Mogadore is about 4 miles south of our Tallmadge shop, roughly a 10-minute drive, so site visits here are quick to arrange. Because the village straddles the Summit-Portage county line, people often ask which county issues the building permit. In Mogadore it is always Summit County: after the village zoning permit is approved, any structure over 200 square feet goes to Summit County for a building permit, and the village states that Portage County does not issue building permits inside its limits.
Village lots are compact, and the zoning code keeps outbuildings to scale. Detached accessory structures are capped at 15 feet, one detached garage is allowed per lot (700 square feet in R-1, 1,050 in R-2 and R-3), and all detached structures together may cover no more than 20 percent of the rear yard. Garages, small shops and storage buildings are the usual residential projects, while warehousing and shop buildings belong on I-1 industrial land.
Larger farm buildings, horse barns and machinery storage fit better on acreage in Springfield, Suffield and Brimfield townships, where township zoning applies and Ohio law limits how townships regulate agricultural buildings. Tell us where your land is and what the building is for, and we will sort out the rules before drawing.
