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...(A)(1) Amendments to the zoning resolution may be initiated by motion of the county rural zoning commission, by the passage of a resolution by the board of county commissioners, or by the filing of an application by one or more of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed to be changed or affected by the proposed amendment with the county rural zoning commission. The board of county commissioners may...

...All amendments or supplements to a county rural zoning 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 r...

...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 ...

...In any county which adopts zoning regulations the board of county commissioners shall appoint a county board of zoning appeals composed 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 m...

...The county 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 303.01 to 303.25 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 no...

...(A) If a county board of zoning appeals 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 not consider or base its determination on matters that are regulated by any federal, state, or local agency. However, the board may require as a condition of the ap...

...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. 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 meetin...

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

...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 board to use in reviewing zoning permit applications for compliance with those landscaping or architectural standards. If the b...

...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 shall be issued unless the plans for the proposed building or structure fully comply with the zoning regulations then in effect.

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

...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 provisions of such resolution or amendment, but if any such nonconforming use is voluntarily discontinued for two years or more, any future use of such land shall be in conformity w...

...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.

...(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 use of any land for agricultural purposes or the construction or use of buildings or structures incident to the use for agricultural purposes of the land on which such bui...

...(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, erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal, use, or enlargement of any buildings or structures of any public utility or railroad, whether pub...

...(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 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-fa...

...(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 o...

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

...(A) Except as provided in 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 the location of a home education learning pod, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, in any district or zone in the county. (B) A county rural zoning commission, board of...

...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, and the county plan includes any area covered by the township zoning plan, the zoning resolution adopted by the board of township trustees shall take prece...

...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, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Each day's continuation of such violation is a separate offense.

...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 of any regulation or provision adopted by any board of county commissioners under such sections, such board, the prosecuting attorney of the county, the county zoning ins...

...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 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 303.12 of the Revised Code, sig...

...(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 residential property within the county for the purpose of providing a contribution from the county towards the funding gap for the eligible project. Assessments under this sec...

...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, board, commission, authority, district, or other subdivision. (C) "Federal government" means the United States or any agency or instrumentality, c...

...In the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, planning, or equipping of appurtenances to roads and bridges to enhance the safety of animal-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, eligible activities include, but are not limited, to the following: (A) Constructing or widening shoulders, including widening of bridges and culverts and purchase of rights-of-way, if necessary; (B) Constructing pull-o...

...(A) An entity seeking a grant for a project that is eligible for funding under section 164.22 of the Revised Code shall submit an application to the natural resources assistance council with geographical jurisdiction over the proposed project area. Entities that are eligible for funding are limited to local political subdivisions and nonprofit organizations. The director of the Ohio public works commission shall deve...

...(A) The director of the Ohio public works commission shall establish policies related to the need for long-term ownership, or long-term control through the purchase of an easement, of real property that is the subject of an application for a grant under sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code and establish requirements for documentation to be submitted by grant applicants that is necessary for the proper admini...

...(A) The clean Ohio conservation fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Seventy-five per cent of the net proceeds of obligations issued and sold by the issuing authority pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.09 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the fund. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund and may be used to pay costs incurred by the Ohio public works commission in administerin...

...As used in this chapter: "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other forms of evidences of obligation issued in temporary or definitive form, including notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds and renewal notes. The funding of bond anticipation notes with bonds or renewal notes and the exchange of definitive bonds for temporary bonds are not subject to section 165.07 of the Revised Code. "Bond proceedings" ...

...(A) An issuer may issue bonds for the purpose of providing moneys to acquire by purchase, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, furnish, or equip one or more projects or parts thereof, or for any combination of such purposes, including providing moneys to make loans to others for such purposes. The issuing authority shall provide by resolution or ordinance for the issuance of such bonds. The bond proceedings may ...

...The bond proceedings may contain provisions which shall be part of the contract with the bondholders as to: (A) Pledging the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys therein designated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and all other payments required to be made by the bond proceedings; (B) Acquisition by gift or purchase, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, impro...

...Any real or personal property, or both, of an issuer that is acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished or equipped, or any combination thereof, and leased or subleased under authority of either Chapter 165. or 761. of the Revised Code shall be subject to ad valorem, sales, use, and franchise taxes and to zoning, planning, and building regulations and fees, to the same extent and in the same ...

...The council may employ such staff and contract for the services of such consultants and experts, and may purchase or lease or otherwise provide for such supplies, materials, equipment, and facilities as it deems necessary and appropriate in the manner and under procedures established in the by-laws of the council. The council may contract with the prosecuting attorney of a county, as provided in section 309.09 of t...

