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Table 1139.03-1, Schedule of Uses 
Use 
B-1 
B-2 
B-3 
B-4 
Specific Conditions 
Accommodations, Hospitality and Entertainment 
Bars, taverns, lounges and night clubs 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Convention, banquet and meeting facilities 
 
C 
 
 
 
Hotels and motels 
 
C 
P 
C 
 
Indoor commercial recreation such as movie theaters, 
bowling lanes and skating rinks 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Microbreweries 
C 
C 
C 
C 
Ch. 741; 1118.09.A 
Outdoor commercial recreation such as mini-golf and 
batting cages 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.09.C 
Pool and billiard parlors 
 
 
P 
P 
 
Restaurants without drive-through facilities 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Restaurants with drive-through facilities 
C 
 
P 
C 
Ch. 757; 1118.09.B; B-4 only if 
fronting Lorain 
Automotive 
Sales of new automobiles and motorcycles including 
accessory sales of used automobiles and motorcycles 
 
 
P 
P 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
Sales of new and used commercial trucks, recreational 
vehicles, construction equipment, farm implements and 
similar vehicles and equipment 
 
 
C 
 
1118.10.A 
Vehicle, truck, and trailer rental 
 
 
C 
 
 
Vehicle repair, major 
 
 
C 
 
1118.10.B 
Vehicle repair, minor 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.10.B 
Vehicle service stations 
C 
C 
P 
 
Ch. 739; 1118.10.C 
Vehicle towing facilities 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.10.D 
Vehicle wash facilities 
C 
 
C 
 
Ch. 729; 1118.10.E 
Infrastructure, Transportation, Communications and Warehousing 
Mini-warehouse/self-storage facilities 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.11.A 
Passenger bus station, repair and storage garages 
 
 
C 
 
 
Public utility buildings, substations and subinstallations 
C 
C 
C 
C 
1118.11.B 
Radio, television and recording studios 
C 
P 
P 
 
 
Recycling collection centers 
 
C 
 
 
 
Transit stations 
C 
C 
C 
C 
 
Public and Institutional 
Clubs and lodges for fraternal organizations 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Community centers and senior centers 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Cultural facilities such as museums and performing arts 
centers 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Day cares, nursery schools and child care 
establishments 
P 
C 
P 
C 
1118.12.C 
 
EXHIBIT A

Government offices, buildings and facilities 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Libraries 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Parks and playgrounds 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Places of worship 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Colleges or universities 
 
C 
C 
C 
1118.12.B 
Recreational ballfields and playing fields accessory to 
non-profits, colleges and universities (excluding K-12 
schools) 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.B 
School, commercial and studios including art, dance, 
martial arts and music 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Schools, K-12 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.A 
Schools, specialized/training 
C 
C 
C 
C 
 
Offices and Services 
Animal services, veterinary office/clinic, animal 
hospital, grooming, boarding, training, day care 
C 
C 
P 
P 
1118.09.A 
Body branding, piercing and tattoo services 
C 
 
P 
P 
1118.13.D 
Dry cleaners and laundromats 
P 
C 
P 
P 
 
Development and testing laboratories and facilities 
C 
P 
P 
P 
 
Financial institutions and pharmacies 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Financial institutions and pharmacies with drive-
through facilities 
C 
C 
P 
C 
1118.13.D 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
General offices and services 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
General offices and service with a drive-through 
facility 
C 
C 
P 
C 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
Health and fitness clubs 
 
C 
P 
P 
 
Hospitals 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.E 
Massage Establishments  
P 
P 
P 
P 
As defined in Ch. 749 and only if in 
compliance with regulations therein.   
Medical and dental office/clinics, micro hospitals 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Mortuaries, crematoriums and funeral homes 
C 
P 
P 
 
 
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree 
removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, 
equipment rental, contractors’ offices 
P 
P 
P 
 
 
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree 
removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, 
equipment rental, contractors’ offices with outdoor 
storage 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.13.E 
Personal service establishments such as barber and 
beauty shops, tailors, photo studios, shoe repair and 
watch repair 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Short-term lending establishments, check cashing, title 
loan companies and similar 
C 
 
C 
 
1118.13.B 
Smoke shops, hookah shops, drug paraphernalia shops 
and electronic cigarette shops 
C 
 
C 
 
1118.13.C 
Residential

Attached single family dwellings 
 
 
 
P 
 
Bed and breakfast 
 
C 
 
 
1118.14.A 
Dwelling units in buildings with non-residential uses at 
street level 
C 
C 
C 
P 
 
Group home, continuing care, nursing home 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Multiple family dwellings 
 
 
 
P 
 
Senior housing 
 
C 
 
C 
Ch. 1138 
Single family dwellings existing on the adoption date 
of this ordinance 
 
