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May 6, 2025 <br />Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission <br />Page 6 of 6 <br />RE: 1421 Mound Trail, Variance Request Ï Accessory Structure Setback <br />ZONING CODE EXCERPTS AND DEFINITIONS <br />§ 156.310 VARIANCES. <br />(A) Standards. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall recommend a variance and the Council shall <br />order the issuance of the variance only if it conforms to the following standards: <br />(1) The variance is in harmony with the purposes and intent of the zoning chapter of this code; <br /> <br />(2) The variance is consistent with the comprehensive plan; and <br /> <br />(3) The proposal puts the property to use in a reasonable manner; and <br /> <br />(4) There are unique circumstances to the property not created by the landowner; and <br /> <br />(5) The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality; and <br /> <br />(6) Any person filing a petition requesting a variance or an amendment of the zoning chapter rezoning <br />property or changing regulations within any use district shall pay a fee according to the schedule <br />established by resolution or ordinance of the City Council. The fee is payable at the time of filing a <br />petition and is not refundable. <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />HEIGHT OF BUILDING. The vertical distance from the average elevation of the finished grade at the <br />front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line of mansard roofs; and <br />to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs. <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />§ 156.107 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES. <br /> <br />(A) Accessory Structures Î Residential Uses <br />. . . <br />(11) The side walls of an accessory building shall not exceed 10 feet in height and the overall <br />height of the structure shall not exceed 15 feet, except to match the roof slope of the principal <br />structure. This provision shall not apply to farm buildings located in an R-1 District. <br />39 <br /> <br />