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Zoning guide
Orange4/10Home-occupation ordinances (Dublin) exclude detached accessory buildings; every incorporated suburb treats a for-profit recreation use as a BZA conditional-use matter.
In Ohio, the practical wall — where one exists — tends to show up at Phase 3. Building the structure and using it privately is easy almost everywhere; what varies by state and city is exactly when money changes hands starts to matter.
Home-occupation ordinances (Dublin) exclude detached accessory buildings.
Every incorporated suburb treats a for-profit recreation use as a BZA conditional-use matter.
Westerville's code (§1175.06) lists "athletic/recreational facilities such as baseball batting cages" as an explicit example of a PERMITTED accessory structure — the single most favorable primary-source line found in the whole report.
Treat the flagship 70-foot, steel-roofed cage as the aspirational build, not the typical one — most hosts list a simpler net-and-frame setup. Realistic booking volume in most places that allow paying customers at all clusters low: a few sessions a week, not a fully booked facility. Where a family pursues an actual special-exception or conditional-use permit, the approving board typically sets the visit cap itself as a condition of approval — a real process, not a formality, but also not a wall.
Property checklist
Footprint, setbacks, parking, and neighbor distance to check before you build.
Insurance & permits checklist
What to ask your zoning office and your insurance agent before your first booking.