Zoning

The Zoning Inspector’s Office Hours are Wednesdays from 1:00 to 6:00 PM.

Please feel free to call the Zoning Office at (419) 836-4510 to leave a message if you would like to arrange an appointment.

Items to Bring to the Zoning Office for a Zoning Permit

Residential Only

A set of prints for the project
A site plan of the property. Please show the following: length and width of property; setback from the road for all structures; front yard, side yard, and rear yard setbacks; location of each field and well; distance of leach field and well from all structures; dimensions of all structures; and setbacks, from all roads, of each structure.
Call the Lucas County Health Department at (419) 213-4100 to determine if PIE (Property Improvement Evaluation) is needed. Zoning permits cannot be issued without this documentation.
Check or Cash for a zoning permit. New residential construction permits are $50.00. Most other zoning permits are $40.00 a piece. More complex zoning issues may have higher fees.
If you are not the owner of the property, then you must present authorization to act on their behalf.
If you have any questions regarding zoning, please contact the Zoning Inspector at (419) 836-4510. The Zoning Inspector’s office hours are on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 6:00pm or by appointment.

Commercial Only

Check or Cash for the zoning permit. New commercial construction permits are $150.00. More complex zoning issues may have higher fees.
Please contact the Zoning Inspector, at (419) 836-4510, regarding the process to obtain a commercial zoning permit

Permits

Application for Zoning Certificate

Conditional Use Permit

Sign Permit

Grading & Fill Permit

Section 408 Dike Permit

Zoning Inspector

Wendy Jaquillard was appointed Zoning Inspector in August of 2024. Wendy is a graduate of Clay High School and served in the US Army (2010-2014). Wendy attended the The University of Toledo where she received her B.S. in Environmental Sciences in 2017 and currently works at UT as the Lab Coordinator for the Dept. Of Environmental Sciences since November 2021. Wendy has two children, Kelly (Ian) and Drew, and resides in Oregon, OH.

Zoning Commission

The Zoning Commission Board meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the Township meeting room.

Zoning Board Requirements

The Township Zoning Commission shall have the following authority:

A. Initiate proposed amendments to this Resolution;

B. Consider, review, and recommend all proposed amendments to the Board of Township Trustees;

C. Consider, review, and approve or deny on all site plans;

D. Consider and review all proposed Special Uses and make recommendations to the Board of Township Trustees.

Members, Alternates, and Term Expiration

Jennifer Shepherd – Term expires 2028
James Boothby – Term expires 2027
Tim Titgemeyer – Term expires 2026
Terry Bourdo – Term expires 2025
Brad LaRue – Term expires 2024
Dan Fehn – Alternate expires 2025
Open Alternate. expires 2025
Ray Novin – Term expires 2029

Board of Zoning Appeals

Meeting dates are on an “as-needed basis” and are advertised in the Metro Press.

Board of Zoning Appeals Requirements

The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have the following authority:

A. To organize, adopt rules, hold meetings and keep records as required by law.

B. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determinations made by the Zoning Inspector in the enforcement of this Resolution. This includes hearing and deciding matters of interpretation of the provisions of the text of this Resolution and the “Official Jerusalem Township Zoning Map”.

C. To authorize, upon appeal, in specific cases such variance from the terms of this Resolution as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the Resolution will result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of this Resolution shall be observed and substantial justice done. No variance shall be granted except in conformance with the provisions of Section 2604 of this Resolution.

D. To all the construction of more than one (1) main building on a single parcel unless specifically permitted in Section 1605 – Supplemental Regulations.