Effective: July 22, 1998 Latest Legislation: House Bill 388 – 122nd General Assembly The county 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. […]
Effective: September 19, 1985 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 94 – 116th General Assembly For the purpose of enforcing the zoning regulations, the board of county commissioners may provide for a system of zoning certificates, and for this purpose may establish and fill the position of county zoning inspector, together with such assistants as the board […]
Effective: May 27, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 18 – 125th General Assembly The board of county commissioners 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 county commissioners shall adopt the standards and procedures for the architectural review […]
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 303.16 of the Revised Code, and no such zoning certificate […]
Effective: September 17, 1957 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 403 – 102nd General Assembly Regulations enacted by a board of county commissioners under sections 303.01 to 303.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not apply within municipal corporations, except that where county territory, subject to such regulations, is incorporated, such regulations shall apply therein and be […]
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 the […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly For the purposes of sections 303.01 to 303.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, outdoor advertising shall be classified as a business use and be permitted in all districts zoned for industry, business, trade, or lands used for agricultural purposes.
Effective: August 16, 2016 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 75 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code do not confer any power on any county rural zoning commission, board of county commissioners, or board of zoning appeals to prohibit the […]
Effective: September 23, 2008 Latest Legislation: House Bill 562 – 127th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code do not confer any power on any board of county commissioners or board of zoning appeals in respect to the location, […]
Effective: March 30, 1999 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 142 – 122nd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 303.01 to 303.25 of the Revised Code do not confer on any county rural zoning commission, board of county commissioners, or board of zoning appeals the authority to prohibit or restrict […]
Effective: October 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 6 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “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. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of section […]
Effective: August 15, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 129th General Assembly County rural zoning commissions, boards of county commissioners, and county boards of zoning appeals shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Where the people of any township or part thereof have approved township zoning regulations in accordance with sections 519.02 to 519.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, prior to the adoption of a county rural zoning resolution by the board of county commissioners, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No person shall locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, change, maintain, or use any building or use any land in violation of a resolution, or amendment or supplement to such resolution, adopted by any board of county commissioners under sections 303.01 to 303.25, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th 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 303.01 to 303.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or […]
Effective: July 2, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 128th General Assembly In any township in which there is in force a plan of county zoning, the plan may be repealed by the board of county commissioners, as to such township, in the following manner: (A) The board may adopt a resolution upon its […]
Effective: May 17, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 – 134th General Assembly (A) If a program grant is awarded for an eligible project under sections 122.40 to 122.4077 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the project is situated, by resolution, may levy a special assessment upon […]
Effective: October 10, 2007 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 7 – 127th General Assembly As used in sections 303.26 to 303.56 of the Revised Code, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: (A) “Municipality” means any incorporated city or village of the state. (B) “Public body” means the state, any county, municipality, township, […]
Effective: October 21, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1081 – 103rd General Assembly The board of county commissioners, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the county, to […]
Effective: October 21, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1081 – 103rd General Assembly The board of county commissioners, for the purposes of sections 303.26 to 303.56, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may formulate for the county a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, […]
