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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.271 | Transfer of Cemetery Ownership Rights to Most Recent Owner.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Notwithstanding section 517.22 of the Revised Code, the company, association, or religious society that most recently owned and operated a cemetery currently owned by a board of township trustees may petition the probate court of the county in which the cemetery is located to transfer the ownership of the cemetery to the petitioner.
If the court determines that the petitioner has met all of the following conditions, the court shall transfer the ownership of the cemetery to the petitioner and shall order the board and county recorder to give the petitioner all necessary records and documents concerning the cemetery, including records of the board's sale of any lots pursuant to section 517.07 of the Revised Code:
(A) The petitioner has the financial resources necessary to operate and maintain the cemetery;
(B) The petitioner is in compliance with all applicable laws and administrative rules concerning the owners and operators of cemeteries, including registration under section 4767.02 of the Revised Code; and
(C) The petitioner owes no delinquent taxes.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.28 | Abandonment of Cemetery Owned by Municipal Corporation.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Where a cemetery is located outside a municipal corporation, and not further therefrom than one mile, and the title to and possession thereof is in such municipal corporation, or such cemetery is under the control of any of the authorities of a municipal corporation, and such municipal corporation has failed to protect or keep the cemetery enclosed with fences for two years, any five freeholders whose property is in the vicinity of such cemetery may apply, by petition, to the probate court of such county, stating in their petition that the municipal corporation has failed to protect such cemetery, and asking for its abandonment or removal. In such action the municipal corporation shall be made defendant and served with summons as in other actions. If it appears to the court upon final hearing, to be to the public interest to have such cemetery abandoned and removed, it shall so order.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.29 | Neglect of Order by Municipal Corporation Shall Cause Execution Sale.

Effective:
November 24, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 328 - 121st General Assembly
If a municipal corporation fails to remove a cemetery as provided by section 517.28 of the Revised Code for a period of six months after the removal has been ordered by the probate court, the court shall order the premises sold as upon execution. The sale or other transfer shall not operate to give a purchaser possession until the remains interred in that cemetery have been removed as provided by section 759.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.30 | Trustees May Erect Monument Commemorating Members of Armed Forces.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
A board of township trustees may erect a suitable monument to commemorate the members of the armed forces who died in the service of the United States or of this state. The board, by a majority vote, may appropriate and expend not more than fifty thousand dollars from township funds for the purpose of erecting the monument, according to plans and specifications furnished or approved by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.31 | Care of Monument.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 125 - 119th General Assembly
In any township in which the board of township trustees has erected a memorial monument as provided by section 517.30 of the Revised Code, or in which the citizens thereof have erected such a monument, either upon the public grounds of such township or upon grounds therein donated or procured by the citizens for such use, and have caused such grounds to be enclosed, the board may take charge of such monument, grounds, and enclosure, and keep them in repair. For such purpose the board may appropriate and expend such sum of money as required from the township funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 517 | Cemeteries › Section 517.32 | Enclosure of Abandoned Cemetery.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Where the board of county commissioners has enclosed with a substantial fence of stone, iron, or posts and boards, all abandoned public cemeteries in the county, from which the remains of the dead have not been removed, the board of township trustees shall keep the fence in good repair, remove the undergrowth and weeds from such cemetery at least once a year, and pay the expense thereof from township funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.01 | Township Zoning - Agriculture Defined.

Effective:
June 4, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 276 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code, "agriculture" includes farming; ranching; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; aquaculture; apiculture; horticulture; viticulture; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; and the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.022 | Prior Planned-Unit Development Regulations.

