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Codified Ordinances of Richmond Heights, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES
DISCLAIMER
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 82-70
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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   1131.01 INTENT.
   Public Facilities Districts are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
   (a)    To provide a proper zoning classification for governmental, civic, welfare and recreational facilities in proper locations.
   (b)    To protect such public and semipublic facilities and institutions from the encroachment of other uses and to make such uses compatible with adjoining residential uses.
   (c)    To provide an environment for the proper functioning of public facilities in relation to the Master Plan and plans for community facilities.
      (Ord. 72-72. Passed 8-31-72.)
   1131.02 PERMITTED USES.
   Buildings and land shall be used and buildings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in a Public Facilities District only for the uses set forth as follows:
   (a)    Governmental. Municipal and other governmental buildings and uses for administrative functions and use by the public.
   (b)    Civic. Art galleries, libraries, museums, places for public assembly, memorials and churches.
   (c)    Educational. Primary and secondary public, private or parochial schools.
   (d)    Hospitals and Nursing Homes. As defined in Chapter 1123 of the Zoning Code.
   (e)    Recreational. Public parks, recreational fields and playgrounds, swimming pools and golf courses.
   (f)    Permitted Accessory Uses. Garages, parking, maintenance facilities and signs as hereinafter regulated.
(Ord. 108-90. Passed 10-23-90.)
   1131.03 YARD, AREA AND BULK REQUIREMENTS.
   Except as herein provided, yard, area and bulk requirements shall be regulated as set forth in Chapter 1173 .
   The minimum distance between any two buildings within any PF District shall be regulated by the building distance formula set forth in Section 1147.07 .
(Ord. 72-72. Passed 8-31-72.)
   1131.04 OFF-STREET PARKING.
   Off-street parking shall be as required in Chapter 1175 .
(Ord. 72-72. Passed 8-31-72.)
   1131.05 WALLS AND LANDSCAPING.
   Walls and/or landscaping shall be as required in Chapter 1177 .
(Ord. 72-72. Passed 8-31-72.)
   1131.06 SIGNS AND LIGHTING.
   Signs and lighting shall be permitted only when in conformity with the provisions as set forth in Chapter 1179 .
(Ord. 72-72. Passed 8-31-72.)
 
   1131.07 SITE PLAN REVIEW.
   (a)    No building or structure shall be erected on land used in a PF Public Facilities District unless the site plan has been approved by Council. Council shall not approve the site plan unless it receives a report and recommendation from the Planning Commission, but Council may act on the site plan if a report and recommendation is not received from the Planning Commission sixty days after the site plan has been presented to the Commission.
   (b)    When recommending the approval of a site plan for a PF District, the Planning Commission may recommend and Council may impose such additional conditions as are necessary to secure the following objectives:
      (1)    That all the development features including the principal and accessory buildings, open spaces, service roads, buffer strips, set backs, driveways and parking areas are located so as to encourage pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety; and
      (2)    That the design of such land use will not discourage the appropriate development or impair the value of existing or proposed development in the area surrounding the subject development.
         (Ord. 36-81. Passed 9-8-81.)