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

Village of Cardington’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Cardington village, Morrow County, Ohio

  • Zoning is Title One of Part Eleven (Planning and Zoning Code) of the village's codified ordinances; the code host warns it may not reflect the latest legislation.

  “the purpose of the r-1 family residence district is to provide an area for residential uses and those public and semi-public uses normally considered an integral part of the residential neighborhood they serve.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Cardington village

  • Code table of contents lists A-1, R-1, S-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, M-1, R-4 mobile home parks, FP flood plain and PUD districts.

  “chapter 1115 a-1 agriculture residence district 1115.01 established. 1115.02 application. 1115.03 permitted uses. 1115.04 conditional uses. 1115.05 prohibited uses. 1115.06 development standards. chapter 1117 r-1 single family residence district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Single Family Residence District inside Cardington village

  • No minimum lot area for existing platted and developed lots with a dwelling as of April 1, 2007 and with less than 80 ft street frontage.

  minimum lot area: >= 8000 square feet (existing platted developed lots with dwelling as of 4/1/2007 and under 80 ft frontage have no minimum) · minimum lot width at building line: >= 80 feet

  “1117.04 required lot area and lot width in the r-1 district. for: (a) existing, platted and developed lots; (b) with a dwelling (as of april 1, 2007); and (c) with less than eighty feet (80') frontage at the street, there shall be no minimum required lot area.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 Agriculture Residence District inside Cardington village (residential use)

    “no parcel of land in this district shall be used for residential purposes which has an area of less than one (1) acre (43,560 square feet).”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Chapter 1115 (A-1 Agriculture Residence District) inside Cardington village; guest occupancy of motor homes, mobile homes or campers

  • Section number and district of this subsection not fully confirmed beyond appearing in chapter 1115 before 1115.06.
  • Other districts not reviewed.

  guest occupancy limit: <= 14 days per calendar year

  “no motor home, mobile home, or camper of any type may be occupied by a guest of the resident owner for more than fourteen (14) days in a calendar year.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Replacement or new manufactured/mobile homes in the R-1 district inside Cardington village

  • Must meet current R-1 requirements, concrete foundation with crawl space or basement, recorded as real estate, newer than 1998 model year with peaked roof, zoning inspector approval.
  • Replacement must use same footprint (replacement of existing home).
  • R-4 mobile home park district not reviewed.

  “any property owner seeking to replace an existing manufactured home or mobile home will not be required to seek a use or area variance, so long as the replacement dwelling, manufactured home or mobile home:”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  R-1 district inside Cardington village

  • Stated in the R-1 purpose section; no distance rule was seen; other districts not checked.

  “centralized water and sewer facilities are required. (ord. 2007-1. passed 3-19-07.)”

Still unanswered

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

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