Warren Co. commissioners decline ban on distribution centers

WARREN COUNTY — Warren County Commissioners Tuesday morning declined to make changes to the zoning regulations that would have banned distribution centers and warehousing depots around the Interstate 71 and Ohio 123 interchange.

The Turtlecreek Twp. trustees had asked the commissioners to prohibit these two uses, as well as truck terminals, around the interchange where development of a Flying J Truck Stop prompted years of disputes and litigation.

But the commissioners declined to make the change to zoning regulations after developers and owners of about 300 acres affected by the decision opposed it.

Truck terminals will remain among prohibited uses, but distribution centers and warehousing depots will be allowed.

A week ago, the commissioners delayed a decision on the proposed changes to zoning regulations that also affect agritourism and other land uses in unincorporated areas of the county.

The commissioners opposed changing existing zoning of the land, due to potential problems for the owners, “unless it’s an extraordinary circumstance,” Commissioner Dave Young said this morning.