(A) Establishment of district.
(1) In order to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the village is hereby divided into the following districts, all of which are designed on the zone map by symbols and boundaries, said districts shall be known as:
Title | Abbreviation |
Title | Abbreviation |
Residential Districts | |
One-Family | R-1 |
One- and Two-Family | R-2 |
Multifamily | R-3 |
Mobile Home Districts | |
Mobile Home | MH |
Business Districts | |
Convenience Business | B-1 |
General Business | B-2 |
Central Business | B-3 |
Industrial Districts | |
Light Industrial | M-1 |
Heavy Industrial | M-2 |
Flood Plain Districts | |
Flood Plain | FP |
(2) Whenever the abbreviated terms such as R-1, R-2, B-1, M-1 and the like are used in this chapter, they shall be construed as referring to their corresponding district titles.
(3) The above classification of districts shall not be construed as an enumeration of most restrictive to least restrictive districts except for the specific purposes set forth in this chapter.
(B) Establishment of regulations.
(1) Any building or parcel of land may be used; and the use of any building and any parcel of land may be changed or extended; and any existing building may be altered, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or maintained, only for the uses specifically enumerated or referred to as permitted, or required, in the district in which the building or parcel of land is located and for no other use.
(2) The enumeration of uses within a district shall not be construed as a ranking of the most desirable to less desirable uses.
(C) Establishment of zone map.
(1) The aforesaid districts are designated by symbols and the locations and boundaries of said districts are established on a map entitled, “Zone Map of the Village of Paulding, Ohio”, dated November 29, 1999.
(2) All notations, schedules and other information shown thereon are hereby made a part of this chapter as enacted on November 29, 1999 or subsequently amended in the same manner as other parts of this chapter.
(D) District boundary lines. The district boundary lines of the zone map enclose an area of a designated district, and generally follow recorded lot lines, the centerline of streets, railroad rights-of- way or their extensions, provided, however:
(1) Where the district boundary line is shown by dimension or relationship as being located a specific distance from and/or parallel to a street line, said distance shall control;
(2) Where a district boundary line is shown as adjoining a railroad, it shall, unless otherwise fixed, be construed to coincide with the nearest boundary line of the railroad right-of-way;
(3) Where a district boundary line divides a parcel of land, the location of such boundary, unless related to fixed points on the property boundary, shall be determined by scale, and each part of the parcel shall comply with the regulations of the district in which it is located; or
(4) Where a district boundary lines does not coincide with any of the aforesaid lines and where it is not located by dimensions or fixed points shown on the zone map shall be determined by the scale appearing thereon and, in case of other uncertainties, the Village Council shall determine the exact location.
(E) Annexed territory. All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the village, if already zoned, shall be continued in its existing zone classification until amended in conformance with the procedures outlined in this chapter.
(Ord. 656-70, passed 2-16-1970; Ord. 1613-21, passed 2-16-2021)