Effective:
July 26, 1989
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 164 - 118th General Assembly
Any planned-unit development regulations adopted in accordance with section 519.12 of the Revised Code, or any planned-unit developments constructed or approved in a preliminary or final form, under the provisions of a zoning resolution adopted prior to the effective date of this section, if otherwise lawful had they originated on that date, shall be deemed to have been lawful from their origin and the developments shall continue to be governed by regulations in effect at the time of approval, or as modified.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.03 | Adoption of Resolution of Intention to Proceed With Township Zoning.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
Before availing itself of the powers conferred by section 519.02 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall pass a resolution declaring its intention to proceed under sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code. The board may act in the following manner:
(A) It may adopt such a resolution upon its own initiative.
(B) It shall adopt such a resolution if there is presented to it a petition, signed by a number of qualified voters residing in the unincorporated area of the township or part thereof to be included in the zoning plan equal to not less than eight per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in such area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting the board to proceed with township zoning under such sections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.04 | Township Zoning Commission.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The board of township trustees of any township proceeding under sections 519.01 to 519.99 of the Revised Code, shall create and establish a township zoning commission. The commission shall be composed of five members who reside in the unincorporated area of the township, to be appointed by the board. The board of township trustees may appoint two alternate members to the township zoning commission, for terms to be determined by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall take the place of an absent regular member at any meeting of the township zoning commission, according to procedures prescribed by resolution by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall meet the same appointment criteria as a regular member. When attending a meeting on behalf of an absent member, the alternate member may vote on any matter on which the absent member is authorized to vote. The terms of the regular members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Where there is a county or regional planning commission the board may appoint qualified members of such commission to serve on the township zoning commission. Each regular or alternate member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(B) Members of the zoning commission shall be removable for nonperformance of duty, misconduct in office, or other cause by the board, upon written charges being filed with the board, after a public hearing has been held regarding the charges, and after a copy of the charges has been served upon the member so charged at least ten days before the hearing, either personally, by registered mail, or by leaving the copy at the member's usual place of residence. The hearing shall occur within sixty days after the charges are filed. The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard and answer the charges. Upon the approval of a majority of the board of township trustees, the member may be suspended from participating as a member of the zoning commission during the period of up to sixty days before the pending hearing on the removal. Vacancies shall be filled by the board and shall be for the unexpired term. A suspension authorized by this section is not a vacancy for purposes of this section.
(C) The decision of the board of township trustees regarding the suspension or removal may be appealed under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.05 | Recommendations of Zoning Plan by Commission - Powers and Duties of Commission.

Effective:
September 17, 1957
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly
The township rural zoning commission shall submit a plan, including both text and maps, representing the recommendations of the zoning commission for the carrying out by the board of township trustees of the powers, purposes, and provisions set forth in sections 519.01 to 519.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, including additions to territory in which a township zoning plan is in effect.
The zoning commission may, within the limits of the moneys appropriated by the board for the purpose, employ or contract with such planning consultants and executive and other assistants as it deems necessary. The zoning commission shall organize, adopt rules for the transaction of its business, and keep a record of its actions and determinations. Members of the zoning commission may be allowed their expenses, or such compensation, or both, as the board may approve and provide. No township trustee shall be employed by the zoning commission of his township.
The zoning commission shall make use of such information and counsel as is available from appropriate public officials, departments, and agencies and such officials, departments, and agencies having information, maps, and data pertinent to township zoning shall make them available for the use of the zoning commission.
In any county where there is a county or regional planning commission, the zoning commission may request such planning commission to prepare or make available to the zoning commission a zoning plan, including text and maps, for the unincorporated area of the township or any portion of the same.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.06 | Public Hearings on Recommendations - Notice.

