Zoning Disclaimer: 

Zoning descriptions are maintained by Lucas County and are subject to change.  Information provided is deemed a reliable point of reference but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified with the individual municipality. Please contact the City of Sylvania at (419) 885-8946.

Note that the Zoning Codes are different than the Class/Landuse codes used by the Lucas County Real Estate Division.  

 

Zoning Code
B-1

Description
Limited Business and Office District

Municipality
City of Sylvania

 

The purpose of this district is to establish a retail, service and office district which is restricted in nature and relatively compatible with residential areas, for the purpose of providing necessary commercial services at convenient locations to the resident population.

Permitted Uses

Uses permitted in the B-1 District shall be as follows:

a.       All uses permitted in the R-3 District in Section 1125.11 except single-family detached dwellings.  All buildings with dwelling units within them shall meet the requirements of Section 1131.08.

b.      Retail stores meeting the performance standards set forth in Section 1131.03.

c.       Personal service businesses including barber shops, beauty parlors, shoe repair shops, laundry and dry cleaning pick-up stations, photography studios and similar businesses meeting the purpose and performance characteristics of this district.

d.      Offices and activities of an office nature including backs, doctors’ and dentists’ offices and clinics and other professional and business offices.

e.       Retail bakeries.

f.        Sales rooms.

g.      Lodges and fraternal organizations.

h.      Funeral homes.

i.        Commercial parking lots and garages.

j.        Other uses similar to the above businesses, which meet the purposes and performance standards set forth in Sections 1131.01 and 1131.03.

k.       Special uses, as indicated in Chapter 1153.

l.        Accessory buildings and uses provided that no accessory buildings shall be located in any required yard.

m.     Restaurants, except that drive-in restaurants in which foodservice is provided to persons within cars are prohibited.