Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Clark County Zoning Department
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 1981No. 80-756PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford F. Brown, J.
The issue raised here is whether the home of appellees is a boarding house, and therefore not a “family” as defined by the Clark County Zoning Resolution. If *261Horizon House is not a “family,” it is not a permitted use in an area zoned “R-l suburban residence district.”
Resolution of this issue requires the interpretation and application of general principles of zoning law and the relevant provisions of the Clark County Zoning Resolution. The case also demands awareness of the sanctity which our system of governance affords the family.
After close examination of the relevant provisions of the…
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