<div dir="ltr">I will add that here in Lexington, Kentucky, <a href="http://www.foodchainlex.org">FoodChain</a>, a nonprofit committed to providing education and demonstration of sustainable indoor food production has been operating an indoor 7,000 gallon aquaponics system inside of an old abandoned bread factory near downtown for nearly a year. From a zoning perspective the building is surrounded on all sides by residential neighborhoods, but the building itself is zoned industrial. When working with the city to determine our use, they were comfortable with the label of "factory" for our indoor farm. There was nothing on the books that they could find that would preclude indoor aquaponics operations within the city. Furthermore, our zoning codes for our merged county government already allow for beekeeping and urban chicken keeping and there has been much discussion over the last few years about altering them to allow for hoofed animals as well, though nothing has passed yet. <div>
<br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Becca</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Becca Self</div><div>Executive Director, FoodChain</div><div><a href="http://foodchainlex.org" target="_blank">foodchainlex.org</a></div>
<div>859.536.7157</div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:21 PM, James Godsil <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:godsil.james@gmail.com" target="_blank">godsil.james@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir="ltr">Sweet Water Foundation's Emmanuel Pratt played an important part of this along with some kind of grand alliance to advance aquaponics experiments. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We get internship requests from all over and wonder if any Ohio urban ag aquaponics experimenters are interested in some conversations with potential interns quite often of inspiring competencies.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 4, 2014 1:14 PM, "Tiu, Laura" <<a href="mailto:tiu.2@osu.edu" target="_blank">tiu.2@osu.edu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wow, I just had the chance to look this over today. It is a great model that all urban areas should be following. Great job Milwaukee!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Laura<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Laura Tiu, PhD Aquaculture Extension Specialist<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:740-289-2071%20x.121" value="+17402892071" target="_blank">740-289-2071 x.121</a> Office | <a href="tel:800-297-2072%20x.%20121" value="+18002972072" target="_blank">800-297-2072 x. 121</a> Office<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> sc-aquaponics-bounces+tiu.2=<a href="mailto:osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sc-aquaponics-bounces%2Btiu.2" target="_blank">sc-aquaponics-bounces+tiu.2</a>=<a href="mailto:osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jesse Blom<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Sc-aquaponics] Aquaponics within city limits<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As Godsil mentioned, Milwaukee went through a process of review and revision of our zoning codes to better facilitate urban agriculture, including aquaculture / aquaponics.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I am attaching a report from the EPA, who performed an audit on Milwaukee's zoning code for urban agriculture, and I am also attaching the first draft response from our city planning officials to that EPA report.<br>
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The final changes were enacted in 2013.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, our city planning officials are much more aware and accommodating to aquaponics within city limits. But it took quite a collective effort.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Milwaukee became a model for Chicago, which also adopted changes more favorable to urban aquaculture in 2012/2013.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have also done some work on the state level in Missouri, drawing attention to urban agriculture within city zoning codes.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Jesse<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">cell: <a href="tel:262-501-0855" value="+12625010855" target="_blank">262-501-0855</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Badge-based aquaponics learning at <a href="http://www.aquapons.info" target="_blank">
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:38:39 -0600<br>
From: James Godsil <<a href="mailto:godsil.james@gmail.com" target="_blank">godsil.james@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Sc-aquaponics] Aquaponics within city limits<br>
To: Dlane Severns <<a href="mailto:dlanesev1@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dlanesev1@yahoo.com</a>><br>
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Milwaukee and Chicago planning departments should a source of information<br>
to advance this.<br>
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Let me know if a cold turkey call does not suffice.<br>
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Godsil<br>
On Feb 20, 2014 9:04 AM, "Dlane Severns" <<a href="mailto:dlanesev1@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dlanesev1@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> The best thing to do is to check with the zoning and building department<br>
> in Zanesville (if that is where the operation is proposed to be located)<br>
> and explain what you want to do. Many municipalities have ordinances<br>
> prohibiting livestock and things like that, but aquaponics is a different<br>
> kind of "animal" and you may be able to help educate the city officials and<br>
> be involved in clearing the way for what you want to do. Being hands-on<br>
> and determined is the best method and always look to educate wherever you<br>
> can.<br>
> I hope this gives a little inspiration!<br>
> Darrel Severns, Director<br>
> Knox County Regional Planning Commission<br>
> 117 E. High St.<br>
> Mt. Vernon, OH 43050<br>
> <a href="tel:740-393-6718" target="_blank">740-393-6718</a><br>
> <a href="mailto:knoxplanning@co.knox.oh.us" target="_blank">knoxplanning@co.knox.oh.us</a><br>
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> On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 11:36 AM, "Tiu, Laura" <<a href="mailto:tiu.2@osu.edu" target="_blank">tiu.2@osu.edu</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> Zoning has been an issue with a few aquaculture operations (I've not<br>
> heard of any for aquaponics yet) where local officials didn't understand<br>
> that aquaculture is considered agriculture under Ohio Revised Code<br>
> (attached). Therefore, as long as the facility is located in an area zoned<br>
> for agriculture, there should not be an issue. What have others experienced?<br>
> Laura<br>
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> Laura Tiu, PhD Aquaculture Extension Specialist<br>
> <a href="tel:740-289-2071%20x.121" target="_blank">740-289-2071 x.121</a> Office | <a href="tel:800-297-2072%20x.%20121" target="_blank">
800-297-2072 x. 121</a> Office<br>
> <a href="mailto:tiu.2@osu.edu" target="_blank">tiu.2@osu.edu</a><br>
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> *From:* sc-aquaponics-bounces+tiu.2=<a href="mailto:osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a>[mailto:<br>
> sc-aquaponics-bounces+tiu.2=<a href="mailto:osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">osu.edu@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a>] *On<br>
> Behalf Of *<a href="mailto:tguss@yahoo.com" target="_blank">tguss@yahoo.com</a><br>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:18 PM<br>
> *To:* <a href="mailto:sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
> *Subject:* [Sc-aquaponics] Aquaponics within city limits<br>
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> Does anyone have any information or experience starting an aquaponics<br>
> operation within city limits ? Any problems with things like zoning laws<br>
> health department . I have emailed my local extension office several times<br>
> without a reply so I thought I would pick your brains.<br>
> Terry Guss<br>
> Muskingum county<br>
> Zanesville Ohio<br>
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