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ORC §519.21 — Agricultural Use Preemption (Townships) (OH)

Tracked preemption from the Ohio overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1963-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:OH
Other Ohio preemptions
ORC §5104.054 — Type B Family Child Care Homes By-Right in Residential DistrictsORC §122.84 — Ohio Opportunity Zone Investment Tax CreditORC §4301.82 — Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) Liquor PreemptionORC §519.212 — Permanently Sited Manufactured Home Zoning Preemption (Townships)ORC §303.212 — Permanently Sited Manufactured Home Zoning Preemption (Counties)ORC §713.15 — Nonconforming Use Grandfathering Floor (Municipal)ORC §§3735.65–3735.70 — Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Tax Abatement FrameworkORC §3781.184 — Federal HUD Construction Standard Preemption (Manufactured Homes)
Primary-source summary
ORC §519.21 — Agricultural Use Preemption (Townships)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • parcel.is_in_township == True
  • parcel.use_category == agricultural

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].allowed_usesaddagriculturalTownships cannot prohibit agricultural use, farm markets (>=50% operator-grown), biodiesel/biomass/methane production, agritourism, or wine-production on vineyard land.
base_districts[*].regulates_agricultural_setbackscap_atFalseCannot regulate setbacks, height, or size of ag structures on lots >5 acres outside platted subdivisions.
base_districts[*].regulates_agricultural_setbackscap_atTrueInside platted subdivisions or 15+ contiguous lots approved under Ch. 711, townships may regulate setbacks/height/size of ag structures on 1–5 acre lots only.

Citation

Authority source
ORC §519.21
§ §519.21 (townships); §303.21 (counties, parallel)
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-519.21

Research notes

Does NOT apply to municipal corporations — cities/villages retain full authority to zone agricultural use within corporate limits. Township/county only. Marijuana cultivators/processors/dispensaries are explicitly NOT protected. Farm markets & agritourism: townships may regulate size of structure, egress/ingress, setbacks, and parking for public-safety reasons only. federal_conflict_check flagged because ag structures near Wright-Patterson AFB or other installations may intersect CMH Part 77 / AICUZ height surfaces.