56-77 Amend & supplement 1123.14 Zoning - Churches

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AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 56-77 BY: Messrs. Brockman, Magnotto~ McBride, Salmon, Sinagra, Usher AN ORDINANCE to amend and supplement Section 1123.14 of the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to permit Churches as a special ex- ception in tile Business Residential BR and the Retail. B2 Districts and to per- mi~t as a special exception Ch.rch-re]ated uses in all districts contiguous to the Bnsiness Residential BR and Retail B2 Districts provided certain conditions are met. WqlEREAS, the City Council is desirous of permittinK Churches in the Business Residential BR and the Retail B2 Districts as special exceptions and WqtEREAS, the City Council has already ,,nde provisions for Church-related uses in Districts contiguous to the Retail B2 and ~{EREAS, it is in the best interest of the residents.of the Community that provisions be made to permit Churches under.special conditions; now, there- fore, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE COUNCIL OF TtIE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OtlIO: Section 1. That Section 1123.1.4 of the Zoning Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood now reading as follows: 1123.14 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ~e following uses if approved hy the Board of Zoning Appeals after public notice and public hearing may he permitted as a special exception provided that the conditions hereinafter specified are met: (a) Church buildings including Cht, rch educational buildings, parish houses, church offices, recreational facilities and off-street parking for church uses only, provided: (1) Tile parcel of land for which the special exception is requested must be contiguous to a parcel classified Retail District B-2 under the provisions of this Code. (2) (3) (4) No huilding, or port:lo, t:hereof, permitted hereunder shall be used to cofiduct a business open to the public. The side yard between the chUrch building and the lot line of the abutting residential lot shall be not less than 10 feet. The zoning regula,tions of the district in which this spec:ia1 exception is being requested shall apply to the building proposed. (5) Notice by ordinary mail of tile public hearing provided for herein shall be given t? tile owner Or owners of all property located within two hundred (200) feet of the property for which the special excePkion is requested. (6) The Board of Zoning Appeals may prescribe conditions with re- spect to construction, mat. ntenance, fences, walls, off-street ' parking, driveways, landscaping, signs and such other conditions it deems necessary to protect the general welfare of the comanunity and the character of the neighborhood. shall be and the same is hereby amended and supplemented to.read as follows: 1123.14 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FOR CilURCHES R]~e following uses, if approved hy the Board of Zoni.g Appeals after pt,blic notice and public hearing, n~y he permitted as special exceptions in the Business Residential BR anti Retail B2 Districts, provided that the conditions hereinafter specifie.d are met. ~