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Draft would add accessory dwelling units, backyard hens and beekeeping; daycare rules to follow state classifications
Summary
City staff presented proposed accessory uses in the draft zoning code including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), two categories of daycare homes as defined by Ohio, backyard hens with safeguards, and beekeeping; use‑specific restrictions and buffers would apply.
City Planner Chris Schonick told residents the draft zoning code explicitly lists a number of accessory uses the city has not regulated previously, including accessory dwelling units, daycare homes, backyard hens and beekeeping.
“Some of these are, they need to meet a certain distance from other uses of the same, vernacular. Requirements such as fencing or screening, setbacks from other property lines, are some of these requirements that are listed for these uses that I’ve mentioned here today,” Schonick said.
Schonick described accessory dwelling…
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