(a) Prohibited Uses Generally. No building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land with public and/or privately developed improvements be used, arranged to be used or designed to be used, in a manner which does not comply with all of the district provisions established by these regulations for the districts in which the building or land is located.
(1) Uses which do not appear in the Ordinance by virtue of their omission from Section 1263.04, Table 6. Permitted Uses by District are prohibited.
(2) A prohibited use may become a permitted use if Council passes an amendment incorporating the prohibited use into appropriate use lists for appropriate zoning district(s).
(3) A prohibited use may become a permitted use if the Zoning Inspector determines the use should be a permitted use in an appropriate zoning district because it is substantially similar in character to specifically permitted use in such district.
(4) Uses for enterprises or purposes that are contrary to federal, state, or local laws or ordinances are prohibited.
(b) Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in all zoning districts:
(1) Medical marijuana as defined in the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3796.
A. The cultivation, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana are prohibited uses in all zoning districts.
B. This prohibition shall not be applicable to the extent it limits any research related to marijuana conducted at a state university, academic medical center, or private research and development organization as part of a research protocol approved by an institutional review board or equivalent entity.
C. Nothing herein shall prohibit the legal personal use or legal possession of medical marijuana by individuals in the City.
(2) Certain home occupations identified in Section 1264.33(j), Development Standards for Specific Uses, Home Occupations.
(3) Certain uses as identified in Section 1268.01(e), ADD-1, Austin Development District 1, Prohibited Uses.
(Ord. O-17-38. Passed 9-7-17.)