§ 155.064 GENERAL EXCEPTION TO FRONT YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The front yard requirements of this chapter shall not apply where the average depth of the existing front yard on developed lots, located within the same block and zoning area and fronting on the same street as such lot, differs. The minimum specified front yard on such lot shall not be less than the average existing front yard depth on said developed lots.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)

§ 155.065 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

   Off-street parking spaces shall be located in the required yard areas of any building or structure.

   (A)   Dwelling units.

      (1)   One space per single-family and mobile home residence.

      (2)   One and one-half spaces each for three or more dwelling units.

      (3)   Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the same lot with the dwelling.

      (4)   Duplexes shall have one space per family unit.

   (B)   Other uses.

      (1)   Assembly type use: one space per 100 square feet of assembly area.

      (2)   Motel and resorts: one space per unit.

      (3)   Office and retail: one space per 800 square feet of seating area.

      (4)   Restaurant and taverns: one space per 200 square feet of seating area.

      (5)   Warehouse: one space per 2,000 square feet of warehouse area.

   (C)   Other uses not listed above. Spaces required shall be determined by the Planning Commission from detailed plans presented.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)

§ 155.066 OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS.

   Buildings to be built or substantially altered which receive and distribute materials and merchandise by trucks shall provide and maintain off-street loading spaces in sufficient number and size to adequately handle the needs of the particular use from detailed plans presented and approved by the Planning Commission and City Council.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)

§ 155.067 ACCESSORY USE REQUIREMENTS.

   An accessory use shall comply with all requirements for a principal use, except as this chapter specifically allows to the contrary, and shall comply with the following limitations.

   (A)   An accessory structure or use shall only be approved provided the principal use has been established.

   (B)   In the Residential Zone (R), one-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses are allowed under the following conditions.

      (1)   These accessory structures shall not be used for human habitation.

      (2)   The maximum square footage for these accessory structures shall be 120 square feet.

      (3)   The maximum height for these accessory structures shall be 12 feet.

      (4)   These accessory structures, including all projections, shall not be closer than ten feet from any other building.

      (5)   An accessory structure not used for human habitation and separated from the main building may be located in the required rear and side yard but not in the required street side yard of a corner lot.

      (6)   These accessory structures shall meet all setback and lot coverage requirements.

   (C)   All other accessory structures, including attached or detached garages and guest houses without kitchen facilities, shall comply with the standards of the zone in which they are located and with the Uniform Building Code.

   (D)   In commercial zones, accessory structures shall not be used for human habitation.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979; Ord. 496, passed 6-12-2006)

§ 155.068 AUTHORIZATION OF VARIANCES.

   The Planning Commission may authorize variances from the requirements of this chapter where it can be shown that owing to special and unusual circumstances related to a particular piece of property, the literal interpretation of this chapter would cause undue or unnecessary hardship. No variance shall be granted to allow the use of property for purposes not authorized within the zone in which the proposed use would be located. In granting a variance, the Planning Commission may attach conditions which it finds necessary to protect the best interest of the surrounding property and to otherwise achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)

§ 155.069 CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING A VARIANCE.

   No variance shall be granted by the Planning Commission unless it can be shown that all of the following conditions exist:

   (A)   Exceptional or extraordinary conditions applying to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity, which conditions are a result of lot size or shape, topography, or other circumstances over which the applicant has no control;

   (B)   The variance is necessary for the preservation of a property right of the applicant substantially the same as is possessed by owners of other properties in the same zone or vicinity;

   (C)   The authorization of the variance shall not be materially detrimental to the purposes of this chapter, be injurious to the property in the zone or vicinity in which the property is located, or be otherwise detrimental to the objectives of any municipal development plan or policy; and

   (D)   The variance request is the minimum variance from the provisions and standards of this chapter which will alleviate the hardship.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)

§ 155.070 VARIANCE PROCEDURE.

   The procedure to be followed in applying for and acting on a variance request shall be the same as those provided in §§ 155.085 through 155.094.

(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979; Ord. 491, passed 6-13-2005)