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

Village of Seville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Seville village (Medina County) limits

  • Ordinance #2024-39 repeals the prior zoning ordinance effective June 13, 2022 as amended.
  • The code book is labeled last updated 3-10-26.

  “this ordinance #2024-39 is effective on september 9, 2024”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Seville village

  • Districts seen include R-1 Low Density Residential, R-2 Suburban Residential, a flood damage protection overlay district (Sec. 601) and a downtown/historic mixed use overlay (Sec. 608); the full list was not enumerated.

  “r-1 low density residential district purpose this district is established to provide for single-family dwellings on residential lots”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Seville village

  • Living floor space excludes porches, garages, breezeways or terraces.
  • 1.5-story dwelling: 2000 sq ft; two-story: 2200 sq ft; second floor at least 50% of first floor.

  minimum floor area, single-story dwelling: >= 1800 square feet

  “a. floor areas for a single-story dwelling shall contain at least 1800 square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 Suburban Residential District inside Seville village

    “a. floor areas for a single-story dwelling shall contain at least 1,400 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Seville village

  • A larger lot may be required by the Medina County Health Department to accommodate individual sanitary sewerage disposal systems.
  • Minimum lot width 100 ft (125 ft without central water and sewer).

  minimum lot area with central water and sewer: >= 20000 square feet · minimum lot area without central water and/or sewer: >= 1 acre (larger if required by county health department)

  “minimum lot area - 20,000 square feet with central water and sewer, and one (1) acre without central water and/or sewer unless a larger lot is required by the medina county health department to adequately accommodate individual sanitary sewerage disposal systems.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 Suburban Residential District inside Seville village

    “603.03 a. minimum lot area -13,500 square feet b. minimum lot width at minimum set back line - eighty-five (85) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-2 Suburban Residential District inside Seville village

  • Corner lots: 35 ft side yard from street right-of-way or 25 ft from pavement edge on a private street.

  minimum front yard depth: >= 40 feet (30 ft from edge of pavement on a private street) · minimum side yard depth: >= 15 feet · minimum rear yard depth: >= 35 feet

  “e. minimum front yard depth - forty (40) feet from the street right- ofway line, or thirty (30) feet from the edge of pavement on a private street. f. minimum side yard depth - fifteen (15) feet. g. minimum rear yard depth - thirty-five (35) feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Seville village

    “e. minimum front yard depth - fifty (50) feet from the street”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short term rentals in the district(s) whose conditional-use lists include STR (Sec. 604 district and a commercial district) inside Seville village

  • STR is a conditionally permitted use subject to Section 905 and Section 904.
  • Not listed as a use in the R-1 or R-2 lists that were read.

  “9. str (short term rental) subject to section 905. h. all of the conditionally approved uses in this section are subject to the provisions of section 904 and applicable subsections of 905.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Seville village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Seville village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Seville village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Seville village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Seville 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.