Effective:
September 17, 1957
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly
Before certifying its recommendations of a zoning plan to the board of township trustees, the township zoning commission shall hold at least one public hearing, notice of which shall be given by one publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township at least thirty days before the date of such hearing. The notice shall state the place and time at which the text and maps of the proposed zoning resolution may be examined.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.07 | Proposed Zoning Resolution to County or Regional Planning Commission; Approval; Public Hearing if Resolution Disapproved; Certification to Township Trustees; Applicability.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, following the hearing provided for in section 519.06 of the Revised Code the township zoning commission shall submit the proposed zoning resolution, including text and maps, to the county or regional planning commission of the county or district in which the township is located, if there is such a commission, for approval, disapproval, or suggestions.
The approval of the planning commission shall be conclusively presumed unless, within twenty days after receiving the proposed zoning resolution, it notifies the zoning commission to the contrary.
In the event the planning commission disapproves of the proposed zoning resolution or suggests any material change, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing on the resolution, due notice of which shall be given as provided in section 519.06 of the Revised Code.
When the zoning commission has completed its recommendations for a zoning plan it shall certify the plan to the board of township trustees.
(B) The township zoning commission of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code is not subject to division (A) of this section but may choose to comply with division (A) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.08 | Public Hearing on Zoning Plan.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
After receiving the certification of a zoning plan from the township zoning commission, and before adoption of any zoning resolution, the board of township trustees shall hold a public hearing on the resolution, at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the township.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.09 | Changes in Text or Maps - Second Public Hearing.

Effective:
September 17, 1957
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly
No change in or departure from the text or maps, as certified by the township zoning commission, shall be made by the board of township trustees unless it is first resubmitted to the commission for approval, disapproval, or suggestions. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the township rural zoning commission regarding the proposed changes, the board of township trustees shall hold a second public hearing, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township affected. If such changes are disapproved by the zoning commission, the provision so disapproved must receive the favorable vote of the entire membership of the board of township trustees in order to be adopted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.10 | Trustees to Vote Upon Adoption of Resolution.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
After receiving the recommended zoning plan from the township zoning commission and holding the public hearing provided for by section 519.08 of the Revised Code the board of township trustees shall consider such recommendations and vote upon the adoption of the zoning resolution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.11 | Zoning Plan to Be Submitted to Electors - Majority Vote Required for Approval.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
If the zoning resolution is adopted by the board of township trustees, such board shall cause the question of whether or not the proposed plan of zoning shall be put into effect to be submitted to the electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township included in the proposed plan of zoning for their approval or rejection at the next primary or general election, or a special election may be called for this purpose. Such resolution shall be filed with the board of elections not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the election. No zoning regulations shall be put into effect unless a majority of the vote cast on the issue is in favor of the proposed plan of zoning. Upon certification by the board of elections the resolution shall take immediate effect, if the plan was so approved.
Within five working days after the resolution's effective date, the board of township trustees shall file it, including text and maps, in the office of the county recorder. The board shall also file duplicates of the same documents with the regional or county planning commission, if one exists, within the same period.
The board shall file all resolutions, including text and maps, that are in effect on January 1, 1992, in the office of the county recorder within thirty working days after that date. The board shall also file duplicates of the same documents with the regional or county planning commission, if one exists, within the same period.
The failure to file a resolution, or any text and maps, or duplicates of any of these documents, with the office of the county recorder or the county or regional planning commission as required by this section does not invalidate the resolution and is not grounds for an appeal of any decision of the board of zoning appeals.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.121 | Ratification of Zoning Amendments.

Effective:
July 6, 1956
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 948 - 101st General Assembly
All amendments or supplements to a township zoning plan adopted by a board of township trustees prior to the effective date of this act, except those amendments or supplements which a court of competent jurisdiction has declared unlawful or unreasonable or which are the subject of an action now pending in such a court, are hereby ratified and shall be valid amendments or supplements to such zoning plan regardless of the procedure followed with respect to such amendments or supplements prior to their adoption by a board of township trustees, except that no right of appeal on the issue of the unlawful or unreasonable character of an amendment or supplement shall be lost by the provisions of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.122 | Statute of Limitation on Procedural Challenges.

