

Village of Boston Heights OH, Planning and Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1161
I-1 Light Industrial District
1161.01 Permitted uses. |
1161.03 Performance and design standards; construction of buildings. |
1161.02 Uses granted as variances by Council |
1161.04 Area regulations. |
CROSS REFERENCES
Height extensions - see P. & Z. 1171.02
Raised advertising signs - see P. & Z. 1171.13
Design and fireproofing for buildings - see P. & Z. 1171.14
1161.01 PERMITTED USES.
(a) All uses permitted in the B-1 Retail Business District.
(b) Light industrial manufacturing or processing, where the methods or processes used in such manufacturing or processing do not cause or emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, noise, vibrations or discharge unsatisfactorily treated discard waste and where no product or any material or ingredient used in such manufacturing or processing contains an explosive which is hazardous to the employees employed therein or to the neighborhood in the immediate surrounding area.
(c) All uses in an I-1 Light Industrial District whether permitted, conditional, or requiring a variance by Council shall first be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. No uses are permitted in an I-1 Light Industrial District without first being reviewed by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 48-1987. Passed 10-14-87; Ord. 20-1995. Passed 7-12-95.)
1161.02 USES GRANTED AS VARIANCES BY COUNCIL.
The following uses may be established in an I-1 Light Industrial District only after a duly advertised public hearing by Council and granted as a variance, personal to the applicant and which shall expire upon the applicant ceasing business.
(a) Schools, hospitals, nursing homes or other institutions for human care or animal care or boarding.
(b) Storage yards for wood, coal or building materials properly stored or racked or stacked so as to be safe to all persons using such premises, whether an employee, customer or visitor.
(c) Outside storage of material must be screened from public view on adjacent streets.
Processes and equipment shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of unsightly appearance, odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water carried waste.
Proper consideration by Council shall be directed to the nature of the district and the adjacent uses and health and safety of all employees, customers and visitors of the applicant.
Any deviations or additions to the above shall be approved by Council.
(Ord. 11-1966. Passed 7-13-66.)
1161.03 PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN STANDARDS; CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.
Any land or building in an I-1 Light Industrial District may be used for any purpose as set forth in Section 1161.01.
(a) No operations shall discharge treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste into any reservoir or lake or discharge untreated sewage into any stream. All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be in a manner acceptable to the applicable local and State health agencies having jurisdiction.
(b) During construction of any building in this district, all contractors' equipment and employees' vehicles shall be parked on the premises and such premises shall be kept reasonably dust free.
(c) During construction, the highways in the vicinity of the premises shall be kept reasonably free of dirt and debris.
(d) All vehicular entrances and exits on public streets and highways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the specifications of the Summit County Engineering Department.
(e) All unloading space, private driveways and parking areas shall be reasonably dust free, and such driveways leading to such parking areas shall be permanently treated with a hard surface upon the ground, conditions permitting.
(f) All open areas surrounding the main building and facing any public street, excluding the parking area, are to be landscaped.
(g) Upon the completion of the construction of the buildings located on the premises adjacent to a district other than an I-1 Light Industrial District, all property lines abutting such other district shall be fenced at least five feet in height of woven or open mesh construction and erected in a neat and substantial manner.
(h) No outside area may be used for storage unless such storage area is screened from public view, except that this shall not prohibit the parking of cars and trucks in daily use.
(i) No building presently existing in an I-1 Light Industrial District shall be used for industrial purposes
(Ord. 11-1966. Passed 7-13-66.)
(j) In the I-1 Light Industrial District no building shall exceed seventy-five feet in height, except as provided in Chapter 1171 of the Codified Ordinances. A property owner may apply to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance to obtain authority for a height in excess of seventy-five feet.
(Ord. 64-1985. Passed 2-12-86.)
1161.04 AREA REGULATIONS.
(a) Lot Area. No structure shall be constructed on any site which has an area of less than two acres.
(b) Minimum Frontage: Access to Street. No building shall be constructed on any site which has a frontage of less than 200 feet on at least one accessible public street or highway. However, the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit a variance therefrom. In no event shall a variance be permitted unless there is access to the premises from a duly dedicated public roadway not less than sixty feet in width.
(c) Percentage of Site Covered. The total amount of land occupied by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the area of the site.
(d) Front Yards. No buildings or part thereof shall be erected within 100 feet of the center line of the road, street or highway.
(e) Corner Sites. On corner sites the setback line from the road, street or highway shall be not less than thirty-five feet.
(f) Side Yards. For every building erected on any site, there shall be a side yard clearance on each side of said building of not less than ten feet, which space shall remain open and unoccupied by any building or structure.
(g) Rear Yards. For every building erected on any site, there shall be a minimum rear lot clearance of at least fifteen feet, which space shall remain open and unoccupied by any building or structure.
(Ord. 11-1966. Passed 7-13-66.)
(h) Minimum Living Space. Every residence to be constructed or erected in any industrial district shall provide for not less than 1,000 square feet of living space per family provided for.
(Ord. 38-1971. Passed 12-29-71.)
1999 Replacement

