional dwelling units are permitted when additional land area is acquired or utilized for the purpose of adding additional dwelling units to an existing multifamily, or mixed-use building or buildings, whether by adding dwelling units in the existing building, or by adding floor area to the existing building, or by adding an additional building
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
1151.25 TERMINATION OF COVENANTS.
   Council, by resolution, upon receipt of a recommendation from the Chief Building Official or authorized staff delegate, may direct the Service Director to execute a release of any covenant executed pursuant to this Zoning Code or any amendment thereof. The release shall be in a form of written instrument acceptable to and approved by the City Law Director. The Chief Building Official or authorized staff delegate may recommend the termination of covenants in the following instances:
   (a)    The particular use requiring a covenant is no longer necessary, and the building permits have been terminated; or
   (b)    The condition, or conditions, requiring such covenant are no longer applicable.
      (Ord. 30-1985. Passed 6-25-85; Ord. 50-2022. Passed 11-8-22.)
1151.26 MANUFACTURED HOMES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED AS DWELLING UNITS.
   (a)    Definitions. As used in this section:
      (1)   "Manufactured home" means any nonself-propelled vehicle transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or forty body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Calculations used to determine the number of square feet in a structure are based on the structure's exterior dimensions measured at the largest horizontal projections when erected on site. These dimensions include all expandable rooms, cabinets, and other projections containing interior space, but do not include bay windows.
      (2)    "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular portable structure designed and constructed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses and being classed as follows:
         A.    "Travel trailer" means a nonself-propelled recreational vehicle not exceeding an overall length of thirty-five feet, exclusive of bumper and tongue or coupling, and includes a tent type fold out camping trailer as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01(S).
         B.    "Motor home" means a self-propelled recreational vehicle constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of food, and for sleeping.
         C.    "Truck camper" means a nonself-propelled recreational vehicle, without wheels for road use, and designed to be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. Truck camper does not include truck covers which consist of walls and roof but do not have floors and facilities for using same as a dwelling.
       (3)    "Dwelling unit" is defined at Section 1111.51.
   (b)    Prohibition. No person shall use a manufactured home or recreational vehicle as a dwelling within the City limits.
   (c)    Notice. If the Building Department determines that a manufactured home or recreational vehicle is being used within the City limits as a dwelling unit, the appropriate official thereof shall give the owner or occupant of such manufactured home or recreational vehicle thirty days written notice to either remove the manufactured home or recreational vehicle from the City limits or cease using the manufactured home or recreational vehicle as a dwelling unit and take up residence elsewhere. If, after expiration of the thirty days set forth in the notice, the manufactured home or recreational vehicle is still being used within the City limits as a dwelling unit, such official of the Building Department shall file a complaint in Mayor's Court charging such owner or occupant with a violation of this section.
   (d)    Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for any subsequent offense. Each day that a person continues to use a manufactured home or recreational vehicle as a dwelling after expiration of the thirty days notice shall constitute a separate violation of this section.
(Ord. 48-1989. Passed 9-26-89.)
1151.27 LIMITATIONS ON EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF ADULT FAMILY HOMES AND ADULT GROUP HOMES.
   The concentration of Adult Family Homes and Adult Group Homes in the City of Norwood shall not exceed the amounts listed in subsection (a) below. The terms “Adult Family Homes” and “Adult Group Homes” as used herein are the same as they are described in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3722, and accordingly licensed by the State of Ohio Department of Health. Nothing in this section shall prevent the continued existence or operation of any Adult Family Home or Adult Group Home which is in existence as of the effective date of this ordinance.
   (a)   The following are limits on the number of Adult Family Homes and Adult Group Homes permitted in each zoning district within the City of Norwood. In no event, however, shall the total number of Group Homes within the City of Norwood exceed six (6) in number.
      (1)   R-1, R-2, R-3, and RMX Districts. There shall be permitted no more than one (1) adult family home or adult group home in any one residential district within the City of Norwood.
      (2)   O-Office District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in an O Office District.
      (3)   CBD - Central Business District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in the Central Business District.
      (4)   NBD - Neighborhood Business District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in a Neighborhood Business District.
      (5)   GBD - General Business District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in a General Business District.
      (6)   M-1 Light Manufacturing District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in an Light Manufacturing District.
      (7)   M-2 Heavy Manufacturing District. No adult family home or adult group home shall be permitted in a Heavy Manufacturing District.
         (Ord. 32-2005. Passed 9-13-05.)
1151.28 OUTDOOR DINING AREAS.
   (a)   Outdoor dining shall only be a permitted accessory use to a permitted indoor restaurant. Outdoor seating shall not disrupt the public-right-of-way or any entrances or exits to the restaurant.
   (b)   The number of seats permitted in an outdoor dining area shall be no more than thirty percent (30%) of the seats inside the restaurant.
   (c)   Outdoor heaters may be permitted and shall comply with applicable provision of the Norwood Fire Code and Building Code.
   (d)   The property owner shall be responsible to keep the outdoor dining area free and clear of all garbage, trash, litter, and other debris and shall provide appropriate trash receptacles within the outdoor dining area. Such receptacles shall be emptied on a regular basis and moved indoors at the end of each business day.
(Ord. 39-2011. Passed 9-27-11.)
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