ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 498-00, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS THROUGH 12/31/05

 

 

VILLAGE OF CHIPPEWA LAKE

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE

 

VILLAGE OF CHIPPEWA LAKE ZONING ORDINANCE

 

 

ARTICLE        1          TITLE, AUTHORIZATION, PURPOSE                     PAGE 01-1

                                    AND ENACTMENT

 

 

ARTICLE        2          INTERPRETATION                                                   PAGE 02-1

 

 

ARTICLE        3          GENERAL REGULATIONS                                      PAGE 03-1

 

 

ARTICLE        4          DISTRICT REGULATIONS                                       PAGE 04-1

 

 

ARTICLE        5          PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS          PAGE 05-1

 

 

ARTICLE        6          SIGN REGULATIONS                                               PAGE 06-1

 

 

ARTICLE        7          CONDITIONAL ZONING CERTIFICATES PAGE 07-1

 

 

ARTICLE        8          NONCONFORMING USES                                      PAGE 08-1

 

 

ARTICLE        9          AMENDMENTS                                                         PAGE 09-1

 

 

ARTICLE        10        ENFORCEMENT                                                       PAGE 10-1

 

 

ARTICLE        11        APPEALS AND VARIANCES                                   PAGE 11-1

 

 

ARTICLE        12        SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS                                PAGE 12-1

 

 

ARTICLE        13        FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION                            PAGE 13-1

 

 

ARTICLE        14        DEFINITIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1     TITLE, AUTHORIZATION, PURPOSE AND          

                        ENACTMENT CLAUSE

 

                        101      Short Title                                                                    01-1

 

                        102      Authorization                                                                01-1

 

                        103      Purpose                                                                        01-1

 

                        104      Enactment Clause                                                         01-2

 

                        105      Effective Date                                                               01-2

           

ARTICLE 2     INTERPRETATION

 

                        201      Interpretation of Provisions                                           02-1

 

                        202      Validity and Separability                                               02-2

 

ARTICLE 3     GENERAL REGULATIONS                         

 

                        301      Purpose                                                                        03-1

 

                        302      Permitted Uses                                                 03-1

 

                        303      Regulation of Lots                                                         03-1

 

                        304      General Regulation of Yards                                         03-2

 

                        305      Building Height                                                 03-3

 

                        306      General Regulations of Structures                                  03-4

 

                        307      Site Plan Review and Conformance                               03-5

 

                        308      Annexation                                                                   03-8

 

                        309      Establishment of Districts                                              03-8

 

                        310      Zoning Districts Maps                                                   03-9

 

                        311      Interpretation of District Boundaries                              03-9

 

                        312      Swimming Pools                                                           03-9    


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                        313      Nuisances                                                                     03-10

 

                        314      Driveways                                                                    03-10

 

                        315      Flood Plains                                                                 03-10

 

ARTICLE 4     DISTRICT REGULATIONS

 

401      R-1 Single-Family Residential District

 

401.1   Purpose                                                            04-1

 

401.2   Uses                                                                 04-1    

 

401.3   Area and Height Regulations                             04-2

 

401.4   Unanswered Areas                                           04-2

 

401.5   Minimum Floor Area                                        04-2

 

401.6   Parking and Driveways                         04-2

 

401.7   Decks                                                              04-3

 

401.8   Special Property                                               04-3

 

402      R-2 Multi-Family Residential District    

 

402.1   Purpose                                                            04-6

 

402.2   Uses                                                                 04-6

 

402.3   Area, Height and Minimum Floor

Regulations for Single-Family Dwellings 04-7

 

402.4   Area and Height Regulations for

Two-Family Dwellings                          04-7

 

402.5   Area and Height Regulation for

                                                Multi-Family Dwellings

                                    (Greater than two families)                                04-8

 

                        402.6   Parking and Driveways                         04-8

 

                        402.7   Decks                                                              04-9


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            403      R-3      Low Density Residential District                       

 

                                    403.1   Purpose                                                            04-12

 

                                    403.2   Uses                                                                 04-12

 

