toddshinton
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2017
I am outgrowing my 2-1/2 car garage and am looking to move into a bigger facility. My current residence is in the middle of nowhere and has no restrictions regarding property use in rural Ohio. I found a shop located inside city limits of a town of about 300 people about 20 minutes from where I live which is zoned commercial.
I had the realtor inquire to council about the zoning and this is the statement I got back.
"The property is located in the Commercial District. This does not allow for Machine Shops. Machine shops are listed in the Industrial District. If you would like to speak with Council about it, you can attend the meeting tonight at 7 pm at the town hall."
Has anyone made a case for a zoning variance to their city council or gotten some sort of amendment or approval from them for your small shop or garage?
My thoughts are that if I make a case that this is mostly a hobby-shop where I don't have any signs outside, no need for a parking lot, and very little traffic and noise that I can get a variance or approval to operate my LLC in the building. In all honestly, 75% of the use will be for personal use like storing my watercraft/motorcycles, servicing the lawn mower, small hobby related work and repairs, etc...but I do intend to operate my LLC out of it at times. I don't have any large machinery or equipment that could potentially emit hazardous waste or piss of the locals...just a couple knee mills, a small lathe, a CNC plasma, and some welders.
The last thing I want to do is purchase a piece of property and find out I can't use it for my intended purpose, so I'm wondering if any of you have any advice before I invest any time or money with the property.
I had the realtor inquire to council about the zoning and this is the statement I got back.
"The property is located in the Commercial District. This does not allow for Machine Shops. Machine shops are listed in the Industrial District. If you would like to speak with Council about it, you can attend the meeting tonight at 7 pm at the town hall."
Has anyone made a case for a zoning variance to their city council or gotten some sort of amendment or approval from them for your small shop or garage?
My thoughts are that if I make a case that this is mostly a hobby-shop where I don't have any signs outside, no need for a parking lot, and very little traffic and noise that I can get a variance or approval to operate my LLC in the building. In all honestly, 75% of the use will be for personal use like storing my watercraft/motorcycles, servicing the lawn mower, small hobby related work and repairs, etc...but I do intend to operate my LLC out of it at times. I don't have any large machinery or equipment that could potentially emit hazardous waste or piss of the locals...just a couple knee mills, a small lathe, a CNC plasma, and some welders.
The last thing I want to do is purchase a piece of property and find out I can't use it for my intended purpose, so I'm wondering if any of you have any advice before I invest any time or money with the property.