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Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT
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Dated September 15, 2026City Council — work session, September 15, 2026 718 pages
Ord. 1983-117, Ord. 2018-437, Ord. 2010-302, Ord. 2012-309, Ord. 2007-288, Ord. 2012-313, Ord. 2007-287, Ord. 2018-433, Ord. 2019-446, Ord. 2012-319, Ord. 69
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Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters.CHAPTER 166 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
designer having professional competence in urban planning. The Council
shall require the applicant to engage a qualified designer. The site plan must
follow appropriate design standards.
B. The site plan must follow all requirements listed below:
(1) Date, compass point, legend of symbols, and minimum scale
of 1” = 40′.
(2) Legal description including total area of property.
(3) Address, if assigned.
(4) Landowners’ and applicant’s name, address, and contact
information.
(5) Vicinity map that identifies the location of the property in
relationship to the neighborhood or the rest of the City.
(6) Property boundary lines including bearing and distances with
dimensions to the nearest one-tenth of one foot.
(7) Existing and proposed topography at contour intervals of not
more than one foot, extending beyond the boundaries of the site to
adjacent properties as necessary to address drainage issues.
(8) Location of any established floodways, floodway fringe, and
floodplain overlay lines, if applicable.
(9) Location of existing trees; identify those that will be
preserved.
(10) Location of existing and proposed utilities, public and
private.
(11) Location of existing and proposed easements, public and
private.
(12) Location, footprint, size, and use of all buildings and
structures, existing and proposed with setback lines.
(13) Location of proposed and existing sidewalks showing ADA
compliance.
(14) Location of parking showing ADA compliance and
greenspace.
(15) Colored elevations for all sides of the building and or
structures including trash enclosures. Illustrate architecture,
materials, and color palette. The elevation drawing shall be sized
appropriately to show architectural detail, and shall include labels
identifying all exterior materials.
(16) Minimum low opening elevations if applicable.
12. Landscaping Regulations. At the time a site plan is submitted a landscaping
plan must be submitted for review by the Zoning Administrator. The landscaping
plan must follow landscaping regulations as shown in Chapter 168, and shall be
approved prior to Building Permit approval. Site plans in the C-1A District shall
provide in their landscaping plan of no less than four deciduous trees for each acre or
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Sources
- revize: Tiffin City Code - DRAFT (gFbbE0YR86eHDItZtXhZZqxLfknUlz.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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