                                    403.3   Area and Height Regulations                             04-13

 

                                    403.4   Unsewered Areas                                             04-13

 

                                    403.5   Minimum Floor Area                                        04-13

 

                                    403.6   Parking and Driveways                         04-14

 

                        404      R-4      Medium Density Residential District

                                    404.1   Purpose                                                            04-17

 

                                    404.2   Uses                                                                 04-17

 

                                    404.3   Area and Height Regulations                             04-18

 

                                    404.4   Minimum Floor Area                                        04-18

 

                                    404.5   Parking and Driveways                         04-18  

 

                        405      C-1      Commercial District

 

                                    405.1   Purpose                                                            04-22

 

                                    405.2   Uses                                                                 04-22

 

                                    405.3   Conditionally Permitted Uses                            04-22

 

                                    405.4   Area and Height Regulations                             04-24

 

405.5      SIDE YARD Emergency Vehicle Access          04-24

 

405.6   Building Design and Guidelines              04-24

 

405.7   Materials                                                          04-25

 

405.8   Building Size                                                     04-25

 

405.9   Outdoor Display Area                                      04-26

                                                                                                           

 

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                                    405.10 Outdoor Storage                                              04-26

 

                                    405.11 Driveways                                                        04-26

 

                                    405.12 R.O.W. Corners                                               04-26

 

                                    405.13 Number of Access Driveways               04-26

 

                                    405.14 Parking and Loading Standards             04-27

 

                                    405.15 Nuisances                                                         04-27  

 

405.16  Zoning Depth of Commercial Boundaries          04-27

 

405.17 Permit Required                                                04-27

 

406      I-1 Light Industrial District                               

 

                                    406.1   Purpose                                                            04-31

 

                                    406.2   Uses                                                                 04-31

 

                                    406.3   Conditionally Permitted Uses                            04-31

 

                                    406.4   Area and Height Regulations                             04-32

 

                                    406.5   Outdoor Storage                                              04-33

 

                                    406.6   Side Yard Emergency Vehicle Access   04-33

                                                           

                                    406.7   Building Design and Guidelines              04-33

 

                                    406.8   Materials                                                          04-34

 

                                    406.9   Building Size                                                     04-34

 

                                    406.10 Outdoor Display Area Prohibited                      04-35

 

                                    406.11 Outdoor Storage                                              04-35

 

                                    406.12 Driveways                                                        04-35

 

                                    406.13 R.O.W. Corners                                               04-35

 

 

 

 

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406.14 Number of Access Driveways               04-35  

                                                                                                                       

                        406.15  Parking and Loading Standards                        04-36

 

                        406.16  Nuisances                                                        04-36

 

                        406.17  Zoning Depth of I-1 Industrial              04-36

                                                Boundaries

 

                        406.18  Permit Required                                               04-36

 

407      P-1  Parks and Recreation District

 

                                    407.1   Purpose                                                            04-40

 

                        407.2   Permitted Uses                                     04-40

                                   

ARTICLE 5     PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS

 

                        501      Off-Street Parking Regulations                          05-1

 

            502      Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces            05-1

                                               

            503      Schedule of Required Spaces                                        05-1

 

            504      Off-Street Parking Area Design and                              05-2

                                    Construction

 

            505      Parking of Vehicles (other than automobiles)     05-3

                                               

            506      Off-Street Loading Facilities                                         05-4

 

ARTICLE 6     SIGN REGULATIONS

 

                        601      Purpose                                                                        06-1                            

 

                        602      Governmental Signs Excluded                           06-1

 

                        603      General Regulations for All Districts                              06-1

 

                        604      Signs Permitted in All Districts                           06-2

 

                        605      Political Signs                                                               06-3

 

                        606      Temporary Construction Signs                          06-3

 

 

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607      Signs Permitted in Commercial and Industrial

Districts Requiring a Permit                                           06-3

 

                        608      Measurement of Sign Area                                            06-4

 

                        609      Off-Premises Signs                                                       06-4

 

                        610      Violations                                                                     06-5

 

