§ 156.297. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.


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  • (A) Site plan review. Site plan review and approval is required for all uses except detached single-family residential and farm uses, in accordance with § 156.476.
    (B) Area, height, bulk and placement requirements.
    (1) Buildings and uses in the Commercial-Agricultural District are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in §§ 156.460 and 156.461, schedule of regulations.
    (2) The following chart summarizes the regulations in §§ 156.460 and 156.461, but the user is cautioned to refer to §§ 156.460 and 156.461 for more detailed information and explanatory notes and exceptions.
    Minimum lot area
    40 acres1
    Minimum lot width
    330 ft.
    Maximum height
    2-1/2 stories, 35 feet
    Minimum setbacks
    Front
    50 ft.
    Side
    50 ft.
    Rear
    50 ft.
    Minimum usable floor area
    900 sq. ft.
    Maximum building coverage
    10%
    Notes to Table:
    1 Creation of lots or parcels that are less than 40 acres may be permitted in the following instances:
    a. When the lot or parcel that is less than 40 acres is an entire quarter-quarter section or a half of a half of a quarter section; or
    b. When the land division creating the new lot or parcel would permit use of the land in accordance with the purposes of the Commercial Agricultural district (see § 156.295) and with the Township Master Plan, and where the existing parent parcel being divided is between 74 and 80 acres. In this instance, a lot or parcel being created through land division may be as small as 35 acres.
    (Ord. added 10-7-1997)
    (C) Open space preservation option. The open space preservation option is permitted in the AG-C District as a means of permitting residential use and preserving open space and agricultural lands, subject to the provisions in § 156.142(C).
    (Ord., § 18.03, passed - -)