1103.01 Establishment of zoning districts.
1103.02 Designation of zoning districts.
1103.03 Zoning Districts Map.
1103.04 Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
1103.05 Effect of annexation.
1103.06 Categories within zoning districts.
1103.07 Table of Land Uses by District.
1103.08 O-R: Open Space-Recreation District.
1103.09 R-1: Low Density Residential District.
1103.10 R-2: Medium Density Residential District.
1103.11 R-3: High Density Residential District.
1103.12 R-3A: Extended High Density Residential District.
1103.13 R-4: Multifamily Residential District.
1103.14 R-C: High Density Multi-family-Commercial District.
1103.15 C-R: Commercial High Density Multifamily Residential District.
1103.16 IC-R: Intensive Commercial Residential District.
1103.17 C: Commercial District.
1103.18 C-D: Commercial Downtown District.
1103.19 N-C: Neighborhood Commercial District.
1103.20 U: University District.
1103.21 R-T-O: Research, Technology and Office District.
1103.22 I: Industrial District.
For the purposes identified below, the City of Kent is hereby divided into districts whereby all such regulations identified in this Code are uniform for each building, structure, or use within each district:
(a) To classify, regulate, and restrict the location of residential, commercial, industrial, and other land uses.
(b) To classify, regulate, and restrict the location of buildings designed for specific uses.
(c) To regulate and limit the height, lot coverage, and size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered.
(d) To establish requirements as set forth within the City of Kent's most current Comprehensive Plan and any subsequent updates, including, but not limited to:
• Minimum lot sizes;
• Minimum and/or maximum height requirements;
• Minimum front, side, and rear yard requirements;
• Open space requirements.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
The designations of the various zoning districts are:
(a) O-R: Open Space - Recreation District
(b) R-1: Low Density Residential District
(c) R-2: Medium Density Residential District
(d) R-3: High Density Residential District
(e) R-3A Extended High Density Residential District
(f) R-4: Multifamily Residential District
(g) R-C: High Density Multifamily - Commercial Residential District
(h) C-R: Commercial - High Density Multifamily Residential District
(i) IC-R: Intensive Commercial - Residential District
(j) C: Commercial District
(k) C-D: Commercial-Downtown District
(l) N-C: Neighborhood Commercial District
(m) U: University District
(n) I-R: Industrial Research and Office District
(o) I: Industrial District
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
(a) Zoning Districts Map. The zoning districts and their boundary lines are indicated upon a map entitled "Zoning Districts Map of the City of Kent, Portage County, Ohio." The Zoning Districts Map together with all notations, references and other matters shown thereon are hereby declared a part of this Code. https://www.kentohio.org/643/Zoning-Map
(b) Amendments to Zoning District Map. The approved Zoning Districts Map must be retained in a Kent City office, maintained current with amendments, and be available to the public. All revisions or amendments to the map must be incorporated within a period of thirty (30) days from the effective date of the enacting ordinance.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
The Zoning Inspector will decide any instances where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any zoning districts as shown on the Zoning Districts Map. In resolving these instances, the Zoning Inspector will apply the following rules:
(a) Where Boundaries Approximately Follow Streets, Alleys or Highways: Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center line or public right-of-way line of streets, the center line or alley line of alleys, or the center line or public right-of-way lines of highways, such lines are the district boundaries.
(b) Where Boundaries Approximately Follow Lot Lines: Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines are the boundaries.
(c) Vacation of Public Ways: Whenever any street, alley or public way is vacated in the manner authorized by law, the zoning districts adjoining each side of the street, alley, or public way are automatically extended to the center of such vacations and all areas included in the vacation are then and henceforth are subjected to all regulations of the extended districts.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
The zoning of all lands or property annexed by the City of Kent will be established at the time of annexation (see Section 1112.01). No land or property will be annexed prior to the completion of a review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
Permitted uses are authorized in a specific zoning district when it is determined by the Planning Commission that the proposed use meets certain minimal requirements as set forth in the Zoning Code. Conditionally permitted uses and specially permitted uses are authorized in a zoning district only when the Planning Commission has determined that the proposed use meets this Code's zoning requirements or any specific conditions imposed by the Planning Commission to protect the Zoning District.
