(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 for the Village of Shawnee Hills, Ohio.
(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. A lot area and yard area 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, 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 occupancy except as follows:
(1) Fences, walls, and landscaping shall be permitted in any required yard, or along the edge of any yard, provided that no fence or wall between a street and a front building line is more than three feet in height, except as required in "required screening" or in accordance with an approved Development Plan of a Planned Development District.
(2) A front yard fence may be constructed of decorative or painted wood, or painted or decorative iron or wire.
(Ord. 363. Passed 6-22-81.)
(Ord. 363. Passed 6-22-81.)
(3) Back and side yard fences shall not exceed six feet in height, except as required in "required screening" or in accordance within approved Development Plan of a Planned Development District. The back and side fence shall be constructed of an appropriate material for that area.
(Ord. 15-97. Passed 7-14-97.)
(4) A permit shall be required to erect any fence within the Village. To obtain such permit, a sketch of the proposed fence to be erected, along with the appropriate fee, shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer for approval. If the Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Village Administrator determine that all requirements are met, after reviewing all applicable codes, a permit shall be issued. (Ord. 37-2007. Passed 10-8-07.)
(5) It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, replace, or remodel any fence in violation of any of the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance or any amendments or supplements thereof.
(6) No fence shall be erected which obstructs a driver's view of the traffic at street or road intersections. (Ord. 363. Passed 6-22-81.)
(7) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) and not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 02-2010. Passed 3-8-10.)
(8) Eaves may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed two feet.
(9) Open and uncovered porches may project beyond the front building line or into a required rear yard a distance not to exceed five feet.
(e) Yards Not Otherwise Required. Yard space not otherwise required but provided shall be five feet or more in width.
(f) 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, tree and other plantings, maintained in a neat and orderly natural state, or used for permitted accessory or ancillary use.
(3) Paved for parking as permitted.
(Ord. 363. Passed 6-22-81; Ord. 9-2014. Passed 5-12-14.)