Ohio § 519.021

§ 519.021.

A township zoning resolution or amendment adopted in accordance with this chapter

may establish or modify planned-unit developments.  Planned-unit development regulations shall apply to property only at the election

of the property owner and shall include standards to be used by the board of township

trustees or, if the board so chooses, by the township zoning commission, in determining

whether to approve or disapprove any proposed development within a planned-unit development.  The planned-unit development shall further the purpose of promoting the general

public welfare, encouraging the efficient use of land and resources, promoting greater

efficiency in providing public and utility services, and encouraging innovation in

the planning and building of all types of development.  Within a planned-unit development, the township zoning regulations, where applicable,

need not be uniform, but may vary in order to accommodate unified development and

to promote the public health, safety, morals, and the other purposes of this section. Planned-unit developments may be included in the township zoning resolution under

one of the following procedures: (A) The board of township trustees may adopt planned-unit development regulations that

do not automatically apply to any property in the township, but establish standards

that will apply to property that becomes part of a planned-unit development as provided

in this division.  Property owners who wish to have planned-unit development regulations apply to their

property may apply to have the zoning map amended pursuant to section 519.12 of the Revised Code to rezone their property as a planned-unit development and no longer subject to any

previously applicable zoning regulations.  Once property has been rezoned as a planned-unit development, subsequent development

on that property shall comply with the planned-unit development regulations as determined

by the board of township trustees or township zoning commission, as applicable.  After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning

map, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property in a

planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established as authorized

by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a township

zoning resolution for the purpose of section 519.12 of the Revised Code , but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the application of property owners, the board of township trustees may establish

a planned-unit development for their property, designating the property as a planned-unit

development on the zoning map in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 519.12 of the Revised Code , and simultaneously adopting regulations as part of that same procedure that will

apply only to that planned-unit development.  Within that development, property is subject to the planned-unit development regulations

and not to any other zoning regulations.  Compliance with the planned-unit development regulations shall be determined by

the board of township trustees or township zoning commission, as applicable.  After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning

map and the simultaneous adoption of regulations that will apply only to that planned-unit

development, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property

in a planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established

as authorized by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement

to a township zoning resolution for the purpose of section 519.12 of the Revised Code , but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (C) Pursuant to section 519.12 of the Revised Code , the board of township trustees may adopt planned-unit development regulations and

amend the zoning map to rezone property as planned-unit developments.  Any other zoning regulations and zoning district that exist at the time a planned-unit

development district is established under this division continue to apply within the

planned-unit development district unless the board or the township zoning commission

approves an application of an owner of property within the district to subject the

owner's property to planned-unit development regulations under this division.  Such an application shall be made in accordance with the planned-unit development

regulations and shall include a development plan that complies with the planned-unit

development regulations.  Upon receiving such an application, the board of township trustees or township zoning

commission, as applicable, shall determine whether the application and plan comply

with the planned-unit development regulations.  The board's or commission's determination shall not be considered to be an amendment

to a township zoning resolution for purposes of section 519.12 of the Revised Code , but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code.  If the board or commission makes a final determination that the plan included in

the application complies with the planned-unit development regulations or, if the

board's or commission's final determination is one of noncompliance then if a court

of competent jurisdiction makes a final nonappealable order finding compliance, the

board or commission, as applicable, shall approve the application and upon approval

shall cause the zoning map to be changed so that any other zoning district that applied

to the property that is the subject of the owner's application no longer applies to

that property.  The removal of the prior zoning district from the zoning map is a ministerial act

and shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a township zoning

resolution for the purposes of section 519.12 of the Revised Code and may not be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section prevents a board of township trustees from authorizing a planned-unit

development as a conditional use in the zoning resolution pursuant to section 519.14 of the Revised Code . As used in this section, “ planned-unit development ” means a development which is planned to integrate residential, commercial, industrial,

or any other use.