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(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.)
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(b) The condition, or conditions, requiring such covenant are no longer applicable.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.)
(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.
(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.)
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.)
(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.)
(a) Public private setbacks shall either be landscaped or paved with an impervious masonry material such as pavers, natural stone, stamped concrete or brushed concrete, and other like and similar materials.
(b) Public private setbacks shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except for the following features, equipment and appurtenances normally found in public parks: water features, including fountains, reflecting pools, and waterfalls; sculptures and other works of art; seating; trees, planters, planting beds, lawns, and other landscape features; pergolas, arbors or trellises; litter receptacles; bicycle racks; tables and other outdoor furniture; lights and lighting stanchions; permitted temporary exhibitions; permitted awnings, umbrellas; canopies, or marquees; permitted kiosks and open-air cafes; stages; public transit station; and drinking fountains.
(c) Entrances to buildings located within a public private setback may have a maximum of one canopy, awning, or marquee complying with the following:
(1) A maximum area of two hundred and fifty (250) square feet,
(2) No more than fifteen (15), feet when measured perpendicular to the building façade, projection into the public private setback;
(3) A minimum of fifteen (15) feet above the level of the public private setback adjacent to the building entrance.
(d) No garage entrances, driveways, parking spaces, passenger drop offs loading berths, or building trash storage facilities shall be permitted within a public private setback. Nor shall any building trash storage facility be accessed or serviced through the public private setback. If garage entrances, parking spaces, passenger drop-offs, driveways, loading berths or building trash storage facilities are located near or adjoin a public private setback, they shall be separated from it by a barrier sufficient to substantially conceal these facilities and any vehicles therein when viewed from any point in the public private setback.
(e) Outdoor dining may be covered in conformance with the Building Code with the following:
(1) A roof incorporated into the structure of the principal building and opened towards the street or setback;
(2) Temporary fabric roofs with no vertical supports; or
(3) Arbors, pergolas, or trellises.
(f) Public private setbacks between five hundred (500) and one thousand (1,000) square feet in area must provide one of the following additional amenities and public private setbacks greater than one thousand (1,000) square feet in area must provide at least three of the following additional amenities.
(1) Seating including benches, seats, and moveable chairs;
(2) Decorative planting and trees;
(3) A minimum of one drinking fountain;
(4) Artwork that is provided as an additional amenity must integrate with the design of the public private setback. Artwork shall not interfere with public access, circulation, or visual openness within the public private setback or between the public private setback and adjoining public areas; or
(5) Water feature (such as fountains, reflecting pools, waterfalls).
(g) One litter receptacle shall be provided for every 1,500 square feet of public private setback area, up to a maximum of 6,000 square feet. Public private setbacks containing outdoor dining providing food service shall provide two litter receptacles for each 1,500 square feet of public private setback area occupied by such outdoor eating area. Setbacks greater than 6,000 square feet in area must provide an additional litter receptacle for every additional 2,000 square feet of public private setback. All litter receptacles must have a volume capacity of at least twenty-five (25) gallons and shall be located in visible and convenient locations. All top or side openings must have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) inches.
(h) All public private setbacks shall provide parking for at least two bicycles. Public private setbacks greater than 2,000 square feet in size must provide parking for at least four (4) bicycles.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
For properties located in the NBD, O, GBD, CBD Zoning Districts and for non-industrial uses in the M-1 and M-2 the following design standards shall apply:
(a) Elements such as openings, sills, punched windows, bulkheads, columns, pilasters, and other architectural features shall be incorporated into the design of all buildings.
(b) Building shall front on a street or courtyard. Buildings shall not front onto a parking lot. Building facades that front the street shall extend parallel to the street.
(c) A primary building frontage shall incorporate at least one main entrance door onto the public right-of-way. At a building corner where two primary building frontages meet, one main entrance door may be located at the corner so as to meet the requirement for both building frontages.
(d) Buildings at corners or an axial terminus should be designed with additional height and architectural details, such as a curved wall parallel to intersection or corner towers, to emphasize their location.
(e) A building frontage that exceeds a length of fifty (50) feet shall include vertical piers, building wall offsets, projections, recesses, changes in floor level or other vertical visual elements to break the plane of the building frontage. The vertical piers, columns, pilasters, or other vertical elements shall be spaced at intervals of fifteen (15) feet to thirty-five (35) feet along the entire building frontage.
(f) The building sides visible from the public right-of-way shall comply with the following:
(1) For commercial uses at least sixty percent (60%) of the area between the height of two (2) feet and ten (10) feet above the nearest sidewalk grade shall be window glass with a maximum tint of thirty percent (30%).
(2) For all uses, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the area above twelve and one half (12.5) feet shall have vertically oriented windows with a maximum tint of thirty percent (30%). This requirement may be waived if historic photos from when the building was first constructed can be provided that show a different percentage of window glass was used.
(3) For any replacement of upper story windows, the maximum window tint shall be thirty percent (30%).
(4) Existing windows shall not be blocked, boarded up, or reduced in size.
(g) Architectural features, materials, and the articulation of buildings shall be continued on all sides visible from the public right of way. Materials shall be selected for suitability to the type of buildings for which they are used.
(h) All roof-mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view to the height of the equipment. The materials shall be architecturally compatible with the rooftop and aesthetic character of the building.
(i) Awnings, balconies, or arcades extending on or over a street right-of-way, the following apply:
(1) Awnings over ground-story doors or windows shall have a depth of at least five (5) feet and a clear height of at least eight (8) feet above the sidewalk. Awnings shall extend over at least twenty-five (25) percent of the width of each primary façade. Backlit, high-gloss, or plasticized fabrics are prohibited.
(2) Second-story balconies shall have a depth of at least (6) feet and a clear height below of at least ten (10) feet above the sidewalk. These balconies shall extend over at least twenty-five (25) percent of each primary façade. These balconies may have roofs but shall be open toward the street.
(3) Arcades must have a clear width from their support columns to the building's primary façade of at least eight (8) feet and a clear height above the sidewalk of at least ten (10) feet. Support columns can be spaced no farther apart than they are tall and must be placed to allow at least two (2) feet and up to three (3) feet from their outer face to the curb. Arcades must extend over at least seventy-five (75) percent of the width of each primary façade.
(4) Any of these features may extend into the street yard and over public sidewalks provided that they maintain two feet of horizontal clearance from a parking lane or travel lane. Eaves, roof overhangs, and gutters may project not more than four (4) feet into the required yard.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
The site lighting requirements are as follows:
(a) Exterior lighting shall be designed to minimize spill over to other properties. Area lighting fixtures shall direct light down and be full cut-off fixtures unless it is architectural/accent lighting, landscape lighting, area lighting for recreational uses, and exterior residential lighting.
(b) Important on-site elements such as entrances, pedestrian pathways, and pedestrian spaces shall be properly lit with appropriate lighting. All lighting fixtures, whether attached to a building and/or free standing, shall be of harmonious design.
(c) Electrical service to outdoor lighting fixtures shall be underground.
(d) All outdoor lighting shall be located, screened, and shielded so that adjacent uses are not directly illuminated, especially in cases where non-residential uses are in close proximity to residential uses.
(e) Security lighting should be shielded and aimed so that the light is directed to the security area. All commercial exterior lighting, except signage, shall be equipped with automatic timing devices and/or extinguished no later than one (1) hour after closing, with the exception of motion detection security lighting.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)
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