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Zoning is the classification of property within the city. The reason for classifying properties is to keep similar uses together. For example manufacturing with manufacturing, and not with single family residential. When zoning is not present in a city, it can result in anything going anywhere with no rhyme or reason and no control over appearances. For example, without zoning, a city might have a six story building next to a single story house, or a hospital next to a factory. Zoning helps protect property values and the people.

Zoning classifications also control setbacks, or how close to the property line one can build a structure, yard sizes, the height of a structure, etc. This is helpful for residential areas to allow space for the children to play or for areas where one zone is adjacent to another zone. It helps keep buildings from towering over one another. It allows for maintaining individual properties without encroaching on a neighbor.

 
Zoning further establishes rules for everyone to meet, in order to keep the city looking nice and keep environmental concerns (such as pests, mosquitos, high grass, etc.) down. North Ridgeville is split into the following zoned classifications. 
 

Chapter
1250	R1, Residence District
1252	R2, Multiple Residence District
1254	R3, Multiple Family Residence District
1256	R4, Multiple Family Residence District
1258	R5, Estate Residence District
1260	RS1, Special Residence District
1262	RS2, General Residence District
1264	B1, Neighborhood Business District
1266	B2, Central business District
1268	B3, Highway commercial District
1270	B4, Commercial Parkway District
1272	B5, Architectural Business District
1273	Special Development District
1274	I-1 Industrial Park District
1276	I-2 Light Industrial District
1278	I-3 Heavy Industrial District
1279	PCD Planned Community Development District
1280	Cluster Subdivisions
1282	Single Family Detached & Cluster Development
1284	Off street parking & loading
1286	Signs
1288	Buffer Strips
1290	Commercial & Industrial Access Drives
1292	Nonconforming Uses
1294	Supplementary Regulations
App. 1	Summary of Requirements for all Districts

Zoning Information
Zoning Map

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