Planning Commissioners' Procedures Manual - Hamilton County, Ohio

County of Hamilton
OFFICE OF
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Ronald A. Panioto, Jr. Sharon Stewart Phone: 946-4502
Board Administrator Secretary Fax: 946-4475
INSTRUCTION TO APPELLANT FOR FILING A COMPATIBLE NON-CONFORMING USE APPLICATION
Applications for a compatible non-conforming use certificate shall be filed in person with the Board of Zoning
Appeals. A legal notice will be prepared by the Board of Zoning Appeals and placed in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county ten (10) to fourteen (14) days prior to the public hearing. The applicant will receive the bill
for said legal notice. All forms, including individual and legal notices, necessary for the processing of an
application will be executed by the office of the Board.
Hearings are held by the Board of Zoning Appeals in Room 805 of the County Administration Building
located at 138 East Court Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
All complete applications shall include the following information. Please submit this checklist with your
application.
1. THE LETTER (Please provide 1 copy)
An explicit typewritten statement addressed to the Board of Zoning Appeals, setting forth the following:
The location and size of the property
A clear and accurate description of the proposed construction or use of the property.
Specific sections of the zoning resolution that the proposed site plan is in violation of, and from
which a variance is being requested. **
State the use of the property on the effective date of this Resolution or amendment thereto, which
made the use of the property non-conforming.
**NOTE: When requesting a modification or variance of any yard, bulk, or parking standard, such request
must be clearly stated in the application letter and approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals as
part of any final action.
2. THE SITE PLAN (Please provide 14 copies)
The site plan shall be drawn to scale of not less than 1 inch equals 50’ and shall contain the following
information.
Surveyor’s Seal
Name of person(s) preparing the plan
Title, name of owner & name of builder
North Arrow (North to top of plan)
Property lines, property dimensions, street name(s), site size,
Density in terms of dwelling units per acre or intensity in terms of impervious surface ratio
and gross floor area of the non-conforming use.
Existing and proposed buildings & other structures, yards, rights-of-way, floodplains and