ZONING

JACKSON TOWNSHIP
ZONING RESOLUTION

Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1 – AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE…………………………………………………………2
ARTICLE 2 – DEFINITIONS ………………………………………………………………………………….5
ARTICLE 3 – ADMINISTRATION…………………………………………………………………………..44
ARTICLE 4 – ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ………………………………………………………59
ARTICLE 5 – NON-CONFORMITIES …………………………………………………………………….65
ARTICLE 6 – AMENDMENTS ……………………………………………………………………………..69
ARTICLE 7 – APPEALS AND VARIANCES ……………………………………………………………..74
ARTICLE 8 – CONDITIONAL USES ……………………………………………………………………..78
ARTICLE 9 – STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND RULES OF APPLICATION 81
ARTICLE 10 – USE TABLE …………………………………………………………………………………89
ARTICLE 11 – AGRICULTURAL AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ……………………….96
11.01 TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE (AG)………………………………………………………96
11.02 RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR)………………………………………………………………. 100
ARTICLE 12 – PLANNED CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (PCR) …….. 104
ARTICLE 13 – PLANNED BUSINESS OVERLAY DISTRICT (PB) …………………………………. 122
ARTICLE 14 – PLANNED EMPLOYMENT CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT (PEC) ………………. 124
ARTICLE 15 – BIG DARBY CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT (DCC) ………………………… 136
ARTICLE 16 – PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PUD) ………………………………. 142
ARTICLE 17 – GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ………………………………………….. 148
ARTICLE 18 – PARKING ………………………………………………………………………………… 166
ARTICLE 19 – SIGNS……………………………………………………………………………………… 169
ARTICLE 20 – EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ………………………………………… 181
ARTICLE 21 – ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES ……………………………………………… 184

ARTICLE 1 Authorization and Purpose

1.01 Title
1.02 Purpose
1.03 Applicability and Limitations
1.04 Interpretation and Consistency
1.05 Separability

1.01 TITLE

This Resolution shall be known and may be cited as the Zoning Resolution of Jackson Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. Unless otherwise herein, or by the law or implication required, the same rules of construction, definition, and application shall govern the interpretation of this Resolution as those governing the interpretation of the Ohio Revised Code.

1.02 PURPOSE

The Board of Township Trustees hereby find it necessary, advisable, and beneficial to the residents of Jackson Township to provide for the division of the unincorporated area of the Township into districts or zones. As permitted by the provisions of Chapter 519 of the Ohio Revised Code, this Resolution is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare by the following:
• Regulating the use of land areas and the construction, restoration, and/or alteration of buildings and uses therein;
• Restricting the area dimensions of lands, yards, and open spaces so as to secure adequate light, air, and safety from fire and other dangers;
• Controlling the lot coverage, height, density, and location of buildings;
• Protecting and preserving existing natural resources; and
• Assuring the orderly growth and development of lands.

1.03 APPLICABILITY AND LIMITATIONS

Pursuant to Section 519.21 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), the zoning authority of the Township shall be limited as follows:

1) Except as otherwise provided below and ORC 519.21, nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of any land for agricultural purposes or the construction or use of Buildings or Structures incidental to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which such Buildings or Structures are located, and no Zoning Certificate shall be required for any such Use, Building, or Structure. However, the Township may allow the conversion of an agricultural use to another Use permissible in its respective Zoning District.