Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 519.16 (2026)

Enforcement of zoning regulations - township zoning inspector

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For the purpose of enforcing the zoning regulations, the board of township trustees may provide for a system of zoning certificates, may establish and fill the position of township zoning inspector, together with assistants as the board deems necessary, may fix the compensation for those positions, and may make disbursements for them. The township fiscal officer may be appointed secretary of the township zoning commission, secretary of the township board of zoning appeals, and zoning inspector, and the fiscal officer may receive compensation for the fiscal officer's services in addition to other compensation allowed by law.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1958–2026 · leading case: Rauch v. Jefferson Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2016 Ohio 967 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
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Rauch v. Jefferson Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2016 Ohio 967 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “(concerning boards of township trustees); R.C. 519.16 (concerning township zoning inspectors).”
Torok v. Jones, 448 N.E.2d 819 (Ohio 1983). “In fact, R.C. 519.16 provides that township zoning is to be regulated by a system of zoning certificates.”
Kasper v. Coury, 555 N.E.2d 310 (Ohio 1990). “…of appeals is reversed. Judgment reversed. Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur. R.C. 519.16. R.C. 519.13. R.C. 519.15.”
Willow Grove, Ltd. v. Olmsted Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2021 Ohio 2510 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “173 reads: 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 519.16 of the Revised Code, and no…”
Powlette v. Dayton Bd. of Bldg. Appeals, 2020 Ohio 5357 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “16 of the Revised Code, or a township zoning inspector under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, issues a zoning certificate that declares a specific building or structure is to be used in agriculture, such building is not subject to sections 3781.”
Matthews v. Pernell, 582 N.E.2d 1075 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “The current action is brought by a township pursuant to R.C. 519.16. The parties initiating the actions and the issues involved are different.”
Kearns v. Monroe Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2011 Ohio 1138 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “Kearns claims that the proper method to revoke the permit is an “enforcement activity properly administered by a Township Zoning Inspector (R.C. 519.16).” In response, the board contends that R.”
Mantua Twp. Bd. of Trs. v. Ent. Landscape & Hauling, L.L.C., 2020 Ohio 1293 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “{¶8} Appellant argues that, pursuant to R.C. 519.16, the individual vested with authority to enforce a zoning resolution is the zoning inspector.”
Alt v. Bauer, 2019 Ohio 2731 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “17 states as follows: 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 519.16 of the Revised…”
Alt v. Bauer, 2019 Ohio 2778 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “17 states as follows: 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 519.16 of the Revised…”
729 W. 130th St., L.L.C. v. Hinckley Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2026 Ohio 595 (Ohio 2026). “1(A); see also R.C. 519.16. The zoning inspector’s duties to enforce the zoning resolution include issuing and refusing zoning certificates and investigating zoning violations.”
Mentor Lagoons, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 168 Ohio St. (N.S.) 113 (Ohio 1958). · cites it 2× “” By Section 519.16, Revised Code, “for the purpose of enforcing the zoning regulations, the board * * * may provide for a system of zoning certificates,” and by Section 519.”
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