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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CHAPTER 1157 (FP) Flood Plain District (Repealed)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CHAPTER 1177 Home Occupations (Repealed)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
CHAPTER 1165
Development Standards
1165.01   Arrangement and development of land and structures.
1165.02   Lot and yard space requirements.
1165.03   Building lines established.
1165.04   One use per recorded lot.
1165.05   Multiple commercial/industrial uses permitted.
1165.06   Land dedication and in-lieu fees.
1165.07   Storage of construction materials.
1165.08   Portable structures.
1165.09   Performance standards.
1165.10   Exceptions to height regulations.
1165.11   Parking and storage of certain vehicles.
1165.12   Parking or keeping inoperable motor vehicles.
 
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Landscaping and Screening - see P.&Z. Ch. 1167
Off-street parking and loading facilities - see P.&Z. Ch. 1169
Fences - see P.&Z. Ch. 1173
Signs - see P.&Z. Ch. 1175
 
 
1165.01 ARRANGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND STRUCTUREDS.
   Standards pertaining generally and uniformly to the arrangement and development of, land and structures within the Zoning Districts adopted in this Zoning Ordinance are hereby established and adopted as supplementary to the District Regulations.
1165.02 LOT AND YARD SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)    Platting Required. No use shall be established or altered and no structure shall be constructed or altered except upon a lot that has been platted in accordance with, or which otherwise meets, the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations.
   (b)    Minimum Requirements. Development standards are minimum requirements for the arrangement of lots and spaces to be achieved in all developments.
   (c)    Lot Area and Yard Space Preserved. The lot area and yard space required for a use or structure shall be maintained during its life and shall not be reduced below the minimum requirement, occupied by another use or structure, paved for parking, or counted as yard space for any other use or structure.
   (d)    Yards Required Open. The yard space required for a use or structure shall, during its life, remain free of all uses or occupancies except as follows:
      (1)    Fences, walls, and landscaping shall be permitted in any required yard, or along the edge of any yard, provided that it meets the requirements of Chapter 1173.
      (2)    Eaves, cornices, windowsills, and belt courses may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed two feet.
      (3)    Open and uncovered porches may project beyond the front building line or into a required rear yard a distance not to exceed five feet.
      (4)    Driveways shall be permitted in required yards, but shall be three feet or more from any property line, except where such driveways are developed jointly as a common drive to adjoining lots.
   (e)    Yard Requirements for Multi-Family or Group Dwellings. Group or 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.
   (f)    Yards Not Otherwise Required. Yard space not otherwise required but provided shall be five feet or more in width.
   (g)    Yards Maintained. All yard space shall be maintained in accordance with one or more of the following provisions:
      (1)    Fenced as permitted or required.
      (2)    Landscaped by lawns, shrubberies, trees, and other plantings maintained in a neat and orderly, natural state, or used for permitted accessory or ancillary use.
   (h)    Side and Rear Yard Requirements for Nonresidential Uses Abutting Residential Districts. Nonresidential buildings or uses shall not be located nor conducted closer than forty feet to any lot line of a residential district, except that the minimum yard requirements may be reduced to fifty percent (50%) of the requirement if acceptable landscaping or screening approved by the Zoning Inspector is provided.
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