...A regional council may enter into a contract that establishes a unit price for, and provides upon a per unit basis, materials, labor, services, overhead, profit, and associated expenses for the repair, enlargement, improvement, or demolition of a building or structure if the contract is awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding procedure of a county, municipal corporation, or township or a special district, sch...

...(A)(1) Every holder of unclaimed funds and, when requested, every person that could be the holder of unclaimed funds, under this chapter shall report to the director of commerce with respect to the unclaimed funds as provided in this section. The report shall be verified. (2) With respect to items of unclaimed funds each having a value of fifty dollars or more, the report required under division (A)(1) of this sect...

...As used in sections 1701.01 to 1701.98 of the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Corporation" or "domestic corporation" means a corporation for profit formed under the laws of this state. (B) "Foreign corporation" means a corporation for profit formed under the laws of another state, and "foreign entity" means an entity formed under the laws of another state. (C) "State" means the United ...

...(A) Except as provided in this section, and in sections 1701.75, 1701.78, and 1701.82 of the Revised Code, which sections relate to the reorganization, merger, and consolidation of corporations, the corporate name of a domestic corporation shall comply with all of the following: (1) It shall end with or include the word or abbreviation "company," "co.," "corporation," "corp.," "incorporated," or "inc." (2) It s...

...(A) The express terms of shares may include statements specifying any of the following: (1) Dividend or distribution rights, which may be cumulative or noncumulative; at a specified rate, amount, or proportion; with or without further participation rights; and in preference to, junior to, or on a parity in whole or in part with dividend or distribution rights of shares of any other class; (2) Liquidation rights, pr...

...Except as otherwise provided by law, the articles, or the regulations, the directors of a corporation may: (A) Determine the time when, the terms under which, and the considerations for which the corporation issues, disposes of, or receives subscriptions for, its shares, including treasury shares; (B) Determine, subject to the limitations provided in section 1701.35 of the Revised Code in the case of purchase of sh...

...(A) A corporation by its directors, upon terms as it may impose, may provide and carry out plans for the issuance, offering, or sale, or for the grant of options, to employees of the corporation or of subsidiary corporations, or to a trustee on their behalf, during the period of their employment or other period, of, or with respect to, any unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares to be purchased, which plans may p...

...(A) The shares of a corporation are personal property. (B) Unless the articles, the regulations adopted by the shareholders, or the regulations adopted by the directors pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 1701.10 of the Revised Code provide otherwise, a holder of shares is entitled to one or more certificates, signed by the chairperson of the board or the president or a vice-president and by the secretary, ...

...(A) As used in this section "security" means scrip issued in lieu of fractional shares, warrants, and rights to purchase or subscribe for shares, and promissory obligations of a corporation in registered form. (B) A corporation shall incur no liability if: (1) In executing and delivering a certificate for shares or other securities of such corporation, whether upon original issue or transfer thereof, or in transfer...

...A corporation may pay as cost of organization or reorganization the reasonable expenses incident thereto, and it may also pay or allow reasonable expenses, compensation, or discount for the sale, underwriting, or purchase of any of its shares; such payment or allowance shall not have the effect of rendering shares not fully paid and nonassessable.

...(A) Whenever convertible shares are converted into shares of another class, the shares surrendered upon such conversion shall be deemed retired and shall not be reissued as convertible shares. (B) Whenever redeemable shares are redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired by the corporation, such shares shall be deemed retired. (C) Shares released from subscription shall be deemed retired. (D) Unless otherwise provi...

...(A) For any lawful purpose, including, without limitation, the determination of the shareholders who are entitled: (1) to receive notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders; (2) to receive payment of any dividend or distribution; (3) to receive or exercise rights of purchase of or subscription for, or exchange or conversion of, shares or other securities, subject to contract rights with respect to the shares o...

...(A) Except as provided in this section and in sections 1702.41 and 1702.411 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall not accept for filing in the secretary of state's office any articles if the corporate name set forth in the articles is not distinguishable upon the secretary of state's records from any of the following: (1) The name of any other corporation, whether a nonprofit corporation or a business c...

...All property acquired by a corporation by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise shall be the absolute property of the corporation, unless at the time of acquiring such property it is otherwise in writing specified.

...An issuing public corporation shall not engage in a Chapter 1704. transaction for three years after an interested shareholder's share acquisition date unless either of the following applies: (A) Prior to the interested shareholder's share acquisition date, the directors of the issuing public corporation have approved, for the purposes of this chapter, the Chapter 1704. transaction or the purchase of shares by the in...

...A limited liability company, or a series thereof, may indemnify and hold harmless a member or other person, pay in advance or reimburse expenses incurred by a member or other person, and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a member or other person.