§ 3345.17. Private garages.

A private garage in a residential district shall be so located and constructed as to conform to one or more of the following as the case may require:

(A)

A private garage shall not be an accessory use to a lot in a residential district unless such lot is occupied by a residence or unless a building permit has been issued for and construction started on a residence building on such lot;

(B)

A private garage provided as an accessory use in a PUD district shall not provide for more than two motor vehicles for each family for which such residence is arranged or designed;

(C)

No separate private garage building shall be erected in a terrace or retaining wall, closer than the required building line to the street line, or closer than the minimum side yard requirement or building line to an adjoining lot line. On a corner lot a separate private garage building shall not be closer than the building line of the side street to such side street;

(D)

An attached or semi-attached private garage shall have such separation from the residence or apartment residence as is specified in the Building Code;

(E)

A private detached garage may not occupy more than 45 percent of the total rear yard;

(F)

Subject to the limitation of subsection (E) above, no portion of the lot area devoted to a private garage or a carport shall exceed the greater of:

(1)

720 square feet, or

(2)

One-third of the minimum net floor area for living quarters of the principal residence; and

(G)

No carport or detached private garage shall exceed 15 feet in height, the perpendicular straight line measured from the curb level, or from the finished grade line of the lot where such grade is higher than the curb, to the highest point of such garage, except that in the university impact district, as defined in C.C. 3372.504, in those areas having an architectural review commission as set out in Title 31, C.C., or in a district or listed property, as defined in Chapter 3116, C.C., the 15-foot height limit may be exceeded in order to achieve a compatible roof pitch provided the university area review board, the appropriate architectural review commission, or the historic resources commission, as the case may be, finds the increased roof pitch is compatible with the established architectural character of the district and further provided the increased roof pitch does not result in habitable space.

(H)

A private garage shall be considered attached to the dwelling only when directly attached to habitable space. Any habitable space in an attached garage must connect directly with habitable space in the dwelling.

(I)

Nothing in subsection (H) above shall prevent a breezeway connection between a house and private garage. The area of the breezeway connection shall be utilized in calculating the percent of total rear yard which may be occupied by a private, detached garage as stipulated in subsection (E) above, but shall not be subject to the limitations of subsection (F) above.

(J)

No maintenance, alteration, repair, reconditioning or reconstruction of, or connected in any way with, a motor vehicle, as defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.01, registered to anyone other than a resident of the subject premises shall be carried on or conducted in a private garage.

(Ord. 1482-95; Ord. No. 0357-2009, §§ 5, 12, 4-6-2009)