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Codified Ordinances of Worthington, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WORTHINGTON OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 83-90
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CITY CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - TAXATION CODE
   1149.01 YARD, AREA AND HEIGHT FOR DWELLINGS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
   The following schedule establishes minimum yard, area and maximum height requirements for dwellings and structures accessory to dwellings by districts:
 
Minimum Yard Width (in feet)(d)
District
Minimum Lot Width (f) (in feet)
Minimum Lot Area (f) (per family)
Front
Rear
Either Side
Sum of Side Yards
Maximum Height of Buildings Stories
Feet
"F-1"
No residences are permitted
"S-1"
200
2 acres
60
60
25
60
4
45
"R-16"
100
16,000 sq. ft.
30
30
10(f)
25
2-1/2
35
"R-10"
80
10,400 sq. ft.
30
30
8(f)
20
2-1/2
30
 
"R-6.5"
Single-Family
70
8,750 sq. ft.
30
30
8(f)
16
2-1/2
30
Two-Family
90
5,850 sq. ft.
30
30
10
25
2-1/2
30
 
"AR-4.5"
Single-Family
70
8,750 sq. ft.
30
30
8(f)
16
2-1/2
30
Two-Family
90
5,850 sq. ft.
30
30
10
25
2-1/2
30
Multi-Family
120(a)
4,500 sq. ft.
30
25
12
30
3
40(e)
 
"AR-3"
Single-Family
70
8,750 sq. ft.
30
30
8(f)
16
2-1/2
30
Two-Family
90
5,850 sq. ft.
30
30
10
25
2-1/2
30
Multi-Family
200(b)
3,000 sq. ft.
30
20
20
50
4
45
 
"SC Assisted"
120(g)
1,660 sq. ft.
30
30
20
50
2
30
(Assisted Living and Nursing Home Uses)
"SC Residential"
120(I)
3,000 sq. ft.
30
30
20
50
3
40
"SC Residential"
120 (I)
2400 sq. ft.
30
30
20
50
3
40
(Including Efficiency Units)
 
   (a)   Maximum percent of lot coverage with buildings is twenty-five percent (25%).
   (b)   Maximum percent of lot coverage with buildings is twenty percent (20%).
   (c)   This requirement may be reduced twenty-five percent (25%) for retirement and convalescent homes based on approval of Council.
   (d)   See Section 1149.08 for special yard requirements.
   (e)   See Section 1149.04 for additional height regulations.
   (f)   See Section 1149.05 for existing lots of record.
   (g)   Maximum percent of lot coverage in "SC" Assisted is thirty percent (30%).
   (h)   Any "SC" development containing two or more stories shall provide elevator access to all dwellings above the first floor.
   (i)   Maximum percentage of lot coverage in “SC” Residential is twenty percent (20%).
      (Ord. 22-87. Passed 5-11-87; Ord. 46-97. Passed 9-22-97.)
 

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