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Buckeye Lake zoning overhaul advances to third reading after debate over lot sizes and dock oversight
Summary
Council moved Ordinance 2026-15, a comprehensive rewrite of the village zoning code and map, to a third reading after public commenters asked for clearer waterfront lot dimensions and councilors discussed whether ODNR regulates dock placement.
The Buckeye Lake Village Council voted on May 26 to advance Ordinance 2026-15, a proposed replacement of the village zoning code and zoning map, to a third reading after public comment and internal discussion about waterfront lot specifications and dock regulation.
Resident Karen Cookston of 113 Anchors Way presented a written packet and a condensed handout urging that the code specify new lot minimums of 50 feet in width and a maximum length of 125 feet for newly created lots, and that the draft be clearer about which side of a waterfront lot is considered the front. Tim Ryan, a Planning Commission member, said the commission and staff (including OHM) had worked for months on the document and acknowledged some future changes may be needed.
Councilor Don Cable said he spoke with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and was told ODNR does not regulate the location of docks except on the dam, suggesting dock-location standards would be a village decision. "We owe it to the community to let this move on to a third reading," Councilor Kellie Green said, urging further public review. President Tom Wolfe pledged that the third reading will provide additional public-comment time.
What happens next: Councilors were invited to meet with Development Director Olivia Newbold and Mayor Linda Goodman to prepare redlined changes before the third reading, which will include extended public-comment opportunities.