Any proposed uses that are not permitted uses, conditionally permitted uses, or specially permitted uses within a zoning district are deemed not harmonious to the zoning district and are specifically prohibited.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)
The following table lists the permitted uses, conditionally permitted uses, and specially permitted uses in each zoning district. Whenever a specific development standard is included for a particular use in the following table, any development must comply with the requirement of the referenced section in addition to all of the other applicable requirements of this Code. All development conditions for specific uses are listed in Chapter 1105
and in other areas of this Code.
P = Permitted Use C = Conditionally Permitted Use S = Specially Permitted Use [blank] = Use Prohibited
Land Use | O-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-C | C-R | IC-R | C | C-D | N-C | U | R=T-O | I | Development Condition |
Accessory Buildings | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Section 1106.10 |
Agricultural Uses and Buildings | P | P | ||||||||||||||
Airports, Airfields and Landing Strips | C | Section 1105.01 | ||||||||||||||
Apartment Complexes | C | C | Section 1105.02 | |||||||||||||
Assisted Living Facility | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.03 | |||||||||
Automotive, Mobile Home, Trailer, and/or Farm Implement Sales | C | C | Section 1105.04 Section 1105.06 | |||||||||||||
Automotive Repair, Major | C | C | C | Section 1105.05 Section 1105.02 | ||||||||||||
Automotive Repair, Minor | C | C | C | Section 1105.05 Section 1105.02 | ||||||||||||
Automotive Temporary Storage (including Rentals) | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.06 | |||||||||||
Automotive Washing Facilities (Car Wash) | C | C | Section 1105.07 | |||||||||||||
Banks and Financial Institutions (excluding Drive-Through Facilities) | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||||
Banks and Financial Institutions (including Drive-Through Facilities) | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.08 | ||||||||||
Banquet Halls | C | P | P | P | P | C | Section 1105.09 | |||||||||
Bar, Tavern, Night Club, Saloon and Similar Establishments | C | P | P | P | P | C | ||||||||||
Bed and Breakfast | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.11 Section 1105.09 | ||||
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Land Use | O-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-C | C-R | IC-R | C | C-D | N-C | U | R-T-O | I | Development Condition |
Building Materials, Sales Yard, and Lumber Yards | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.12 | |||||||||||
Business, Non-Retail | C | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Section 1105.13, Section 1105.12 | |||||||
Business, Retail | C | P | P | P | P | C | Section 1105.14 Section 1105.12 | |||||||||
Cemeteries | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.15 | |||||||||
Child Day Care Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.16 | |||
Child Day Care Homes, Type A & B | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.17 | |||||
Crematories | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.18 | |||||||||||
Domesticated Animal Kennels | P | C | C | Section 1105.19 | ||||||||||||
Dormitories | C | Section 1105.20 | ||||||||||||||
Drive-Thru Convenience and Beverage | C | P | P | P | P | C | Section 1105.21 | |||||||||
Extractive Uses | C | C | Section 1105.22 Setion 1105.19 | |||||||||||||
Fraternal Societies | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.23 | |||||||||
Fraternity or Sorority Houses | C | Section 1105.24 | ||||||||||||||
Fuel, Food and Goods Distribution Station, Warehouse and Storage | P | |||||||||||||||
Funeral Homes (Without Crematories) | C | C | P | P | C | P | Section 1105.25 | |||||||||
Gasoline Stations | C | C | C | Section 1105.26 | ||||||||||||
Home Businesses, Limited | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |||
Home Occupations | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.27 | |||
Homeless Emergency Shelters | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.28, Section 1105.27 | |||||||||||
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Land Use | O-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-C | C-R | IC-R | C | C-D | N-C | U | R-T-O | I | Development Condition |
Hospitals | C | C | C | C | P | C | C | C | Section 1105.29 Section 1105.30 | |||||||
