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...an, including both text and maps, representing the recommendations of the zoning commission for the carrying out by the board of county commissioners of the powers, purposes, and provisions set forth in sections 303.01 to 303.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, including additions to territory in which a county zoning plan is in effect. The zoning commission may, within the limits of the moneys appropriated by the b...

... The notice shall state the place and time at which the text and maps of the proposed zoning resolution may be examined.

... 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 in each township affected by the proposed changes, due notice of which shall be given ...

...t or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the county.

...earing, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of one or more newspapers of general circulation in the townships affected; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the county. ...

...After receiving the recommended zoning plan from the county rural zoning commission and holding the public hearing provided for by section 303.08 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall consider such recommendations and vote upon the adoption of the zoning resolution.

...l 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. on the ninetieth day before the day of the election. No zoning regulations shall be put into effect in any township, unless a majority of the vote cast on the issue in that township is in favor of the proposed plan of zo...

... and mailed notices shall set forth the time, date, and place of the public hearing and include all of the following: (1) The name of the county rural zoning commission that will be conducting the hearing; (2) A statement indicating that the motion, resolution, or application is an amendment to the zoning resolution; (3) A list of the addresses of all properties to be rezoned or redistricted by the proposed ame...

...ning plan adopted by a board of county commissioners 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 rural zoning plan regardless of the procedure followed with respect t...

...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 county board of zoning appeals in the granting of a zoning variance or conditional use certificate ...

...posed of five members who shall be residents of the unincorporated territory in the county included in the area zoned, not more than two of whom shall be from any one township if the area zoned includes three or more townships. The board of county commissioners may appoint two alternate members to the county board of zoning appeals, for terms to be determined by the board of county commissioners. An alternate member...

...quests 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 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 ...

...the county engineer shall establish the time, date, and location of a meeting with the applicant and send written notice of the time, date, and location of the meeting to the applicant and to the fiscal officer of each township in which the proposed activity is to be located or expanded. At the meeting, the applicant shall explain the proposed location of the activity or expansion of an existing activity, the anticip...

...s, 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...

...oning 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 considers necessary, fix the compensation for such positions, and make disbursements for them. In any county in which a county building inspector has been appointed in accordance with sectio...

...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 board to use in reviewing zoning permit applications for compliance with those landscaping or architectural standards. If the board of county commissioners does not ...

...e proposed building or structure fully comply with the zoning regulations then in effect.

...gulations 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 enforced by the county officials until the election and qualification of the officers for the newly incorporated territory, and f...

... the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners 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.

...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.

... or use of buildings or structures incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which such buildings or structures are located, including buildings or structures that are used primarily for vinting and selling wine and that are located on land any part of which is used for viticulture, and no zoning certificate shall be required for any such building or structure. (B) A county zoning resolution, or a...

...)(3)(a)(iii) of this section within the time specified in that division or if a member of the board of county commissioners makes an objection to the proposed location of the telecommunications tower within fifteen days after the date of mailing of the notice sent under division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall send the person proposing to construct the tower written notice tha...

...bit 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 county rural zoning commission, board of county commissioners, or board of zoning appeals to do either of the following: (1) Require that a pe...

...econstruction, 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 ...

...County rural zoning commissions, boards of county commissioners, and county boards of zoning appeals shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.