Jul
03
2020

Articles About zoning

  • Village ends appeals process — Courts side with Struewings

    By Lauren HeatonJuly 3, 2014

    A panel of three Ohio appeals court judges last month sided unanimously with Ken and Betheen Struewing in their case against the Village over rights to Village water and sewer services.

  • An Emergency Ordinance To Amend The Official Zoning Map With Rezoning Approval

    By YS News StaffApril 23, 2014

    Ordinance No. 2014-09, Village Of Yellow Springs, Ohio

  • Antioch College Farm raises animals, concerns

    By Lauren HeatonAugust 8, 2013

    A conceptual rendering of the Antioch College farm by farm manager Kat Christen illustrates the multi-use plans the college envisions for the property long known as the golf course. Representatives from the college will present a revised land-use plan to Village Council on Monday, Aug. 5, with hopes of getting the zoning code to permit a certain number of farm animals on the property, to be used mostly for academic experimentation in sustainable agriculture. (Map courtesy of Antioch College)

    The farming activity on what is affectionately known as the Antioch golf course is just beginning, and it’s the heart of what Antioch College envisions for its sustainability program, one of the key components of the college curriculum.

  • Norah’s no longer open, for now

    By Lauren HeatonDecember 20, 2012

    Starting Friday, Norah Byrnes voluntarily stopped serving breakfast in her home. According to officials, complaints about the activity in the home over the past year caused regulators to become aware that Byrnes may be operating outside zoning regulations.

  • Village zoning code update to begin soon

    By Diane ChiddisterJune 16, 2011

    In recent years, a vision of how Yellow Springs should stay vital has emerged, expressed both in the recently revised Village Comprehensive Plan and last year’s visioning effort.

  • Zoning issue stymies infill

    By Megan BachmanDecember 2, 2010

    The denial of a density variance last month by the Board of Zoning Appeals is motivating some Village officials to reconsider the criteria the board uses to grant variances and to review the overall effectiveness of the Village’s zoning code.