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...sive, 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.

...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.

...the Revised Code confer no power on any township zoning commission, board of township trustees, 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 buildings or structures are located, including buildings or structures that are used primarily for vinting and se...

...ed Code confer no power on any board of township trustees 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 publicly or privately owned, or the use of land by any public utility or railroad, for the operation of its business. As used in...

...f 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 ...

...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 reg...

...Township zoning commissions, boards of township trustees, and township boards of zoning appeals shall comply with section 5502.031 of the Revised Code.

...f 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 home education learning pod, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, in any district or zone in the township. (B) A township zoning commission, board of township trustees, or board of zoning appeals shall not impose additional o...

...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 precedenc...

...uch 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.

...on 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, a...

...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 qualifi...

...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...

...Whoever violates sections 519.01 to 519.25 of the Revised Code shall be assessed a civil fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. The fine shall be collected by filing a civil action in the court of common pleas in the county where the property at issue is located. The complaint may combine a cause of action for collection of civil fines under this section with a cause of action for injunction, ab...

...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 f...

...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 towns...

...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...

...21.03 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall meet and hear any and all proof offered by any of the parties affected by the improvement, and by other persons competent to testify. The board shall go over and along the rights-of-way where the tiles in need of repair or maintenance are located, and, by actual view of them and of the premises along and adjacent to the area that would be benefited by th...

...tive bidding is required, the board of township trustees shall post, in three of the most conspicuous public places in the township, a notice specifying the improvement to be made and the time, which shall be at least thirty days after the posting of the notices, and the place the board will receive bids to make the improvement. The board shall accept the lowest and best bid, if the successful bidder meets the ...

...ments against the lots and lands in the township that are benefited by the improvement, except that if the board of township trustees finds, by resolution, that the improvement will result in general as well as special benefits, there may be paid from the general fund of the township treasury such portion of the cost and expenses as is found to represent the value of the general benefit. If moneys are to be paid from...

...The board of township trustees shall, by resolution, assess against the benefited lots and parcels of land in the township, in accordance with section 521.06 of the Revised Code, such portion of the costs of the improvement, for the period of the contract and the proceedings in relation to the contract, as does not exceed the special benefits resulting from the improvement, and shall certify these costs to the audito...

...The territory of one or more townships may be merged with that of a contiguous township to create a new township, in the manner provided under this chapter. The new township shall have all of, and only, the rights, powers, and responsibilities afforded by law to townships.

...ative petition by the electors of each township being proposed for merger, and adopted by election by these electors under the same circumstances, in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties as provided by sections 731.28 to 731.40 and 731.99 of the Revised Code for municipal corporations, except that all of the following apply: (1) Each board of township trustees shall perform the duties imposed on...

...(A) The boards of township trustees of two or more townships, by adopting resolutions by a majority vote of the board of township trustees of each township, may cause the appropriate board of elections for each township to submit to the electors of each township the question of merger under section 523.01 of the Revised Code. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than ...

...3.03 of the Revised Code, each board of township trustees of the townships merged, by adopting a joint resolution approved by a majority of the members of each board, shall enter into a merger agreement that contains the specific terms and conditions of the merger. At a minimum, the merger agreement shall set forth all of the following: (1) The names of the former townships that were merged; (2) The name of t...