Joseph C. Gies
E-mail: joegies@shelbyohio.org
Zoning Inspector
Phone:419-342-3600
Fax:419-347-1193
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of this Zoning Code is to provide planning standards, criteria, procedures, regulations and controls for the use of land in the City of Shelby in order to most effectively ensure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience, comfort and general welfare of the residents of the City of Shelby.
Objectives of the zoning department:
- Grant zoning certificates
- Make inspection of premises or buildings necessary for compliance of zoning code
- Administer National Flood Insurance Program
- Administer City ‘s GIS Program
Conditions requiring a zoning certificate
- Construction of or structural modification in a any building, including accessory buildings
- Change in the use of an existing building or accessory building to a use of a different classification
- Occupancy and use of vacant land
- Change in the use of land to a use of a different classification
- Any change in the use of a nonconforming use
Applications for Zoning Certificates:
Before constructing, changing the use of, or making structural modifications in, any building (including accessory buildings), or changing the use of any premises, application shall be made to the Zoning Inspector for a zoning certificate. The application shall include the following information:
- A plat plan, drawn to a scale of not less than ten feet to the inch, showing the actual shape, location and exact dimensions of the property to be built upon.
- The shape, size and location of all buildings and other structures to be erected, altered or moved, and of any building or other structure already on the property
- The existing and intended use of the property, including, in residential areas, the total number of dwelling units to be accommodated in the building
- Any other pertinent data that may be required to determine whether the provisions of this Zoning Code are being observed properly.
FORMS
Application
for a Zoning Certificate
Application for a Conditional Zoning Certificate
Application for a Zoning Variance
Application for Amendment to the City of Shelby Zoning Code
Application for Nonconformity Certificate
BUILDING PERMITS
All commercial and residential building permits can be obtained from the Richland County Building Department located at:
1495 Longview Avenue- Suite 202 A
Mansfield, OH 44906
Phone: 419-774-5517
Fax: 419-774-6317
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Information on permits and fees is located at the Richland County Building Department Website: