CHAPTER 1453

Districts and Boundaries

1453.01 Districts 1453.02 Boundaries

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1453.01 DISTRICTS

(a) The Village of Leetonia, Ohio is hereby divided into three types of

districts.

R Districts - Residential

B Districts - Business

M Districts - Industrial

(b) The three types of districts are further divided into the following specific

districts.

RU - Rural

RC - Conservation

RS - Residential

RD - Residential

B-1 - Business

B-2 - Business

B-3 - Business

M-1 - Light Industrial

M-2 - Heavy Industrial

1453.02 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

(a) The boundaries of the districts are shown upon the map attached hereto and made a part hereof , which map is designated as the "District Map". the district map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon are a part of this Ordinance and have the same force and effect as if the district map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon were all fully set forth or described herein, the original of which district map is properly attested and is on file with the Village Clerk of the Village of Leetonia, Ohio.

(b) Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the Village Council of the Village of Leetonia, the Zoning District adjoining each side of such street, alley, or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation, and all area included in the vacation shall then and hence forth be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.

(c) Territory annexed to the Village of Leetonia after the effective date of this ordinance shall continue to be governed by the Zoning regulations which governed the territory annexed immediately prior to the annexation, as enacted by a board of county commissioners under Sections 303.01 to 303.25, Ohio Revised Code or enacted by a board of township trustees under Section 519.02 to 519.25, Ohio Revised Code, as the case may be.

(d) All territory annexed to the village which is unzoned at the time of annexation shall automatically be placed in the RU Rural District until otherwise changed by Ordinance.

(e) As soon as practicable after the annexation of territory to the Village, proceedings shall be instituted by the Planning and Zoning Commission to include the annexed territory in one or more of the Zoning Districts defined in this Zoning Ordinance as amended.