Unified Development Ordinance and zoning map update
North Ridgeville
Summary
The rewrite of the city's zoning code drew about 245 written comments, topped by worries about new limits on farm animals and chickens. Staff also bowed to public pressure and will recommend keeping the existing Heavy/Light Industrial split in the Bender-Taylor area near Sugar Ridge homes. Revisions continue at an October 6 work session.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 10
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 8, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
The denied applicant may need to spend money relocating the shed to his rear yard.
Residents who commented — the process is producing before-and-after maps and a redlined code so people can see what changed.
Property owners whose parcel classifications or land uses (like chicken-keeping or RV storage) may change under the new code.
Mentions & discussions (10)
Planning Commission - Nov 10, 2026
The city is working through updates to its development code and zoning map, which set the rules for what can be built where. Changes could affect property owners and future development citywide.
Planning Commission - Oct 13, 2026
The ongoing zoning code overhaul drew one resident who keeps chickens on 2.5 acres. He's happy roosters are now explicitly allowed but wants more than one, arguing the 1-to-50 ratio is bad for breeding flocks.
Planning Commission - Sep 15, 2026
The rewrite of the city's zoning code drew about 245 written comments, topped by worries about new limits on farm animals and chickens. Staff also bowed to public pressure and will recommend keeping the existing Heavy/Light Industrial split in the Bender-Taylor area near Sugar Ridge homes. Revisions continue at an October 6 work session.
City Council - Sep 8, 2026
Public comment on the draft UDO closed August 31, and residents worry their feedback isn't changing the plans. Council members said the process is still in the information-gathering stage with more chances to weigh in.
Neighbors raise concerns over North Ridgeville zoning code changes
Neighbors raise concerns over North Ridgeville zoning code changes News 5 Cleveland WEWS
City Council - Aug 17, 2026
The city is rewriting its zoning code and map, with a final drop-in session August 24 and comments through August 31. Resident Bernard Garcia pressed for more commercial and park land instead of more residential.
City Council - Jun 1, 2026
A 12.5-acre slice of city-owned land is now zoned I-2 Light Industrial instead of R-1 residential, after a public hearing and planning commission review last month.
Board of Zoning and Building Appeals - May 28, 2026
Both cases turned on how the city treats corner lots, where both street frontages count as front yards. The board granted a privacy fence along busy Center Ridge Road but refused to let an unpermitted front-yard shed stay, signaling that building without a permit won't earn leniency.
City Council Public Hearing - May 18, 2026
The city wants to flip about 12.5 acres of its own land from residential to light industrial zoning to open up economic development opportunities. The public hearing is a required step, and Monday night nobody came to weigh in — but the ordinance still has to pass council before the map actually changes.
Planning Commission - Apr 14, 2026
The city has already ended by-right cluster subdivisions in R-1 districts, and work sessions on a broader zoning code update could begin as early as May. Heron Ridge was grandfathered because it was submitted before the January 14, 2026 effective date.
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