P 
 
 
 
Retail 
General retail less than 100,000 sq ft per business unit 
 
 
P 
 
 
General retail 100,000 sq ft or more per business unit 
 
 
C 
 
1118.15.B 
General retail not to exceed 50,000 sq ft per business 
unit 
P 
 
 
C 
 
General retail not to exceed 5,000 sq ft per business 
unit 
 
P 
 
P 
 
Accessory outdoor display or storage 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.15.A 
Other 
Sexually oriented businesses 
 
 
C 
 
Chs. 749 and 761; 1118.16 
Medical marijuana dispensaries 
Prohibited 
 
Uses of the same nature or class as uses listed in 
Business Districts but not listed elsewhere in this code 
See 1117.03.C for similar 
use determination 
process

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[2023-54 Code Amend Zoning 1139 Exhibit B.pdf]
Table 1139.03-1, Schedule of Uses 
Use 
B-1 
B-2 
B-3 
B-4 
Specific Conditions 
Accommodations, Hospitality and Entertainment 
Bars, taverns, lounges and night clubs 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Sale and Consumption of Unregulated Psychoactive 
substances on premises 
C 
C 
 
 
 
Convention, banquet and meeting facilities 
 
C 
 
 
 
Hotels and motels 
 
C 
P 
C 
 
Indoor commercial recreation such as movie theaters, 
bowling lanes and skating rinks 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Microbreweries 
C 
C 
C 
C 
Ch. 741; 1118.09.A 
Outdoor commercial recreation such as mini-golf and 
batting cages 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.09.C 
Pool and billiard parlors 
 
 
P 
P 
 
Restaurants without drive-through facilities 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Restaurants with drive-through facilities 
C 
 
P 
C 
Ch. 757; 1118.09.B; B-4 only if 
fronting Lorain 
Automotive 
Sales of new automobiles and motorcycles including 
accessory sales of used automobiles and motorcycles 
 
 
P 
P 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
Sales of new and used commercial trucks, recreational 
vehicles, construction equipment, farm implements and 
similar vehicles and equipment 
 
 
C 
 
1118.10.A 
Vehicle, truck, and trailer rental 
 
 
C 
 
 
Vehicle repair, major 
 
 
C 
 
1118.10.B 
Vehicle repair, minor 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.10.B 
Vehicle service stations 
C 
C 
P 
 
Ch. 739; 1118.10.C 
Vehicle towing facilities 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.10.D 
Vehicle wash facilities 
C 
 
C 
 
Ch. 729; 1118.10.E 
Infrastructure, Transportation, Communications and Warehousing 
Mini-warehouse/self-storage facilities 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.11.A 
Passenger bus station, repair and storage garages 
 
 
C 
 
 
Public utility buildings, substations and subinstallations 
C 
C 
C 
C 
1118.11.B 
Radio, television and recording studios 
C 
P 
P 
 
 
Recycling collection centers 
 
C 
 
 
 
Transit stations 
C 
C 
C 
C 
 
Public and Institutional 
Clubs and lodges for fraternal organizations 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
     EXHIBIT B

Community centers and senior centers 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Cultural facilities such as museums and performing arts 
centers 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Day cares, nursery schools and child care 
establishments 
P 
C 
P 
C 
1118.12.C 
Government offices, buildings and facilities 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Libraries 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Parks and playgrounds 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Places of worship 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Colleges or universities 
 
C 
C 
C 
1118.12.B 
Recreational ballfields and playing fields accessory to 
non-profits, colleges and universities (excluding K-12 
schools) 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.B 
School, commercial and studios including art, dance, 
martial arts and music 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Schools, K-12 
C 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.A 
Schools, specialized/training 
C 
C 
C 
C 
 
Offices and Services 
Animal services, veterinary office/clinic, animal 
hospital, grooming, boarding, training, day care 
C 
C 
P 
P 
1118.09.A 
Body branding, piercing and tattoo services 
C 
 
P 
P 
1118.13.D 
Dry cleaners and laundromats 
P 
C 
P 
P 
 
Development and testing laboratories and facilities 
C 
P 
P 
P 
 
Financial institutions and pharmacies 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Financial institutions and pharmacies with drive-
through facilities 
C 
C 
P 
C 
1118.13.D 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
General offices and services 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
General offices and service with a drive-through 
facility 
C 
C 
P 
C 
B-4 only if fronting Lorain 
Health and fitness clubs 
 
C 
P 
P 
 
Hospitals 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.12.E 
Massage Establishments  
P 
P 
P 
P 
As defined in Ch. 749 and only if in 
compliance with regulations therein.   
Medical and dental office/clinics, micro hospitals 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Mortuaries, crematoriums and funeral homes 
C 
P 
P 
 
