Loudonville City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1248
Use Regulations
1248.01 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.
The permitted and conditional uses for each district are provided in the following subsections. Uses given in the following zoning districts shall be interpreted according to the definitions (when given) in this Zoning Code. Uses which cannot be clearly and easily interpreted as permitted by the definition given shall be determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Uses not specifically listed or not interpreted to be included in the zoning districts shall not be permitted except by amendment or exception to this Zoning Code. Conditional uses shall only be permitted after a public hearing and approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals as required by this Zoning Code.
(a) R-1 Rural Residential District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Agriculture
Single-family dwellings
Non-commercial recreation facilities
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Semi-public uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Two-family dwellings
Nurseries (child care)
Nursing homes
Cemeteries
Commercial recreation facilities
Mineral extraction, storage, and processing, including oil and gas wells
(See Section 1262.12)
Farm vacation enterprises
Vacation or seasonal homes
Camps (See Section 1262.09)
Mortuaries
Airports
Kennels or animal hospitals
Television or radio stations, transmitters or towers
Institutions
Tourist homes
Public service facilities
(b) R-2 and R-2a Suburban Residential Districts.
(1) Permitted uses.
Single-family dwellings
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Non-commercial recreation facilities
Semi-public uses
Public service facilities
Vacation or seasonal homes
(c) R-2b Zero Lot Line Suburban Residential Districts.
(1) Permitted uses.
Single-family dwellings
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Vacation or seasonal homes
(d) R-3 Urban Residential District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Single-family dwellings
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Two-family dwellings
Multiple-family dwellings having not more than four dwellings
Non-commercial recreation facilities
Semi-public uses
Public service facilities
Professional offices
Professional mixed use
Vacation or seasonal homes
(e) R-3a Zero Lot Line Urban Residential District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Single-family dwellings
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Vacation or seasonal homes
(f) R-4 Apartment Residential District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Multi-family dwellings
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
(2) Conditional uses requiring board approval.
Single-family dwellings
Two-family dwellings
Non-commercial recreation facilities
Semi-public uses
Public service facilities
Vacation or seasonal homes
(g) R-C Residential-Commercial District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Single-family dwellings
Two-family dwellings
Nurseries (child care)
Nursing homes
Tourist homes
Mortuaries
Non-commercial recreation facilities
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Semi-public uses
Public uses
Doctor, Dentist and Other Health Practitioners, Offices, or Clinics
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Multi-family dwellings
Mixed-use dwellings
Commercial uses
Commercial recreation facilities
Public service facilities
Vacation or seasonal homes
(h) C-1 Restricted Commercial District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Grocery stores and other food stores
Eating and drinking places, except drive-ins
Drug stores
Carry outs and liquor stores
Cigar store, newsstands, and florists
Financing, insurance, and real estate establishments
Garment pressing and laundry and dry cleaning agents
Self-service laundries
Barber and beauty shops
Shoe, watch and other small item repair shops
Doctor, dentist and other health practitioners' offices or clinics
Offices of professionals and non-professional
Essential services
Accessory uses
Semi-public uses
Public uses
Doctor, Dentist and Other Health Practitioners, Offices, or Clinics
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Dwellings, including mixed use dwellings, as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
All other commercial uses determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
Public service facilities
Vacation or seasonal homes
(i) C-2 and C-2a General Commercial Districts.
(1) Permitted uses.
All commercial uses, including retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, and service establishments, except those listed as conditional uses
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
Semi-public uses
Public service facility
Doctor, Dentist and Other Health Practitioners, Offices, or Clinics
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Dwellings, including mixed use dwellings, as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
Used merchandise stores with outdoor display
Construction establishments such as building, plumbing, heating or other special trade contractors
Manufacturing establishments
Trucking terminals and facilities
Wholesale and warehousing facilities
Commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants
Other uses as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
Vacation or seasonal homes
(j) I Industrial District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Manufacturing meeting nuisance requirements
Research and testing facilities
Grain elevators and feed mills
Manufacture, sale, and storage of building materials
Wholesale and warehousing facilities
Transport and trucking terminals
Equipment storage and sales
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public service facilities
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Mineral extraction, storage and processing including oil and gas wells (See Section 1262.12)
Junk storage and sales
Dwellings, including mixed use dwellings, as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
Other uses as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board
Vacation or seasonal homes
(k) L-1 Light Industrial District.
