Akron |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 15. LAND USAGE |
Chapter 153. ZONING CODE |
Article 5. Accessory Uses in Residence Districts |
§ 153.280. Retail business districts—Class U3.
A.
Subdivision of Uses in Class A1 and A2 Districts. Class U3 Uses (Retail Business) are subdivided and permitted as follows:
1.
Retail store; wholesale sales office or sample room; catalog sales office; office; church or place of public worship; bank or financial institution; studio; telephone exchange; retail laundry, provided the use is not offensive by reason of emission of noxious smoke, dust, or noise and the total combined capacity of all washing machines is limited to four hundred pounds; laundromat; funeral home, laboratory; data processing center; off-street parking of motor vehicles;
2.
Restaurant; cafe; lunch counter; cocktail lounge; bar; taverns; trade or shop for custom work or for a service customarily performed for the residents of a locality, including barbering and cosmetology and including the making of articles to be sold on the premises to the ultimate consumer, provided that not more than five skilled workers are engaged on the premises; retail dry cleaning establishment, provided the use is not offensive by reason of emission of noxious fumes, smoke, dust, or noise and the total combined capacity of all machines is limited to fifty pounds; catering, provided that not over three panel trucks are used; coin-operated dry cleaning; child day care business center; and
3.
All uses permitted under Section 153.270(A).
B.
Additional Uses in Class A3, A4, and A5 Districts. Class U3 Uses (Retail Business), which are permitted within those portions of a Class U3 District that are also within a Class A3, A4, or A5 District are subdivided and permitted as follows:
1.
All uses permitted under subsection A of this section;
2.
Any use not included in any other classification of uses (except the prohibited use class), provided that such use is consistent with uses enumerated in this section and is not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, or noise;
3.
Hotel; motel; newspaper printing; job printing; commercial school or college; public and semipublic buildings not specified in other classes or uses; dance hall; skating rink; theater; veterinarian's office not including surgical work, boarding, or breeding; ambulance service; arcade;
4.
The manufacture of products and articles other than Class U4, U5, or U6 Uses, provided that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, or noise; and
5.
Gasoline service station;
6.
Day Labor Pool Temporary Employment Agency in Class A4 and A5 Districts as provided in Subchapter 111.560-111.565 "Day Labor Pool Temporary Employment Agencies".
C.
Accessory Uses. An accessory use customarily incident to a Class U3 Use shall also be permitted in a Class U3 District, except that a Class U4, U5, or U6 Use or a prohibited use shall not be permitted as an accessory use.
D.
Height Requirements. Height regulations in Class U3 Districts shall be as provided in the article on Height Districts at Section 153.335 et seq.
E.
Development Requirements. Area regulations, yards, parking, and other development requirements in Class U3 Districts shall be as provided in the article on Development and Area District Requirements at Section 153.300 et seq.
F.
Sign Requirements. Regulations for on-premises exterior signs in Class U3 Districts shall be as provided in the article on On-Premises Exterior Signs at Section 153.345 et seq.
G.
Restriction of Uses. Within a Class U3 District, no building, structure, or premises shall be used, nor erected to be used, for other than a Class U3 use, provided, however, that in any portion of a Class U3 District that is within a Class A1 or A2 District, no building, structure, or premises shall be used, and no structure shall be erected to be used, for a use enumerated in subsection B of this section. If such premises and building comply with the provisions of this Zoning Code for a two-family dwelling or apartment house, only one family shall be permitted in either dwelling unit of the two-family dwelling or in any apartment of the apartment house. Penalty, see § 153.199.
(Ord. 481-2007 § 1: prior code § 153.107; Ord. 479-1994; Ord. 739-1987; Ord. 509-1982; Ord. 322-1976)
(Ord. No. 68-2009; Ord. 72-2019)