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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
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§ 153.344 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
   The provisions of §§ 153.520 through 153.545 shall be in full force and effect in this district.
(Ord. 8-96, § 501.09, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (HI)
§ 153.360 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of the HI District is to encourage the development of major manufacturing, processing, warehousing and major research and testing operations. These activities require extensive community facilities and reasonable access to arterial highways. They may have extensive open storage and service areas, generate heavy traffic, but shall be prohibited if they create nuisances beyond the limitations set up by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.01, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)
§ 153.361 PERMITTED USES.
   (A)   A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in an HI District. Any of the following uses, or those of a similar nature, are permitted if conducted within an enclosed building or structure, or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid wall or uniformly painted fence not less than eight feet in height.
   (B)   Uses permitted in the HI District: Administrative offices; agricultural implements manufacturing; air conditioning equipment (mass unit production); general manufacturing; storing and distribution of goods.
   (C)   Single-family dwelling, subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   The minimum lot area shall not be less than 7,500 square feet with a minimum lot width of 50 feet;
      (2)   The minimum yard requirements shall be: front yard - 35 feet, rear yard - 25 feet, side yard - five feet (each side);
      (3)   No single-family dwelling shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to a height exceeding 35 feet;
      (4)   All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 30% of the area of the lot;
      (5)   Meet the parking provisions of §§ 153.445 through 153.464;
      (6)   Meet the dwelling provisions of § 153.045.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.02, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 27-2002, passed 1-6-03; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.362 ACCESSORY USES.
   Buildings or structures or uses which are accessory to the uses permitted in one district shall not be permitted in a district of a more restrictive classification.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.03, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 27-2002, passed 1-6-03; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.363 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES.
   In an HI District the following uses shall be classed as conditionally permitted uses and may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals subject to the general conditions as set forth in §§ 153.520 through 153.586 and the following specific conditions:
   (A)   Salvage yards.
   (B)   Wireless telecommunications facility. See application requirements in § 153.337(A).
   (C)   Sole use on a lot. Wireless telecommunications facilities may be located as the sole use of a lot if approved as a conditional use subject to the following requirements:
      (1)   Minimum lot size: The minimum lot size shall be that of the district in which the facility is to be located.
      (2)   Minimum yard requirements: Towers shall not be located closer than 300 feet to any residentially used or zoned property. Equipment shelter or support facilities shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the district in which the facility is to be located.
      (3)   Maximum height: No tower, including the antenna, shall exceed 200 feet in height. All equipment shelters or support facilities shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
      (4)   Maximum size of equipment shelter: No single shelter or support facility shall exceed 300 square feet in size, or if there is more than one, 750 square feet in aggregate size.
   (D)   Combined with another use. A wireless communications facility may be located on a property as a conditional use with an existing use subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   The existing use(s) on the property may be any permitted use in the district, an approved conditional use, or any lawful nonconforming use, and need not be affiliated with the wireless telecommunications provider. The wireless telecommunications facility shall not be considered an addition to the structure or value of a nonconforming use.
      (2)   Minimum lot area: The minimum lot area shall be the area needed to accommodate the tower (and guy wires, if used), the equipment shelter or supporting facilities, security fencing, and buffer plantings.
      (3)   Minimum yard requirements: Towers shall not be located closer than 300 feet to any residentially used or zoned property. The equipment shelter or support facility shall meet the minimum setback requirements of the district in which the facility is to be located.
      (4)   Access: Service access to the facility shall, whenever feasible, be provided along the circulation driveways of the existing use. The applicant shall provide documentation that the owner of the property has granted an easement or entered into a lease for the property facility and that vehicular access is provided to the facility. Vehicular access to the facility shall not interfere with parking requirements or vehicular circulation on the site for the principal use.
      (5)   Maximum height: No tower, including the antenna, shall exceed 200 feet in height. All equipment shelters or support facilities shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
      (6)   Maximum size of equipment shelter: No single equipment shelter or support facility shall exceed 300 square feet in size, or if there is more than one, 750 square feet in aggregate size.
   (E)   Combined with an existing structure. An antenna for a wireless communications facility may be attached to an existing structure or building subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   Maximum height: 20 feet or 20% of the building or structure height above the existing building or structure, whichever is greater.
      (2)   If the applicant proposes to locate the telecommunications equipment in a separate shelter or support facility (not located on, or attached to, the building or structure), the shelter or support facility shall comply with the following:
         (a)   The minimum setback requirements of the district in which it is to be located.
         (b)   Landscaping shall be planted in accordance with § 501.03(1)(B)(2).
         (c)   Vehicular access to the shelter or facility shall not interfere with the parking or vehicular circulation on the site for the principle use.
         (d)   The maximum size of a single shelter or facility shall not exceed 300 square feet, or if there is more than one, 750 square feet in aggregate size.
   (F)   Exemption. Wireless communications facilities may be located, with Village Council approval, on any municipally owned land, buildings or structures. Wireless telecommunications towers located on municipally owned land, buildings or structures are exempt from the requirements of this section.
   (G)   Community rental facilities as defined in § 153.005.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.04, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 44-98, passed 2-1-99; Am. Ord. 16-2009, passed 10-19-09; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.364 BUILDING HEIGHT.
   Building height shall not exceed 50 feet in height. Chimney, tank, communication and all other types of towers, antennas, ventilators, and other structures may be permitted to a greater height upon approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.05, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.365 LOT AREA, WIDTH AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   Lot area and width. Every lot in an HI District shall contain a minimum area of two acres and a lot frontage and width of 200 feet.
   (B)   Corner lots. The building's setback on corner lots shall be 100 feet from both the street right-of-way lines. The remaining yards shall conform to the provisions contained herein.
   (C)   Yards required. Yards of the following widths or depths shall be provided for all uses unless otherwise permitted by this chapter.
      (1)   Fronts yards - the minimum setback building line shall be 100 feet from the street right-of-way line, and shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained. Such minimum space shall remain open and unoccupied by any principal or accessory building or use other than driveways and sidewalks.
      (2)   Side yards - there shall be two side yards, each having a width of not less than 35 feet as measured from the side lot line to the nearest point of any structure. Where the lot abuts any residential district, there shall be a side yard buffer strip of 150 feet on the side abutting the residential district. Such space abutting the residential district shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained. Such space shall remain open and unoccupied by any principal or accessory building or use.
      (3)   Rear yards - there shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet. Rear yards used for parking shall be appropriately surfaced with a desirable dust-free material and shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water in the area. For those lots with rear lot lines abutting any residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 150 feet.
This area shall be appropriately landscaped and maintained and shall remain open and unoccupied by any principal or accessory building.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.06, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
§ 153.366 PERMITTED SIGNS.
   The provisions of §§ 153.410 through 153.428 shall apply in this district.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.07, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)
§ 153.367 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
   The provisions of §§ 153.445 through 153.464 shall apply in this district.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.08, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)
§ 153.368 PERCENTAGE OF LOT COVERAGE.
   Buildings together with their accessory uses in an HI District shall cover not more than 40% of the area of the lot.
(Ord. 8-96, § 502.09, passed 5-20-96; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22) Penalty, see § 153.999
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