Zoning Ordinance, Section 3: Each Zoning District
§ C-1B.09 Landscaping
The text in force today, and every version since 2010.
Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.
C-1B.09 LANDSCAPING
Ord. 2013-333 (July 24, 2013) amends this chapter; which sections it changes has not been read, so this text may not be current. Read the ordinance.
Ord. 2017-393 (January 17, 2017) amends this chapter; which sections it changes has not been read, so this text may not be current. Read the ordinance.
REGULATIONS At the time of application for a building permit, all commercial zones must supply a landscaping plan for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the city designee. The landscaping plan must be appropriate to the zone and must be submitted at the time of application for the building permit. The plan is subject to review and approval of the city.
Commercial zones must provide in their landscaping plans for the placement of no less than one deciduous tree for each acre or less of zoned area. The city review may also request additional landscaping such as shrubs and border vegetation if this appears to be beneficial and conducive to a more esthetic, attractive, and orderly development of the area.
C-1B SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
A. All business establishments must be retail or service in use dealing directly with consumers. All goods produced on the premises must be sold at retail on the premises where produced.
B. All business, service, storage, and display of goods must be conducted within a completely enclosed structure, except for:
1. Agricultural uses
2. Parking and loading, as regulated by Section 7.
3. Automobile service stations
4. Outdoor sale of building and garden supply materials and goods
5. Sales or display of merchandise sold or offered for sale through vending machines, provided such machines do not occupy a ground area of more than sixteen (16) square feet
6. Temporary outdoor or sidewalk sales
7. Outdoor tables or seating areas accessory to restaurants
C. Except for automobile laundries, automobile service stations, drive-in restaurants, drive-in banks, and savings and loan associations facilities, when authorized as special uses no business establishment may offer goods or service directly to customers waiting in parked motor vehicles, or sell beverages or food for consumption on the premises in parked motor vehicles.
C-2B COMMERCIAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY BUSINESS
History
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Data last updated October 15, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.