§ 153.536. Class UPD-14 district.

A.

Permitted and Prohibited Uses in the UPD-14 District.

1.

Single-family dwellings as listed in Section 153.240(A) are permitted.

2.

All uses listed in Section 153.270(A) are permitted.

3.

All uses listed in Section 153.280(A) are permitted.

4.

Coin-operated dry cleaning business; dyeing and dry cleaning establishment; garage repair shop; gasoline filling stations; and automobile laundry are permitted.

5.

Two-family dwellings and all uses listed in Section 153.245(A) are prohibited.

B.

Development Conditions.

1.

The building line on Romig Road shall be fifty feet.

2.

The west fifteen feet of the building line area shall be reserved for a landscaping area. The landscaping therein shall be in accordance with the "Akron Developers Guide" and be approved by the Department of Planning and Urban Development. This condition shall apply to development, modification or expansion permitted under subsections (A)(2), (3) and (4) of this section.

3.

a.

The south one thousand five hundred feet of this UPD has been tilled east from Romig Road creating a slope along the east boundary of the UPD. A plan approved by the Sewer Engineer to direct the flow of the run-off water prior to any development and to control the erosion and stabilize this slope has been effectuated by the owners of the land. All development of this south one thousand five hundred feet of the UPD for the uses permitted herein shall extend the full depth of the UPD in an east-west direction and the developer of all or any part of the UPD shall be responsible for the maintenance of the slope for the width of his frontage. This maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, replacement of topsoil and reseeding of eroded areas of the slope when such treatment is deemed necessary by the Department of Planning and Urban Development. No development shall be permitted in this portion of the UPD until a plan for a storm sewer pipe system, including public and private easements, has been approved by the Sewer Engineer and satisfactory arrangements made to install the approved system at no cost to the city.

b.

The northerly one thousand feet of this UPD will require filling to maximize development. All filling and grading in this area shall be considered as special grading areas, as defined in Section 193.106(A)(7) of the Building Code and shall comply with all requirements of Chapter 193 pertaining to such areas. Attention is called to the location and depth of the sanitary sewers in Romig Road. The measures to be taken to control the water run-off and stabilize the slopes created by the filling in of this area shall be the same, or equal to the area to the south. These measures are on file on an approved plan for the south area in the office of the Sewer Engineer. The responsibility and maintenance of the slopes shall be the same as for the south area as stated above.

4.

All uses permitted under subsections (A)(1) of this section shall be developed, modified or expanded as if the area were zoned U1, H1, A1, except as herein provided.

5.

All uses permitted under subsection (A)(2) of this section shall be developed, modified or expanded as if the area were zoned ULB H2, A2, with the exception that side yards shall be twelve feet.

6.

All uses permitted under subsections (A)(3) of this section shall be developed, modified or expanded as if the area were zoned U3, H2, A2, and shall comply with the article on Development and Area District Requirements at Sections 153.285 et seq. except as herein provided.

7.

All uses permitted under subsections (A)(4) of this section shall be developed, modified or expanded as if the area were zoned U4, H2, A2, and shall comply with the article on Development and Area District Requirements at Sections 153.300 et seq., except as herein provided. In addition, an automobile laundry shall provide a holding space area for twenty automobiles and the individual development site.

8.

Pursuant to any development in this UPD, the issuance of any permit for the use of explosives shall be subject to the following provisions:

a.

All blasting shall take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Special permission from the Fire Prevention Bureau Chief shall be required for blasting to take place at any other times.

b.

Two seismographs shall be set up and monitored at appropriate locations to be determined by the Fire Prevention Bureau Chief during all blasting operations.

c.

The intensity of all blasts shall not exceed the standard of one foot per second as measured by the above described seismographs.

d.

Geologic analysis shall be made by an appropriate authority in those areas affected in order to assure compliance with a maximum intensity blast of one foot per second. This analysis shall be provided before any blasting is permitted.

e.

The above requirements are in addition to the requirements of Section 190.428 of the Building Code.

9.

All on premises signs shall conform to the article on On-Premises Exterior Signs at Sections 153.345 et seq.

10.

Developers shall be expected to comply with Sections 98.21(A)(1) and (B), except that the lateral location may be varied and the time of installation of sidewalks may be extended by the Director of Public Service.

11.

Any new development of a building site for the uses permitted under subsections (A)(2), (3) and (4) of this section shall include the payment of a fee into the Mud Run Drainage Basin Assistance Fund, as established by Ordinance 636-1975. This fee shall be paid at the rate of one thousand one hundred fifty-eight dollars per acre of land so developed and the fee shall be paid into such fund prior to the issuance of any building permit.

12.

The owners and developers of land fronting on Romig Road are placed on notice that the median strip on Romig Road is permanent and will not be cut or opened, except at the points located and fixed in the construction of Romig Road. Therefore, right turns in and out only will be available for any development on any property that is not located opposite the existing openings in the median. All new, expanded, or modified development permitted under subsections (A)(2), (3), and (4) of this section shall provide on-site provisions, including construction of a driveway, to permit vehicular access across the development to be used in common with their neighbors to the north and south to reach one of these fixed openings in the median. This access route shall be a covenant running with the land in any conveyance.

13.

The development conditions provided herein are in addition to all other provisions of this chapter and in no way vary or waive those provisions, except as specifically stated. Penalty, see § 153.199.

(Prior code § 153.134; Ord. 592-1990; Ord. 107-1987; Ord. 592-1976)