UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Eighteen new homes could soon inhabit a 4.7-acre piece of land along Shephard Road in Union Township. But first, the company asked Union Township to change how the area is zoned. Maddox requested a zoning change from the current R-2 or "Single Family Detached Structure Residential" to an R-4, "Single Family Variable Structure Residential". Union Township Union Township Zoning CommissionThe site would already allow homes to be developed without any additional approval. Crocker and Butts-Hamilton reached out to me following that zoning commission meeting to share why they are not in favor of the proposed zoning change.