Effective:
October 25, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 50 - 121st General Assembly
No action challenging the validity of a zoning resolution or of any amendment to such a resolution because of a procedural error in the adoption of the resolution or amendment shall be brought more than two years after the adoption of the resolution or amendment.
No action alleging procedural error in the actions of a township board of zoning appeals in the granting of a zoning variance or conditional use certificate as provided for in sections 519.14 and 519.15 of the Revised Code shall be brought more than two years after the variance or certificate was granted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.13 | Township Board of Zoning Appeals.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) In any township which adopts zoning regulations the board of township trustees shall appoint a township board of zoning appeals composed of five members who shall be residents of the unincorporated territory in the township included in the area zoned. The board of township trustees may appoint two alternate members to the township board of zoning appeals, for terms to be determined by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall take the place of an absent regular member at any meeting of the board of zoning appeals, according to procedures prescribed by resolution by the board of township trustees. An alternate member shall meet the same appointment criteria as a regular member. When attending a meeting on behalf of an absent member, the alternate member may vote on any matter on which the absent member is authorized to vote. The terms of all regular members shall be of such length and so arranged that the term of one member will expire each year. Each regular or alternate member shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(B) Members shall be removable for the same causes and in the same manner and may be suspended as provided by section 519.04 of the Revised Code. The decision of the board of township trustees regarding the suspension or removal may be appealed under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. Vacancies shall be filled by the board of township trustees and shall be for the unexpired term. A suspension authorized by section 519.04 of the Revised Code is not a vacancy for purposes of this section. The members may be allowed their expenses, or such compensation, or both, as the board of township trustees may approve and provide.
(C) The board of zoning appeals may, within the limits of the moneys appropriated by the board of township trustees for the purpose, employ such executive, professional, technical, and other assistants as it considers necessary.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.14 | Powers of Township Board of Zoning Appeals.

Effective:
November 2, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 34 - 132nd General Assembly
The township board of zoning appeals may:
(A) Hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code, or of any resolution adopted pursuant thereto;
(B) Authorize, upon appeal, in specific cases, such variance from the terms of the zoning 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 the resolution shall be observed and substantial justice done;
(C) Grant conditional zoning certificates for the use of land, buildings, or other structures if such certificates for specific uses are provided for in the zoning resolution. If the board considers conditional zoning certificates for activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code or activities that are related to making finished aggregate products, the board shall proceed in accordance with section 519.141 of the Revised Code.
(D) Revoke an authorized variance or conditional zoning certificate granted for the extraction of minerals, if any condition of the variance or certificate is violated.
The board shall notify the holder of the variance or certificate either by certified mail or, if the board has record of an internet identifier of record associated with the holder, by ordinary mail and by that internet identifier of record of its intent to revoke the variance or certificate under division (D) of this section and of the holder's right to a hearing before the board, within thirty days of the mailing of the notice, if the holder so requests. If the holder requests a hearing, the board shall set a time and place for the hearing and notify the holder. At the hearing, the holder may appear in person, by the holder's attorney, or by other representative, or the holder may present the holder's position in writing. The holder may present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for or against the holder. If no hearing is requested, the board may revoke the variance or certificate without a hearing. The authority to revoke a variance or certificate is in addition to any other means of zoning enforcement provided by law.
In exercising the above-mentioned powers, the board may, in conformity with such sections, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to that end has all powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
As used in this section, "internet identifier of record" has the same meaning as in section 9.312 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.15 | Rules, Meetings and Procedures of Board.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
The township board of zoning appeals shall organize and adopt rules in accordance with the zoning resolution. Meetings of the board of zoning appeals shall be held at the call of the chairperson, and at such other times as the board determines. The chairperson, or in the chairperson's absence the acting chairperson, may administer oaths, and the board of zoning appeals may compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board of zoning appeals shall be open to the public. The board of zoning appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each regular or alternate member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the board of township trustees and be a public record.
Appeals to the board of zoning appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer of the township affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within twenty days after the decision by filing, with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of zoning appeals, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall transmit to the board of zoning appeals all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
The board of zoning appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the public hearing of the appeal, give at least ten days' notice in writing to the parties in interest, give notice of such public hearing by one publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county at least ten days before the date of such hearing, and decide the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Upon the hearing, any person may appear in person or by attorney.
The board of township trustees may require a person making an appeal to pay a fee to defray the cost of advertising, mailing, and other expenses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.16 | Enforcement of Zoning Regulations - Township Zoning Inspector.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
For the purpose of enforcing the zoning regulations, the board of township trustees may provide for a system of zoning certificates, may establish and fill the position of township zoning inspector, together with assistants as the board deems necessary, may fix the compensation for those positions, and may make disbursements for them. The township fiscal officer may be appointed secretary of the township zoning commission, secretary of the township board of zoning appeals, and zoning inspector, and the fiscal officer may receive compensation for the fiscal officer's services in addition to other compensation allowed by law.
Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.161 | Township Zoning Inspector's Bond.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the township zoning inspector, before entering upon the duties of office, shall give bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state or, at the inspector's option, signed by two or more freeholders having real estate in the value of double the amount of the bond, over and above all encumbrances to the state, in the sum of not less than one thousand or more than five thousand dollars as fixed by the board of township trustees. The surety company or real estate bond shall be approved by the board of township trustees, and the bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the zoning inspector's official duties. The bond shall be deposited with the township fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.17 | Zoning Certificate Required.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or structurally alter any building or structure within the territory included in a zoning resolution without obtaining a zoning certificate, if required under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, and no such zoning certificate shall be issued unless the plans for the proposed building or structure fully comply with the zoning regulations then in effect.
Last updated March 23, 2022 at 3:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.171 | Architectural Review Board Authorized - Standards and Procedures.

