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Richland County committee approves multiple land splits, rezones and conditional uses
Summary
The Richland County Natural Resources Committee approved a slate of land-division and zoning petitions — including small splits, rezones, a manufactured-home conditional use, a six-site RV campground and a farm barn rebuild — after staff review and limited discussion.
The Richland County Natural Resources Committee on an undated meeting approved multiple petitions to split, rezone and otherwise adjust land and uses across the county, including requests from Richwood, Ithaca, Beacon and other townships.
County zoning staff presented nine petitions grouped at the start of the agenda and asked the committee to act on each after confirming required notices and title easements. Committee members voted in favor of each petition after limited discussion and with conditions or follow-ups where staff requested additional verification.
Several of the items were described as administrative "cleanup" rezones or small splits. A staff member said of one Knack Creek-area petition that title work should reflect an existing Department of Natural Resources access easement, adding, "they have the rights to hunting and fishing and on some properties trapping. That should be included in the title work when the property is transferred." Staff said they would double-check the easement before issuing any building permit.
Other items approved included a 6.23-acre split to be rezoned to agricultural-residential; a 6.9-acre parcel outside a county line reclassified from agricultural-forest to the correct residential zoning to allow a planned addition and shed (described by staff as "cleanup"); and a 10.9-acre split that will remain partly in farmland preservation while a portion is sold. The committee also approved a conditional use allowing a second manufactured home on a large farm parcel; staff noted a new septic will be needed and that applicants were working on the septic permitting.
A six-site RV campground on County C was approved after staff posted the parcel map and confirmed the proposed sites sit outside mapped floodplain areas; staff told the committee the campground will have water and electric hookups for the sites. The committee also approved a rebuild of an existing barn in Forest Township as a conditional use because the replacement sits within 500 feet of non‑ag structures under separate ownership.
Motions on these matters were handled sequentially; where town notification or posted proof was missing staff said they will follow up by email or ask applicants to confirm posting prior to final permitting. Committee members asked staff to ensure recorded surveys and title materials reflect any DNR easements and to verify notices for township-approved items.
The approvals were routine and largely uncontested on the record. Several petitioners and residents attended the meeting; staff and petitioners answered technical questions about acreage, septic plans and floodplain mapping.
Votes at a glance (as recorded during the meeting): - Knack Creek area split (approx. 2 acres from a 40-acre parcel) — approved; staff to confirm DNR easement in title work. - 6.23-acre split (rezoned to ag-residential) — approved. - Town of Beacon 6.9-acre parcel rezone (cleanup for addition/shed) — approved. - Ithaca 10.9-acre split (remnant to stay in farmland preservation) — approved. - Conditional use for second manufactured home (family use; new septic planned) — approved. - Six-site RV campground (County C; water/electric; outside floodplain) — approved. - Rebuild of barn in Forest Township (conditional use due to proximity to non-ag structure) — approved.
Committee members and staff said they will return to applicants for any outstanding documentation before final permit issuance.
