LeRoy Township Zoning Regulation
Adopted November 1949
If you have any zoning questions, please contact Zoning Inspector Noell Sivertsen by text or call (216) 296 – 2931, or email zoning@leroyohio.com
REMINDER: A Zoning permit is required for all residences who engage in a Home Occupation (Business). Check the Zoning Forms page for an application, or contact the zoning inspector by text or call (216) 296-2931, or email zoning@leroyohio.com with any questions or for an application.
The Leroy Township Zoning Commission has adopted zoning regulations that are consistent with the Ohio Revised Code to preserve the rural beauty of our community. Zoning Permits are required for most construction projects, including “agriculture”. We will also be enforcing regulations for businesses, junk vehicles and more. See the resolution below, or call our Zoning Inspector if you have any questions (216) 296-2931
Small Zoning Map ~ Updated August 2014
A complete set of the resolution in PDF format can be downloaded here. All sections listed in the table of contents below are also in PDF format.
Table of Contents
- Section 1: Purpose
- Section 2: Definitions
- Section 3: Districts
- Section 4: Agriculture
- Section 5: Enforcement
- Section 6: Interpretation
- Section 7: General Requirements
- 7.01 Rights of Way
- 7.02 Public Utilities and Railroads
- 7.03 Non-Restricted Height
- 7.04 Conformation to Use District
- 7.05 No Duplicate Calculation of Open Space
- 7.06 Moving or Removal of Building or Division of Land
- 7.07 Conformity Required
- 7.08 Corner Lot Setback Line
- 7.09 Dedicated Road
- 7.10 Recreational Vehicle
- 7.11 Waste Materials
- 7.12 Performance Standard
- 7.13 Temporary Shipping Containers
- Section 8: Non-conforming Uses
- Section 9: Prohibited Uses
- Section 10: Township Zoning Commission and Amendments to the Zoning Resolution
- Section 11: Boards of Zoning Appeals
- Section 12: Zoning Inspector
- Section 13: Zoning Certificate
- Section 14: Conditional Use Permit
- 14.01 Purpose
- 14.02 Contents of Application of Conditional Use Permit
- 14.03 General Standards Applicable to All Conditional Uses
- 14.04 Procedure
- 14.05 Issuance of Permit
- 14.06 Fee
- 14.07 Enforcement
- 14.08 Revocation
- 14.09 Penalty
- 14.10 Permit Renewal
- 14.11 Accessory Buildings
- 14.12 Residential Developmentally Disabled
- 14.13 Conditional Use Permit for Child Day Care Centers
- 14.14 Conditional Use Permit for Assisted Living Homes
- 14.15 Cable Television (See Section 24)
- 14.16 removed
- 14.17 Conditional Use Permit for Telecommunication Tower
- 14.18 Bed and Breakfast
- Section 15: Residential, R-1– removed August 2018
- Section 16: Rural Residential R-2
- 16.01 Purpose
- 16.02 Permitted Uses
- 16.03 Conditionally Permitted Uses
- 16.04 Accessory Uses (Home Occupation)
- 16.05 Accessory Buildings
- 16.06 Lot Requirements
- 16.07 Lots Established Prior to Zoning
- 16.08 Site Considerations
- 16.09 Personal Property Sales
- 16.10 Screening and Landscaping
- 16.11 Parking
- Section 17: Commercial and Industrial
- Section 18: Intentionally Left Blank (previously Industrial; see Section 17)
- Section 19: Swimming Pools
- Section 20: Flag Lots
- Section 21: Fences
- 21.01 General Welfare
- 21.02 Front Yards and Portions of Side Yards
- 21.03 Rear Yard and Portions of Side Yards not Abutting Street
- 21.04 Alterations
- 21.05 Maintenance
- 21.06 Zoning Certificate
- 21.07 Zoning Certificate Fee
- Section 22: Intentionally Left Blank (previously Oil and Gas Well Regulations; see Section 22)
- Section 23: Signs
- 23.01 General Requirements for All Signs
- 23.02 Nonconforming Signs
- 23.03 Miscellaneous Signs (All Districts)
- 23.04 Residential District Signs
- 23.05 Non-Residential District Signs
- 23.06 Conformance
- 23.07 Zoning Certificate
- 23.08 Zoning Certificate Fee
- Section 24: Cable Television
- 24.01 Conditional Use Certificates for Cable Television
- 24.02 Application and Notice of Hearing
- 24.03 Hearing Permit and Enforcement
- 24.04 Standards, Conditional Use Certificate
- 24.05 Certificate Renewal
- 24.06 Fees
- 24.07 Penalties
- Section 25: Parking
- Section 26: Screening and Landscaping
- Section 27: Telecommunication Towers
- Section 28: Zoning Compliance Permit
- 28.01 Permit Required
- 28.02 Conformance
- 28.03 Compliance
- 28.04 Form
- 28.05 Enforcement
- 28.06 Fee
- Section 29: Intentionally Left Blank (previously Special Interchange; see Section 17)
- Section 30: Site Development Plan Review
- 30.01 Purpose and Intent
- 30.02 Site Plan Required
- 30.03 Preparation
- 30.04 Information Required
- 30.05 Design Standards
- 30.06 Review Process
- 30.07 Appeal of Reviewed Plan
- 30.08 Final Plan to be Submitted
- Section 31: Natural Resource Protection (Riparian Setbacks)
- 31.01 Purpose and Intent
- 31.02 Applicability
- 31.03 Establishment of Riparian Setbacks
- 31.04 Applications and Site Plan
- 31.05 Permitted Buildings, Structures, and Use within a Riparian Setback (Without a Zoning Certificate)
- 31.06 Permitted Buildings, Structures and Use within a Riparian Setback (Accordance with Zoning Certificate)
- 31.07 Buildings, Structures and Uses Prohibited Within a Riparian Setback
- 31.08 Notice and Inspections of Riparian Setbacks
- 31.09 Variance
- 31.10 Penalty
- Section 32: Architectural Design Standards for Commercial Development
- 32.01 Purpose and Intent
- 32.02 Review Process
- 32.03 Building Design Elements
- 32.04 Façade Elements
- 32.05 Building Entrance
- 32.06 Building Roofs
- 32.07 Shipping/Receiving Areas
- 32.08 Building Color
- 32.09 Lighting
- Section 33: Alternative Energies
- Section 34: Estate Lot Overlay Residential District
- 34.01 Purpose
- 34.02 Establishment of Estate Lot Overlay Residential District
- 34.03 Permitted Uses
- 34.04 Accessory Uses and Buildings
- 34.05 Development Standards
- 34.06 Application Requirements and Procedures
- 34.07 Natural Resource Protection
- 34.08 Screening and Landscaping
- 34.09 Parking