Zoning Code (Click here) - Nimishillen Township-Stark County, Ohio

DEVELOPMENT AREA: Any contiguous or abutting areas owned by one party, partnership, orcorporation or operated as one development unit and used or being developed for non-farm,commercial, industrial, residential, or other non-farm purposes upon which earth disturbingactivities are planned or underway.DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY: A disability that originated before the attainment ofeighteen years of age and can be expected to continue indefinitely, constitutes a substantialhandicap to the person’s ability to function normally in society and is attributable to mentalretardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or any other condition found to be closely related tomental retardation because such condition results in similar impairment of general intellectualfunctioning or adaptive behavior or requires similar treatment and services.DISCARDED MOTOR VEHICLE: Any motor propelled vehicle, motor home, trailer, oraccessory use to the same, which is being or is in the process of being wrecked, dismantled, orstored and which does not have a valid license plate on it and is being left outside.(Amended eff. 1/7/95)DISTRICT: A section or sections of the unincorporated territory of Nimishillen Township forwhich the regulations governing the use of buildings and premises or the height and area ofbuildings are uniform.DRIVE-THRU FACILITY (DRIVE-IN/DRIVE-UP): Any facility providing sales or service tocustomers in or on vehicles or for patrons who remain in or on their motor vehicles.(Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLING: Any building which contains one or two “Dwelling Units” used, intended, ordesigned to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupiedfor living purposes. (Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY: A building containing one dwelling unit with not more thanfive lodgers or boarders. (Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLING, TWO FAMILY: A building containing two dwelling units with not more thanfive lodgers or boarders. (Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY: A building or structure containing more than three dwellingunits where the units have conforming fire separations and private means of egress.(Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLINGS, GROUP: More than one (1) dwelling, whether single-family, two-family, ormulti-family or a combination, located on one lot and around a common court or courts.(Amended eff. 1/7/95)DWELLING UNIT: One or more rooms providing complete living facilities for one family,including equipment for cooking or provisions for the same and including room or rooms forliving, sleeping, and eating.ESSENTIAL SERVICES: The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by municipalor other governmental agencies of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam, or watertransmission or distribution systems, collection, communications, supply or disposal systems orsites, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes,police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, and other similar equipment and accessories inconnection therewith, but not including buildings, reasonably necessary for the furnishing ofadequate service by such agencies for the public health, safety, or general welfare.12/13/98, NI #2, 1998)12(Amended eff.