(1) Permitted uses.
Agriculture
Accessory uses and structures (accessory to uses and structures permitted in this District.)
Assembly of electrical appliances, instruments, and devices, including electroplating and the manufacture of small parts such as condensers, transformers and crystal holders.
Automobile painting, upholstering, rebuilding, reconditioning body and fender work, truck repairing, or overhauling.
Computer and electronic equipment manufacture and assembly.
Kennels.
Light manufacturing uses conducted within a building and engaged producing the following types of products:
Apparel and other products made from fabrics
Electrical equipment and components
Food products, such as baked goods, confectionery products, and beverages
Furniture and wood product
Leather and leather products
Measuring, analyzing and control instruments
Printing and publishing materials
Plastics & plastic products
Offices and Laboratories
Restaurants
Recreational Facilities (commercial & non-commercial)
(2) Conditional Uses requiring Board Approval.
Laundry, cleaning and dyeing works, and carpet and rug cleaning.
The manufacture of pottery or ceramic products.
Freighting, or trucking yard or trucking terminal.
Dwellings, including mixed use dwellings, as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board.
Other uses as determined appropriate and compatible by the Board.
Vacation or seasonal homes
(l) PD Planned Development District.
(1) Permitted uses with an approved development plan.
Camps
Vacation home developments
Large recreational complexes having several types of recreational uses and including any of the above uses
Industrial parks
Housing projects over five acres or twenty-five dwelling units
Shopping centers
Combinations of the above uses
Facilities needed in support of any of the above such as shopping, schools, churches, clubs, parks, water and/or sewage treatment facilities, etc., when submitted as a part of the overall development plan
Home occupations
Essential services
Accessory uses
Public uses
Public service facilities
(2) Conditional uses requiring Board approval.
Any additional uses after construction of the planned development project that are not in accord with the approved development plan.
(m) MH Mobile Home Parks.
The purpose of this district is to provide for the suitable location for mobile/manufactured home parks.
(n) FP Flood Plain District.
Permitted and Conditional Uses
(See Flood Plain District Regulations, Chapter 1252.)
(o) CV Conservation District.
Permitted and Conditional Uses
(p) WP Wellhead Protection District.
Permitted and Conditional Uses
(See Wellhead Protection District Regulations, Chapter 1255.)
(q) ARD Architectural Review District.
Permitted and Conditional Uses
(See Architectural Review District Regulations, Chapter 1257)
(Ord. 8-2022. Passed 4-18-22; Ord. 18-2024. Passed 9-16-24.)
1248.02 ADULT USE CANNABIS OPERATORS.
(a) The term “adult use cannabis operator” shall have the same meaning as in Section 3780(A)(2) of the Ohio Revised Code, effective December 7, 2023.
(b) No person or entity licensed as an adult use cannabis operator under Section 3780 of the Ohio Revised Code shall open, construct, expand, establish or operate any business or commercial enterprise of any kind within the corporate limits of the Village.
(c) No zoning clearance, permit, or other administrative approval shall be approved or issued by any administrative official of the Village, nor shall any variance be approved or granted, to any person, entity, or other applicant desiring or intending to operate a business or commercial enterprise as an adult use cannabis operator within the corporate limits of the Village.
(d) Any use or condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Section 1248.02 shall be and hereby is declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated by the Village.
(e) This section shall be in effect from its passage until March 1, 2025, or until such other time as may be set by subsequent legislative action.
(Ord. 7-2024. Passed 4-1-24.)
(f) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to areas of the Village zoned R-C Residential-Commercial District, C-1 Restricted Commercial District, and/or C-2 and C-2a General Commercial Districts, except where any such district is located between Union Street and Mount Vernon Avenue, South of Butler Street and North of Bustle Street, with Butler and Bustle Streets being understood to extend the complete distance between Union Street and Mount Vernon Avenue for the purposes of this section. Adult use cannabis operators may be located and operate in the areas allowed above to the extent otherwise allowed under Ohio law, Federal law and the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Loudonville.
(Ord. 18-2024. Passed 9-16-24.)