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Subdividers Ordinance
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INDUSTRIAL (HEAVY) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
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.01 INTENT and DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT
The M-2 General (Heavy) Industrial District is intended to provide lands for development
by most types of industrial firms. Industrial and ancillary operations are permitted only in a
clean and quiet manner and only if in compliance with the district's industrial performance
standards.
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.02 PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED
Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter enumerated, must be permitted in the
M-2 General (Heavy) Industrial District only in accordance with conditions specified. Only
those uses specifically listed hereunder must be considered permitted uses, and no
building or lot must be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the
exception of: Permitted Principal Uses and Structures as listed in Table M-2 (located at
the end of this section).
M-2.
.03 ACCESSORY AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Accessory and temporary buildings or structures are permitted according to the provisions of
Section 9.05 and Section 9.21.
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.04 SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
Special uses, as hereinafter listed, are allowed subject to the issuance of special
exception use permits in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07. Refer to
the following Table M-2 for a listing of Special Exception Uses Permitted
Special exception uses must meet more restrictive site and structure provisions if the City
Council, acting upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
determines that such requirements are necessary to the public health, safety, and general
welfare.
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.05 AREA REQUIREMENTS
The minimum area that may constitute a separate or detached part of the M-2 zoning
district on the City of Tiffin Zoning Map or subsequent amendments to the Zoning Map
must be three acres. However, land zoned in the M-1 zoning district that immediately
abuts or is directly across the street from land zoned in the M-2 classification, may be
included in the calculation of area in meeting the minimum requirements.
The minimum area, setback, density and maximum height, must be as prescribed in the
following Table M-2.
A. Any lot adjacent to U.S. Highway 6, in any way, must be required to have a 20-
foot setback in addition to the minimum yard requirements stated herein, except
those properties that are located adjacent to Highway 6 beginning at the east line
of Main Street to a point 233 feet, more or less, west of the intersection with
Roberts Ferry Road and Highway Six, which must be required to have a thirty-
32-foot setback, in addition to the minimum yard requirements state herein.
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Adopted November 14, 2007
Sources
- citycode: Subdividers Ordinance (Tiffin-Zoning-Ordinance-2007-287.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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