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South Euclid, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - HOUSING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SIXTEEN - BUSINESS MAINTENANCE CODE
CHAPTER 724
Height Requirements in Residential Districts
724.01   Maximum height.
724.02   Maximum height of conditional use structures.
724.03   Exceptions to height requirements.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Municipal zoning - see R.C. §§ 713.06 et seq.
   Permitted uses in Residential Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 721
   Accessory uses and structures in Residential Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 722
   Conditional uses in Residential Districts - see P. & Z. Ch. 723
724.01   MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
   The maximum height of any building or other structure in a Residential District shall be as set forth in Schedule 724.01, except for certain permitted obstructions listed in Section 724.02.
SCHEDULE 724.01 MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
Zoning District
Type of Dwelling
Principal
Accessory
Zoning District
Type of Dwelling
Principal
Accessory
R-75
One-Family
35
15
R-60
One-Family
35
15
R-50
Two-Family
35
15
One-Family
35
15
R-40
One-Family
35
15
Two-Family
35
15
MF
Multiple-Family
35
20
See also Section 721.04
 
(Ord. 14-23. Passed 12-11-23.)
724.02   MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF CONDITIONAL USE STRUCTURES.
   (a)   The following conditional uses shall be no more than 35 feet in height:
      (1)   Adult day care centers;
      (2)   Child day care centers, Type A day care homes, and elderly day care centers;
      (3)   Adult group homes/Class Two residential facilities;
      (4)   Welfare centers, settlement houses, and health centers;
      (5)   Religious, home-based place of worship;
      (6)   Private recreational club facilities; and
      (7)   Non-municipal parks and playgrounds.
   (b)   The following conditional use structures shall be no more than 52.5 feet in height:
      (1)   Dormitories and residence halls for colleges and universities;
      (2)   Governmental offices;
      (3)   Hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, and senior housing facilities that offer on-site medical services;
      (4)   Libraries and museums;
      (5)   Public and private schools, including colleges, universities and dormitories;
      (6)   Public utilities; and
      (7)   Religious, institutional and places of worship.
   (c)   Accessory structures associated with approved conditional uses shall be no more than 15 feet in height.
(Ord. 14-23. Passed 12-11-23.)
724.03   EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
   The following appurtenances to structures may exceed the maximum heights established in Sections 724.01 and 724.02, but in no case shall the appurtenances listed in divisions (a) through (e) of this section extend more than seventy-five feet above the level of the finished grade:
   (a)   Chimneys;
   (b)   Elevator or stair bulkheads;
   (c)   Roof water tanks, cooling towers and similar mechanical equipment where erected upon and as an integral part of a building;
   (d)   Flagpoles, aerials and antennas, but not including transmission towers;
   (e)   Church spires and steeples;
   (f)   Parapet walls or railings not in excess of four feet; and
   (g)   Monuments.
(Ord. 14-23. Passed 12-11-23.)