Hotels or Motels | C | C | C | Section 1105.30 | ||||||||||||
Junk Yards, Scrap Yards, and Impound Lots | C | Section 1105.31 | ||||||||||||||
Libraries | P | P | P | P | P | P | ||||||||||
Manufacturing, Heavy | C | C | C | P | Section 1105.32 | |||||||||||
Manufacturing, Light | C | C | C | C | P | Section 1105.32 | ||||||||||
Medical Marijuana, Cultivator Level I | C | Section 1105.33 | ||||||||||||||
Medical Marijuana, Cultivator Level II | C | C | Section 1105.33 | |||||||||||||
Medical Marijuana, Dispensaries | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.34 | |||||||||||
Medical Marijuana, Processors | C | Section 1105.35 | ||||||||||||||
Medical Marijuana, Testing Laboratories | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.36 | ||||||||||
Microbreweries; Microbreweries, Limited Food Service (Drive-Thru Prohibited) | C | C | P | Section 1105.37 | ||||||||||||
Mixed Use Developments | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.38 | |||||||||
Monument Sales and Displays | C | C | C | P | Section 1105.39, Section 1105.38 | |||||||||||
Multifamily Dwellings | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.40 | ||||||
Nursery & Greenhouses (No Retail) | P | P | C | P | Section 1105.41 | |||||||||||
Nursery & Greenhouses (with retail) | C | C | P | Section 1105.41 | ||||||||||||
Oil and Gas Wells, Drilling and Operations | C | C | Section 1105.42 | |||||||||||||
Open Air Markets/Farmers Markets | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.43 | ||||||||
Outpatient Addiction Services Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.44 | |||||||||
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Land Use | O-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-C | C-R | IC-R | C | C-D | N-C | U | R-T-O | I | Development Condition |
Parking Lots and Garages (Not Accessory to a Use) | C | C | C | C | C | C | P | Section 1105.45 | ||||||||
Passenger Transportation Agencies and Terminals | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.46 | |||||||||||
Radio or Television Broadcasting Stations | C | C | C | Section 1105.47 | ||||||||||||
Recreational Facilities, Indoor | C | P | P | P | P | C | P | P | Section 1105.48 | |||||||
Recreational Facilities, Outdoor | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.49 | |
Recycling Centers | P | |||||||||||||||
Religious Institutions | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.50, Section 1105.23 | ||
Residential Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.51 | ||||
Restaurants | C | P | P | P | P | C | Section 1105.52, Setion 1105.51, Section 1105.50 | |||||||||
Roadside Stands | P | P | C | Section 1105.53 | ||||||||||||
Rooming and/or Boarding Houses | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.54 | ||||||||||
Sanitary Landfills | C | Section 1105.55 | ||||||||||||||
Schools, Public and Private | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | P | P | P | C | C | P | Section 1105.56 | ||
Sexually Oriented Uses and Businesses | S | Section 1105.57 | ||||||||||||||
Single-Family Dwellings | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | C | C | P | C | Section 1105.58 | ||||
Storage Units and storage Locker Facilities | C | Section 1105.59 | ||||||||||||||
Temporary Structures | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1106.15 |
Testing/Experimental/Reserach Facilities | C | C | C | C | C | C | P | P | Section 1105.61 | |||||||
Tool and Equipment Rentals | C | C | P | Section 1105.62 | ||||||||||||
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Land Use | O-R | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-C | C-R | IC-R | C | C-D | N-C | U | R-T-O | I | Development Condition |
Truck or Transfer Terminals and Motor Freight Garages | C | Section 1105.63 | ||||||||||||||
Truck Servicing | C | C | C | Section 1105.05 | ||||||||||||
Two-Family Dwellings | P | P | P | P | C | C | P | C | Section 1105.64 | |||||||
Utilities & Associated Structures | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | Section 1105.65 |
Veterinarian Hospitals or Clinics | C | C | P | Section 1105.66 | ||||||||||||
Warehouses | P | |||||||||||||||
Wholesale Clubs and Stores | C | C | C | Section 1105.67 | ||||||||||||
Wildlife Refuges and Game Preserves | P | |||||||||||||||
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21; Ord. 2022-099. Passed 9-21-22; Ord. 2022-132. Passed 12-21-22.)
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