Only limited home occupations are allowed in Lakewood, and most require a Conditional Use Permit approved by the Lakewood Planning Commission under Codified Ordinance Chapter 1145. A clearly incidental Type A home occupation is permitted as an accessory use in residential districts; more intensive Type B home occupations need conditional-use approval.
Lakewood is a home-rule city and regulates home-based businesses entirely through its own zoning code; Ohio does not preempt this authority. Ohio Revised Code Section 713.06 lets a municipal corporation divide itself into zones regulating 'the uses of buildings and other structures and of premises,' and Lakewood exercises that power in Part Eleven, Chapter 1145 (Home Occupations). The City's official guidance states that 'Some limited home occupations are permitted with a Conditional Use Permit approved by the Lakewood Planning Commission. See Lakewood Codified Ordinance Chapter 1145 for specific information and restrictions.' Chapter 1145 is structured as 1145.01 Definitions, 1145.02 Regulations, 1145.03 Additional regulations for Type B home occupations, and 1145.04 Boutiques. A Type A home occupation is permitted as an accessory use in the single-family and two-family residential districts (e.g., Sections 1121.03 and 1127.03), provided the use is clearly incidental to the principal residential use and complies with Chapter 1145; a Type B home occupation is treated as a conditional use under Section 1161.03(f) and must be approved by the Planning Commission. Off-street parking for home occupations is governed by Schedule 1143.05 and conditional-use application fees by Section 1173.06. Questions go to the Planning and Development Department at (216) 529-6631 or planning@lakewoodoh.gov.
Operating a home occupation that exceeds the Type A accessory-use limits without the required Conditional Use Permit is a zoning violation. Under Ohio Revised Code 713.13 no person may use any land in violation of a zoning ordinance, and the City may seek an injunction to terminate the violation; locally, enforcement runs through the Division of Housing and Building and the Planning and Development Department, which can deny or revoke approval and order the use to cease.
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