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Codified Ordinances of Obetz, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
Adopting Ordinance No. 24-79
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
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 - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE THREE- Planning and Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1131 General Provisions
CHAPTER 1133 Definitions
CHAPTER 1135 General Regulations for Zoning Districts
CHAPTER 1137 Site Development Plans, Engineering Plans, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
CHAPTER 1138 Suburban Residential District (SR)
CHAPTER 1139 Low Density Residential District (R-1)
CHAPTER 1141 Medium Density Residential District (R-2)
CHAPTER 1142 Old Town Residential District (R-3)
CHAPTER 1143 Multi-Family Residential District (M-12)
CHAPTER 1145 Neighborhood Commercial District (NC)
CHAPTER 1147 General Commercial District (GC)
CHAPTER 1149 Restricted Industrial (RI) District
CHAPTER 1151 Limited Industrial District (LI)
CHAPTER 1153 Suburban Office and Institution District (SO)
CHAPTER 1155 Community Facilities District (CF)
CHAPTER 1157 (FP) Flood Plain District (Repealed)
CHAPTER 1159 Planned Districts
CHAPTER 1161 Overlays
CHAPTER 1163 Exceptional Use District (EU)
CHAPTER 1164 Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations
CHAPTER 1165 Development Standards
CHAPTER 1167 Landscaping and Screening
CHAPTER 1169 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
CHAPTER 1171 Accessory and Temporary Uses and Structures
CHAPTER 1173 Fences
CHAPTER 1175 Signs
CHAPTER 1177 Home Occupations (Repealed)
CHAPTER 1179 Nonconformities
CHAPTER 1181 Administration
CHAPTER 1183 Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1185 Residential Design Standards
CHAPTER 1187 Commercial Design Standards
CHAPTER 1191 Wireless Communications
CHAPTER 1193 Sexually Oriented Business
APPENDIX A Recommended Street Trees
APPENDIX B Exhibit of Lot Terms
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION REGULATIONS
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1143.02 PERMITTED USES.
   (a)    Multi-family Residence. Multiple-unit residential structures not exceeding six (6) units per acre, including attached and detached condominiums and apartments unless approved as a part of a PRD.
   (b)    Public and Private Schools. Public or private schools offering general educational courses and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping of students.
   (c)    Parks. Open spaces, playgrounds, and other related program elements and park features intended to provide for passive amenities to the immediate or surrounding neighborhoods, while limiting site impacts.
(Ord. 15-06. Passed 6-26-06.)
1143.03 ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES. (REPEALED)
   EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 1143.03 was repealed by Ordinance 37-13.
1143.04 CONDITIONAL USES.
   (a)    Child Daycare Center. A kindergarten or a child daycare facility as an Accessory Use of a dwelling or as a Principal Use of the lot, provided there shall be an outdoor play area of 200 square feet or more per child. Such play area shall be arranged in accordance with the provisions of this district for Accessory Uses, and shall be enclosed with a sturdy and protective fence with a height of four feet, but not more than six feet. The building occupied by the use must be compatible with neighborhood structures in dimension, size, and architecture. A drop off area must be provided so that children do not have to walk through the parking lot to enter the facility.
   (b)    Family Homes. A Family Home, as defined in Section 1133.02, provided that the following standards and requirements are met:
      (1)    Submission requirements for family homes. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 1181 the applicant shall submit the following as a part of the Conditional Use permit application:
         A.    Information explaining the need for the facility, the clientele to be served and the resources that will be used to operate the facility.
         B.    Evidence that a valid license has been issued or is obtainable for the proposed facility.
         C.    Information on the nature of the care to be provided and the types of services to be offered.
         D.    Information on the estimated number of staff persons and clientele utilizing the facility.
      (2)    Performance standards.
         A.    No exterior alterations of the structure shall be made which depart from the residential character of the building.
         B.    No Family Home shall be located within 1,000 feet of another Family Home or Group Home, as defined by this Zoning Ordinance.
         C.    All requirements of Chapters 1167 and 1169 are met.
   (c)    Group Home. A Group Home, as defined in Section 1133.02, provided that the above requirements and performance standards for Family Homes are met.
   (d)    Churches and Other Similar Places of Worship and Parish Houses. Provided said use occupies a lot of not less than three (3) acres. The minimum lot width is three hundred (300) feet. The lot is adequate to accommodate the required off-street parking requirements of the church in accordance with Chapter 1169. The church building is set back from any adjacent residential property line a distance equal to or greater than the height of the structure exclusive of the steeple or spire. Accessory living quarters may be provided on the church lot as a conditional use. The location, density, and the additional lot area required for such uses shall be subject to approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Accessory recreational uses may be provided on the church lot as a conditional use subject to approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
   (e)    Assisted Living Facilities. 
1143.05 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
   In addition to the provisions of Chapter 1165, the following standards for the arrangement and development of land and buildings are required in the Multi-Family Residential District (M-12):
   (a)   Minimum Lot Area. 15,000 square feet for five or fewer dwelling units plus 2,000 square feet per each additional dwelling unit over five.
   (b)    Minimum Lot Width. Seventy (70) feet.
   (c)    Minimum Front Yard. Twenty-five (25) feet as measured from the right-of-way.
   (d)    Minimum Side Yard. Twelve feet with a minimum of five (5) feet on each side as measured from the side property line. If a multi-family development abuts a single family residential district, the required side yard is twenty feet with a minimum of eight (8) feet on each side.
   (e)    Minimum Rear Yard. Twenty-five feet as measured from the rear property line.
   (f)    Maximum Lot Coverage. No lot shall be covered more than forty-five percent (45%) by the structure.
   (g)    Minimum Dwelling Structure Size. No dwelling unit shall have a minimum total floor area of less than 750 square feet in a one-bedroom unit. Additional floor area of 225 square feet per bedroom is required.
   (h)    Maximum Height of Principal Structure. Thirty-five feet unless prior approval is received from the Fire Chief and Zoning Inspector.
   (i)    Supplemental Standards. The following supplemental standards shall apply within the Multi-Family Residential District (M-12):
      (1)   Multiple Structures. Two (2) or more multiple-unit structures located on the same lot shall locate no closer than twenty (20) feet to each structure.
         (Ord. 37-13. Passed 8-12-13.)