                        611      Non-Conforming Signs                                     06-5

 

ARTICLE 7     CONDITIONAL ZONING CERTIFICATES

 

                        701      Purpose                                                                        07-1

 

                        702      Procedures for Making Application                               07-1

 

                        703      Standards and Requirements for Conditional Uses         07-3

 

                        704      General Requirements                                                   07-3

 

                        705      Specific Requirements                                       07-4

 

ARTICLE 8     NON-CONFORMING USES           

 

                        801      Regulations                                                                   08-1

 

                        802      Alterations, Extension and Restoration               08-1

 

                        803      Displacement                                                                08-1

 

                        804      Discontinuance or Abandonment                                   08-1

 

                        805      Nonconforming to Nonconforming Use             08-1

 

                        806      Nonconforming Lots of Record                         08-1

 

ARTICLE 9     AMENDMENTS

 

                        901      General                                                                        09-1

 

                        902      Initiation of Zoning Amendments                                   09-1

 

                        903      Contents of Application                                                09-1

 

                        904      Transmittal to Zoning Board                                          09-2

 

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                        905      Recommendation by Zoning Board                               09-2

 

                        906      Public Hearing by Village Council                                  09-2

 

ARTICLE 10   ENFORCEMENT

 

                        1001    Zoning Inspector                                                           10-1

           

                        1002    Zoning Permits Required                                               10-1

 

                        1003    Zoning Permit Application                                             10-1

 

                        1004    Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Expenses                     10-2

 

                        1005    Violations                                                                     10.-2

 

                        1006    Inspection and Correction of Violations             10-2

 

                        1007    Correction Period                                                         10-2

 

                        1008    Penalties                                                                       10-3

 

                        1009    Complaints Regarding Violation                                    10-3

 

ARTICLE 11   APPEALS AND VARIANCES

 

                        1101    Authority and Jurisdiction                                              11-1                

 

                        1102    Standards for Variances                                                11-1

                       

                        1103    Application for Variance and Procedure                        11-1

 

                        1104    Procedure for Appeals                                                  11-2

 

                        1105    Stay of Proceedings                                                      11-3

 

ARTICLE 12   SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAS

 

                        1201    Definitions                                                                    12-1

 

                        1202    Permit Required                                                            12-1

 

                        1203    Location and Installation of Earth Station                       12-2

 

ARTICLE 13   FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION                                        13-1

 

 

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ARTICLE 14   DEFINITIONS                                                                        14-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ARTICLE 1

 

TITLE, AUTHORIZATION, PURPOSE, AND ENACTMENT CLAUSE

 

SECTION 101                        SHORT TITLE

 

This Ordinance shall be known as the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Chippewa Lake, Ohio.

 

SECTION 102                        AUTHORIZATION

 

This Ordinance is authorized by the Ohio Constitution and Revised Code.                     

 

SECTION 103                        PURPOSE

 

This Ordinance is enacted to promote the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare by:

 

A.        Encouraging and facilitating orderly, efficient, and appropriate growth and development.

 

B.         Establishing population densities to prevent or reduce congestion and to secure economy in the cost of providing water supply and sewage systems, streets and highways, fire and police protection, schools, parks and recreation facilities, and other governmental services.          

 

C.        Securing safety from fires, floods, traffic hazards, and other dangers.

 

D.        Protecting the tax base.

 

E.         Fostering well-planned industrial and commercial growth.

 

F.         Stabilizing and improving property values.

 

G.        Protecting development from the detrimental effects of incompatible surrounding uses.   

 

SECTION 104                        ENACTMENT CLAUSE

 

Whereas, there has been created under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Ohio, a Zoning Board for the Village of Chippewa Lake, Ohio and Whereas, said Zoning Board has submitted to the Village Council of Chippewa Lake, Ohio, a plan for the zoning of the community according to the uses of premises, buildings, and other structures.

 

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Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Zoning Map and Text contained herein is hereby adopted.

 

SECTION 105                        EFFECTIVE DATE

 

            This Ordinance is effective on June 7, 2000.