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(a) Portable Residential Structures. No mobile home, trailer or similar portable residential structures in use shall be permitted in any district in the Municipality except for camping and traveling trailers specified in Section 1165.11.
(b) Portable Non-Residential Structures. Portable non-residential structures shall not be permitted in the Municipality, except for those structures that are permitted under Chapter 1171.
(Ord. 37-13. Passed 8-12-13.)
(Ord. 37-13. Passed 8-12-13.)
Every structure or use subject to the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall be located, arranged and operated in accordance with the following provisions so that it will not interfere with the development and enjoyment of adjacent property. The following limits of development and operation are provided to control hazardous, obnoxious or other nuisance activity of uses subject to the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance:
(a) Fire Hazards. Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire-fighting and fire-prevention equipment and by such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material. Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance which is compatible with the potential danger involved.
(b) Radioactivity or Electrical Disturbance. No activity shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of any equipment at any point other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
(c) Noise. Objectionable noise as determined by the Commission which is due to volume, frequency, or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Air-raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(d) Vibration. No vibration shall be permitted which is discernible without instruments on any adjoining lot or property.
(e) Air Pollution. No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust, vapors, odors, smoke, or other substances shall be permitted which are harmful to health, animals, vegetation, or other property, or which can cause excessive soiling.
(f) Glare. No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any property outside an industrial district or from any street.
(g) Erosion. No erosion by either wind or water shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
(h) Water Pollution. Water pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by Ohio EPA and USEPA.
(i) Enforcement Provisions. The Zoning Inspector or Commission, prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, may require the submission of statements and plans indicating the manner in which dangerous and objectionable elements involved in processing and in equipment operations are to be eliminated or reduced to acceptable limits and tolerances.
(j) Measurement Procedures. Methods and procedures for the determination of the existence of any dangerous and objectionable elements shall conform to applicable standard measurement procedures published by the American Standards Association, Inc., New York, the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., Washington, D.C., the United States Bureau of Mines, and the Ohio EPA.
(a) The height limitations contained in the District Regulations do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, antennas, water tanks, ventilators, chimneys, or other appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy except where the height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of aircraft at an established airport.
(b) Necessary mechanical appurtenances and elevator bulkhead may exceed the permitted height standards by up to fifteen (15) feet, but must be shielded from view by design features of the building.
(c) School sports stadiums shall be allowed at a height up to twice the permitted height for the district in which they are located, but in no case may exceed sixty (60) feet in total height.
(a) The following provisions and requirements shall pertain to the parking and storage of certain vehicles:
(1) The parking and storage, within any district, of automotive vehicles without current license, plates, for a period of more than thirty days shall be prohibited unless such vehicle is stored in an enclosed garage or other accessory building.
(2) The parking or storage, within any district, of a disabled automotive vehicle for a period of more than thirty days shall be prohibited unless such vehicle is stored in an enclosed garage or other accessory building.
(3) The parking or storage, within any district, of a junked, dismantled, or wrecked automotive vehicle or parts thereof which is in the public view of any street or highway for a period of more than thirty days shall be prohibited.
(4) One boat and boat trailer or one utility trailer with current license plates; and one recreational vehicle that is not in violation of any of the above, may be stored in the rear or side yard.
(b) For purposes of this section, a junked, dismantled or wrecked automotive vehicle shall be one which is damaged, or no longer serviceable, to the extent that is operable or is unsafe to operate upon the public streets or highways.
(c) This section shall not apply to properly licensed junkyards and motor vehicle salvage facilities which are regulated by appropriate sections of the Ohio Revised Code.
No person shall use any premises within the Village of Obetz for the purpose of parking or keeping an inoperable motor vehicle except when ancillary to a specifically permitted use allowed in the Zoning Code of the Village of Obetz. As used in this section, “keeping an inoperable motor vehicle” means and includes storing, maintaining, collecting, depositing, reserving, allowing to stand, or permitting to remain, one or more inoperable motor vehicles at any place other than in an enclosed garage. For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle shall be deemed inoperable when any of the following conditions exist: one or more wheels are missing, one or more tires are missing; two or more tires are flat; one or more windows are missing or broken; the windshield is shattered or missing; parts necessary for the operation of the vehicle are missing; a license with a distinctive number and valid for the current year is not displayed thereon; or the vehicle is incapable of being propelled under its own power.
(Ord. 30-03. Passed 5-5-03.)