Effective:
May 27, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 18 - 125th General Assembly
The board of township trustees may create an architectural review board to enforce compliance with any zoning standards it may adopt pertaining to landscaping or architectural elements. The board of township trustees shall adopt the standards and procedures for the architectural review board to use in reviewing zoning permit applications for compliance with those landscaping or architectural standards. If the board of township trustees does not create an architectural review board, it may delegate this enforcement authority to the zoning inspector or the zoning commission.
An architectural review board shall consist of no more than five residents of the unincorporated territory of the township. At least one member shall be a licensed architect or engineer; if a licensed architect or engineer does not reside in the unincorporated territory of the township, that member of the architectural review board may be a resident of the county.
Last updated April 12, 2021 at 2:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.18 | Township Regulations Not Applicable Within Municipal Corporations - Exception.

Effective:
September 17, 1957
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly
Regulations enacted by a board of township trustees under sections 519.02 to 519.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not apply within municipal corporations, except that where township territory, subject to such regulations, is incorporated, such regulations shall apply therein and be enforced by the township officials until the election and qualification of the officers for the newly incorporated territory, and for not to exceed ninety days thereafter, to enable the officers of the newly incorporated territory to adopt zoning regulations. Upon annexation of township territory to an existing municipal corporation the zoning regulations then in effect shall remain in full force and shall be enforced by the township officials until the legislative authority of said municipal corporation shall either officially adopt the existing zoning regulations or new regulations for such territory.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.19 | Nonconforming Use of Buildings and Land Not Affected by Zoning.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The lawful use of any dwelling, building, or structure and of any land or premises, as existing and lawful at the time of enactment of a zoning resolution or amendment thereto, may be continued, although such use does not conform with such resolution or amendment, but if any such nonconforming use is voluntarily discontinued for two years or more, any future use of said land shall be in conformity with sections 519.02 to 519.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The board of township trustees shall provide in any zoning resolution for the completion, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconforming uses upon such reasonable terms as are set forth in the zoning resolution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.20 | Outdoor Advertising Classified as Business Use.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
For the purposes of sections 519.02 to 519.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, outdoor advertising shall be classified as a business use and be permitted in all districts zoned for industry, business, or trade, or lands used for agricultural purposes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.212 | Location of Permanently Sited Manufactured Home.

