A. Site Plan Review:
1. Purpose: It is the purpose of this Section to provide additional regulations for the establishment of certain uses in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the Village and to establish a procedure for the coordinated review of such uses for compliance with the requirements of the several ordinances of the Village. Included here are standards and procedures for the review and approval of specific uses whether they be uses otherwise permitted by right, conditional uses or accessory uses.
2. Responsibility: The review of site plans as provided herein shall be the responsibility of the Plan Commission and any use for which site plan review is required shall be established only with the approval of the Plan Commission.
3. Uses Requiring Site Plan Review: The following uses shall be subject to the site plan review standards and procedures herein:
a. A site plan for a conditional use shall be submitted to the Plan Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to the required public hearing.
b. Any use located in an overlay district for which site plan review is required as provided in Section 10-4-3.
4. Required Information: The following information or documents shall be submitted to the Plan Commission for their review and consideration provided that the chairman may waive the submission on any document or other information which he finds is not applicable to the use in question or to the regulations of the district in which it is located:
a. Survey of the property.
b. The location and size (footprint) of all buildings and structures.
c. Parking, circulation and access including any required State or County access permits.
d. Exterior lighting, signage and fencing.
e. On-site septic layout or plan of alternative system.
f. Drainage and detention plan.
g. Soils analysis or report from the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, if one is required.
h. Topographic survey.
i. Landscape plan.
j. Natural resources protection plan.
k. Elevation drawings, photographs or renderings (Historic Overlay District only).
l. Additional information or documentation as may be required of a particular conditional use.
5. Timing: The Plan Commission shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of all required information to complete its review and either approve, approve with modifications or conditions, or disapprove the site plan.
6. Standards For Approval: In approving a site plan the Plan Commission shall be guided by the following rules, regulations or standards where applicable:
a. The Comprehensive Plan of the Village.
b. The various provision of this Title including but not limited to, industrial performance standards, lot, yard and bulk regulations, site capacity regulations, standards for certain permitted uses, standards for conditional uses, standards for accessory uses, sign regulations and off-street parking and loading regulations.
c. The various provisions of the subdivision regulations as they otherwise apply to drainage and stormwater detention and the installation of improvements.
d. The standards of the Wadsworth Landscape Ordinance or such other landscape standards as may be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Village.
e. The regulations of An Ordinance Regulating Development In Special Flood Hazard Areas in the Village, where applicable.
f. The requirements and regulations of the Lake County Health Department, Department of Public works and the Lake County Department of Transportation, where applicable.
g. The prior conditions of approval established for any subdivision, planned unit development or conditional use of which the lot or parcel in question is a part.
7. Engineer To Approve: The Village Engineer shall review site plans relative to all matters concerning drainage detention, floor elevation, culverts inverts, wastewater treatment and water supply and distribution systems and shall report his finding to the Plan Commission, where applicable. No site plan shall be approved by the Plan Commission without the prior approval of the Village Engineer.
B. Greenhouse And/Or Nursery Center:
1. The site shall contain at least five (5) acres.
2. All buildings shall be set back from all lot lines a minimum of sixty feet (60').
3. Circulation of traffic shall be without hazard. Ingress and egress to and from the property should be separated.
4. There shall be at least one parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of inside or outdoor sales and display area.
5. Parking areas shall be off-street and shall be maintained in a dust-free condition and located so as to afford highway traffic a clear view of exiting and entering vehicles.
6. Truck and customer traffic shall be separated whenever possible.
7. All plans relating to drainage and runoff shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for approval prior to the issuance of a building permit.
C. Dwelling Unit Standards:
1. The following minimum floor area standards shall apply to all newly constructed housing units in the Village:
a. Single-family detached units: | ||
Total floor area | 1,400 square feet | |
Ground floor area | 900 square feet | |
b. Single-family attached units: | ||
Total floor area | 1,300 square feet | |
Ground floor area | 800 square feet | |
(Ord. 91-341, 4-2-1991)
D. Farm Animals: The keeping of farm animals in the SE Suburban Estate and SR Suburban Residential Zones shall be permitted only on lots of two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet or more. Such farm animals shall only be kept or housed on a not for profit basis. This prohibition shall not apply to the keeping of chickens (hens only) upon lots of less than two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet in accordance with the provisions of subsection 10-5-7G of this chapter. (Ord. 2019-1060, 5-7-2019)