 
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree 
removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, 
equipment rental, contractors’ offices 
P 
P 
P 
 
 
Offices and services, such as a landscaping and tree 
removal company, exterminator, carpet cleaner, 
equipment rental, contractors’ offices with outdoor 
storage 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.13.E

Personal service establishments such as barber and 
beauty shops, tailors, photo studios, shoe repair and 
watch repair 
P 
P 
P 
P 
 
Short-term lending establishments, check cashing, title 
loan companies and similar 
C 
 
C 
 
1118.13.B 
Smoke shops, hookah shops, drug paraphernalia shops 
and electronic cigarette shops 
C 
 
C 
 
1118.13.C 
Residential 
Attached single family dwellings 
 
 
 
P 
 
Bed and breakfast 
 
C 
 
 
1118.14.A 
Dwelling units in buildings with non-residential uses at 
street level 
C 
C 
C 
P 
 
Group home, continuing care, nursing home 
C 
C 
P 
P 
 
Multiple family dwellings 
 
 
 
P 
 
Senior housing 
 
C 
 
C 
Ch. 1138 
Single family dwellings existing on the adoption date 
of this ordinance 
 
P 
 
 
 
Retail 
General retail less than 100,000 sq ft per business unit 
 
 
P 
 
 
General retail 100,000 sq ft or more per business unit 
 
 
C 
 
1118.15.B 
General retail not to exceed 50,000 sq ft per business 
unit 
P 
 
 
C 
 
General retail not to exceed 5,000 sq ft per business 
unit 
 
P 
 
P 
 
Accessory outdoor display or storage 
 
C 
C 
 
1118.15.A 
Other 
Sexually oriented businesses 
 
 
C 
 
Chs. 749 and 761; 1118.16 
Medical marijuana dispensaries 
Prohibited 
 
Uses of the same nature or class as uses listed in 
Business Districts but not listed elsewhere in this code 
See 1117.03.C for similar 
use determination 
process

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[2023-54 Code Amend Zoning 1139.pdf]
CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED 
ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - 54 
  
By:   Mayor Jones 
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1139.03 OF THE NORTH 
OLMSTED ZONING CODE ENTITLED “SCHEDULE OF USES” TO 
CONDITIONAL 
PERMIT 
SALE 
AND 
CONSUMPTION 
OF 
UNREGULATED PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ON PREMISES IN 
B-1 AND B-2 ZONING DISTRICTS.  
 
 
WHEREAS, the City Zoning Code does not allow or provide regulation for the sale and 
consumption of Unregulated Psychoactive Substances on commercial premises located in Business 
Districts within the City, and this Council has imposed a Moratorium in Resolution 2022-100 
pending further zoning and/or licensing regulation of same; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Director of Economic and Community 
Development that the sale and consumption of Unregulated Psychoactive Substances be specifically 
addressed in and conditionally permitted within the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts in order to 
provide for further Definition of such uses and to further restrict the location of same in spatial 
proximity to other uses; and  
 
 
WHEREAS, after careful consideration, the Planning and Design Commission of the City, 
on the ____ day of ______________, 2023, by formal motion, recommended that this Ordinance 
amending Section 1139.03 of the Zoning Code, entitled “Schedule of Uses,” be (approved) 
(disapproved); and 
 
WHEREAS, following publication of newspaper notice in conformance with the 
provisions of Section 14 of Article IV of the Charter and Section 1127.03 of the Zoning Code, a 
public hearing was held on the ____ day of ___________, 2023; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend the conditionally permitted uses in the 
B-1 and B-2 Business Districts by amendment of Schedule of Uses in Section 1139.03 of the 
Zoning Code; and  
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: 
 
 
SECTION 1:  That Section 1139.03 of the Zoning Code of the City of North which 
reads in its entirety as attached in Exhibit A, shall be amended and, as amended shall read in 
entirety as attached in Exhibit B. 
 
 
SECTION 2:  Any other Ordinance, or part of Ordinance, which is inconsistent or in

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conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance is, to the extent of any such inconsistency or 
conflict, hereby repealed. 
 
 
SECTION 3:  That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after 
the earliest period allowed by law as specified in the Charter of the City of North Olmsted. 
  
 
PASSED: ________________________ 
 
First Reading:    _______________ 
Second Reading: _______________ 
Third Reading:  _______________    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Committee:  __________________ 
ATTEST: 
 
_____________________________  
 
__________________________ 
BEATRICE TAYLOR  
 
 
 
LOUIS J. BROSSARD 
Clerk of Council 
 
 
 
 
President of Council 
 
APPROVED: _____________________ 
 
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:  
 
_______________________________ 
 
/s/ Michael R. Gareau, Jr._________ 
MAYOR NICOLE DAILEY JONES  
 
MICHAEL R. GAREAU, JR. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director of Law