Village of Boston Heights OH, Planning and Zoning Code  

CHAPTER 1160
O-1 Executive Office Park District

CROSS REFERENCES

Height extensions - see P. & Z. 1171.13

Raised advertising signs - see P. & Z. 1171.13

Design and fireproofing for buildings - see P. & Z. 1171.14

1160.01 PERMITTED USES.

In an O-1 Executive Office Park District, no building or premises, unless otherwise provided in this Zoning Ordinance, shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used except for the following:

(a) Administrative, executive, financial, accounting, legal, clerical, design and drafting offices.

(b) Offices and sales offices, provided the display areas or showrooms do not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the usable floor area of the building.

(c) Accessory uses which do not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the usable floor area of the building and which are clearly incidental to the principal uses permitted in this section.

(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.02 APPROVAL OF SITE PLANS.

All plans in connection with the development of any real estate for use in accordance with this chapter shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval. However, all plans shall be submitted to Council for its approval of traffic patterns involving ingress and egress to the proposed site and Council shall take special care to avoid creating a situation where heavy traffic associated with the site would be directed through residential districts.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.03 HEIGHT.

No structure shall exceed forty feet in height, except as provided in 1171.02.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.04 YARDS.

(a) Minimum Front Yard Depth. The minimum front yard depth shall be seventy-five feet.

(b) Minimum Side Yard Width. The minimum side yard width shall be fifty feet. On the street side of a corner lot, such side yard shall be the same in width as that required for front yards.

(c) Minimum Rear Yard Depth. The minimum rear yard depth shall be fifty feet. (Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.05 INTENSITY OF USE.

(a) Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be four acres. Structures and buildings shall not occupy more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the total lot area. The minimum lot area required herein may be reduced by Council after receiving a report from the Planning Commission.

(b) Open Areas. Exclusive of driveways, parking and building areas, each lot shall contain twenty-five percent (25%) of its total lot area in landscaped open area.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.06 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

Parking lots shall not be closer than fifteen feet to side or rear lot lines, which shall be devoted to green space. Parking lots shall be so constructed or landscaped as to make parked vehicles inconspicuous from the street. Off-street parking shall be provided on the basis of one parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.07 SIGNS.

All signs other than traffic speed and directional signs shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

1160.08 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to remove or render inoperative any restrictions of land established by restrictive covenants. However, when any provision of this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon buildings or premises than is imposed by any such restrictive covenants, the provisions of this chapter shall control and be in force and effect.
(Ord. 40-1978. Passed 1-9-80.)

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