Effective:
March 30, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 142 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 519.01 to 519.25 of the Revised Code do not confer on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals the authority to prohibit or restrict the location of a permanently sited manufactured home, as defined in division (C)(6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, in any district or zone in which a single-family home is permitted.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not limit the authority of a township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals to do either of the following:
(1) Require that a permanently sited manufactured home comply with all zoning requirements that are uniformly imposed on all single-family residences in a district or zone in which the permanently sited manufactured home is or is to be located, except requirements that specify a minimum roof pitch and requirements that do not comply with the standards established pursuant to the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 700, 42 U.S.C.A. 5401;
(2) Prohibit from any residential district or zone, travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as these terms are defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, and manufactured homes that do not qualify as permanently sited manufactured homes.
(C) This section does not prohibit a private landowner from incorporating a restrictive covenant in a deed, prohibiting the inclusion on the conveyed land of manufactured homes, as defined in division (C)(4) or (6) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or of travel trailers, park trailers, and mobile homes, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. This division does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right for a private landowner to incorporate such a restrictive covenant in a deed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.213 | Township Small Wind Farm Zoning Regulations.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Small wind farm" means wind turbines and associated facilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the power siting board under sections 4906.20 and 4906.201 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Small solar facility" means solar panels and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid and designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of less than fifty megawatts.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 519.211 of the Revised Code, sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code confer power on a board of township trustees or board of zoning appeals with respect to the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any small wind farm or small solar facility, whether publicly or privately owned, or the use of land for that purpose. With regard to a small wind farm, the regulations may be more strict than the regulations prescribed in rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 4906.20 of the Revised Code.
(C) The designation under this section of a small wind farm or a small solar facility as a public utility for purposes of sections 519.02 to 519.25 of the Revised Code shall not affect the classification of a small wind farm, a small solar facility, or any other public utility for purposes of state or local taxation.
(D) Nothing in division (C) of this section shall be construed as affecting the classification of a telecommunications tower as defined in division (B) or (E) of section 519.211 of the Revised Code or any other public utility for purposes of state and local taxation.
Last updated January 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.214 | Compliance With Orc Section 5502.031.

Effective:
August 15, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 158 - 129th General Assembly
Township zoning commissions, boards of township trustees, and township boards of zoning appeals shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.22 | County Rural Zoning Regulations to Take Precedence.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Where the people of any township or part thereof have approved county rural zoning regulations in accordance with sections 303.02 to 303.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, prior to the adoption of a zoning resolution by the board of township trustees, and the township plan includes an area covered by the county rural zoning plan, the zoning resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners shall take precedence over the zoning resolution adopted by the board of township trustees, unless a majority of the voters in such zoned area of the township voting on the issue have voted to have the county rural zoning plan replaced with the township plan of zoning.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.23 | Prohibition Against Violating Resolution.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly
No building shall be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained, or used, and no land shall be used in violation of any resolution, or amendment or supplement to such resolution, adopted by any board of township trustees under sections 519.02 to 519.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Each day's continuation of a violation of this section may be deemed a separate offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.24 | Actions Instituted to Prevent Violations of Zoning Regulations - Special Counsel.

Effective:
September 17, 1957
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 403 - 102nd General Assembly
In case any building is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained, or used or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of sections 519.01 to 519.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or of any regulation or provision adopted by any board of township trustees under such sections, such board, the prosecuting attorney of the county, the township zoning inspector, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be especially damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use. The board of township trustees may employ special counsel to represent it in any proceeding or to prosecute any actions brought under this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.25 | Township Zoning Plan May Be Repealed - Procedure.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
In any township in which there is in force a plan of township zoning, the plan may be repealed by the board of township trustees in the following manner:
(A) The board may adopt a resolution upon its own initiative.
(B) The board shall adopt a resolution if there is presented to it a petition, similar in all relevant aspects to that prescribed in section 519.12 of the Revised Code, signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the unincorporated area of such township included in the zoning plan equal to not less than fifteen per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in such area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting that the question of whether or not the plan of zoning in effect in such township shall be repealed be submitted to the electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township included in the zoning plan at a special election to be held on the day of the next primary or general election. The resolution adopted by the board of township trustees to cause such question to be submitted to the electors shall be certified to the board of elections not later than ninety days prior to the day of election at which said question is to be voted upon. In the event a majority of the vote cast on such question in the township is in favor of repeal of zoning, then such regulations shall no longer be of any effect. Not more than one such election shall be held in any two calendar years.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 519 | Township Zoning › Section 519.26 | Claim Preclusion and Zoning Appeals.

