Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Bellaire, Ohio

Village of Bellaire’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Bellaire village

  • Code published on the village site is complete to September 2, 2015; later amendments not checked.

  “this part eleven - planning and zoning code shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the "municipality of bellaire, ohio, zoning code" or just the "zoning code".”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Bellaire village

  • Chapter list shows R-1, R-2, B-1, B-2, B-3 and M districts; an R-3 district is cross-referenced (ch. 1125) but not in the chapter list.

  “chap. 1117. r-1 one-family residence district. chap. 1121. r-2 one and two-family residence district.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district, one-family dwelling, inside Bellaire village

  • Larger lots (16,000 sq ft, 100 ft frontage) apply to other permitted uses except agricultural.
  • Subject to nonconforming-use and lots-of-record chapters.

  minimum lot area, dwelling: >= 7500 sq ft (16,000 sq ft for other permitted uses) · minimum lot frontage: >= 60 ft

  “1 and 1-1/2 stories 7,500 60 ft. 20 ft. 8 ft. 18 ft. 35 ft.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district, 1 and 1-1/2 story dwelling, inside Bellaire village

  • 2 and 2-1/2 story dwellings: 20 ft front, 10 ft least side, 20 ft side sum, 35 ft rear.
  • Other permitted uses need larger yards; farm-animal structures 100 ft from every lot line.

  front yard: >= 20 ft · least side yard: >= 8 ft · sum of side yards: >= 18 ft · rear yard: >= 35 ft

  “1 and 1-1/2 stories 7,500 60 ft. 20 ft. 8 ft. 18 ft. 35 ft.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district inside Bellaire village

  • Except as provided in chapter 1177 (height modifications).

  principal structure height: <= 35 ft (or 2.5 stories) (chapter 1177) · detached accessory structure height: <= 15 ft (one story) (chapter 1177)

  “no principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height, and no detached accessory structure shall exceed one story or fifteen feet in height, except as provided in chapter 1177.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Occupying or parking trailers on any premises in any district inside Bellaire village

  • Unoccupied trailer may be stored in an accessory private garage or rear yard if no living quarters are maintained or business conducted.
  • Temporary street parking up to two hours subject to traffic rules.
  • Whether the chapter's 'trailer' definition covers RVs not checked.

  “no person shall park or occupy any trailer on any premises in any district outside an approved trailer park.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  R-1 district inside Bellaire village

  • Accessory living quarters only for employed persons, without kitchen facilities, not rented or used as a separate dwelling; no separate accessory dwelling unit is listed as permitted.

  “summer houses and living quarters of persons employed on the premises, without kitchen facilities and not rented or otherwise used as separate dwellings.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural use in R-1 district inside Bellaire village (a zoning use allowance, not a building-permit exemption)

  • Lot or tract at least five acres.
  • Greenhouse heating plant or building at least 200 feet from every lot line.
  • No commercial animal farms or kennels.

  minimum agricultural tract: >= 5 acres

  “nurseries, greenhouses and general farming, not including commercial animal farms or kennels, provided any lot or tract in such use is not less than five acres in area, and that any greenhouse heating plant or any building is not less than 200 feet from every lot line.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Bellaire or Belmont County directly.

• Building permit — Bellaire village
• Owner-builder exemption — Bellaire village
• Building code adopted — Bellaire village
• Inspections — Bellaire village
• Certificate of occupancy — Bellaire village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.