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Ohio Rev. Code § 519.04 (2026)

Township zoning commission

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March 22, 2019
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House Bill 500 - 132nd General Assembly
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(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Rumpke Waste, Inc. v. Henderson, 591 F. Supp. 521 (S.D. Ohio 1984).
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Rumpke Waste, Inc. v. Henderson, 591 F. Supp. 521 (S.D. Ohio 1984). · cites it 2× “Ohio Rev.Code §§ 519.04, 519.05. The statute states: The zoning commission shall make use of such information and counsel as is available from appropriate public officials, departments, and agencies,____ Ohio Rev.”
Stile v. Copley Tp., Ohio, 115 F. Supp. 2d 854 (N.D. Ohio 2000). · cites it 2× “The Township Zoning Commission is alleged to be an administrative body established pursuant to Ohio Rev.Code § 519.04. Four of the commissioners (Craig Marshall, Paul Wilkerson, Lorie Mathias, and Henry Jarosz-ewski) are sued in both their individual and official capacities.”
SP9 Ent. Trust v. Brauen, 2014-Ohio-4870. “1 of the [Resolution] or R.C. 519.04.” (SP9 and S&K’s Brief at 6).”
State ex rel. Wilson v. Gulvas, 589 N.E.2d 1327 (Ohio 1992). · cites it 6× “13 did not automatically disqualify Gitgood and create an immediate vacancy, but rather, was merely cause for Gitgood’s removal pursuant to the notice and hearing procedures in R.C. 519.04, 1 which the trustees did not pursue.”
Blue Stone Sand & Gravel v. Mantua Twp. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 711 N.E.2d 749 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1998). “4 R.C. 519.04, 519.05 and 519.07. After the plan has been certified by the zoning commission and after a public hearing has been held, R.”
One Energy v. Allen Twp. Bd. of Trs., 2026-Ohio-405. · cites it 6× “At the meeting, the Board moved to proceed with zoning and establish a zoning commission pursuant to R.C. 519.04. Without discussion, the proposal to proceed with zoning was seconded and adopted.”
Berlin Twp. Bd. of Trs. v. TowerCo 2013, L.L.C., 2025-Ohio-4339. “Here, the Township used its authority under R.C. 519.04 to enact certain land use restrictions by way of a zoning resolution.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 519.04(A): 1 case
One Energy v. Allen Twp. Bd. of Trs., 2026-Ohio-405. “At the meeting, the Board moved to proceed with zoning and establish a zoning commission pursuant to R.C. 519.04. Without discussion, the proposal to proceed with zoning was seconded and adopted.”
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