Effective:
September 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A final judgment on the merits issued by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to its power of review under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code, on claims brought under this chapter, does not preclude later claims for damages, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, even if the common law doctrine of res judicata would otherwise bar the claim.
The general assembly intends that this section be construed to override the federal sixth circuit court of appeals's decision in the case Lavon Moore v. Hiram Twp., 988 F.3d 353 (6th Cir. 2021).
Last updated August 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 521 | Private Sewage Collection Tiles › Section 521.01 | Maintenance and Repair Private Sewage Collection Tiles.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 231 - 125th General Assembly
(A) As used in this chapter, "private sewage collection tile" means any tile, ditch, pipe, or other improvement installed by a private person to receive and convey sewage and sewage effluent from at least five household sewage treatment systems, as those systems are defined in section 3718.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) A board of township trustees may maintain and repair private sewage collection tiles located within a township road right-of-way in the township, where the expenditure from the township general fund for materials to maintain and repair the tiles does not exceed two hundred dollars for any one project. No maintenance or repair shall be performed that is paid for from the township general fund under this division until the board adopts a resolution authorizing the maintenance or repair. If material costs would exceed two hundred dollars, the board may proceed under this chapter to maintain and repair the tiles by assessing the cost against property based on the special benefits the property receives from the project.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 521 | Private Sewage Collection Tiles › Section 521.02 | Petition for Maintenance and Repair Private Sewage Collection Tiles.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
Upon a petition filed with the township fiscal officer by one or more property owners whose property is served by a private sewage collection tile, or upon the board's own initiative by the adoption of a resolution, the board of township trustees may repair or maintain a private sewage collection tile within a township road right-of-way in the township as provided in this chapter. On receiving a petition, the township fiscal officer shall give to the board of township trustees a notice of the filing of the petition and a copy of the petition.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 5 | Townships › Chapter 521 | Private Sewage Collection Tiles › Section 521.03 | Notice of Hearing on Petition.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
On receiving a petition filed under section 521.02 of the Revised Code, or at the request of the board of township trustees, the township fiscal officer shall fix a time, not more than thirty days after the date of giving notice of the filing to the board or the date of receiving the request from the board, and place for a hearing on the issue of repair or maintenance of the tiles. The township fiscal officer shall prepare a notice in writing directed to the lot and land owners and to the corporations, either public or private, affected by the improvement. The notice shall set forth the substance of the petition or board request, and the time and place of the hearing on it.
If the hearing is to be held in response to a petition, the township fiscal officer shall deliver a copy of the notice to any of the petitioners, who shall see that the notice is served on each lot or land owner or left at the lot or land owner's usual place of residence, and served on an officer or agent of each corporation affected by the improvement, at least fifteen days before the date set for the hearing. If the hearing is to be held at the request of the board, the board shall see that the notice is so served. On or before the day of the hearing, the person serving the notice shall certify, under oath, the time and manner of service, and shall file this certification with the township fiscal officer.
The township fiscal officer shall give notice of the hearing to each nonresident lot or land owner, by publication once, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the township is situated, at least two weeks before the day set for the hearing. This notice shall be verified by affidavit of the printer or other person knowing the fact, and shall be filed with the township fiscal officer on or before the day of the hearing. No further notice of the petition or the proceedings under it shall thereafter be required.