Houghtaling v. City of Medina Board of Zoning Appeals

Batchelder, Judge.

Appellant, the Medina City Board of Zoning Appeals appeals from the judgment of the Medina County Court of Common Pleas reversing the board’s decision finding that appellees James and Victoria Houghtaling were in violation of the Medina City Zoning Code. We affirm.

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The Houghtalings are the owners of a travel business known as “Pleasure Cruises.” Pleasure Cruises acts like a travel agency, booking its clients on cruise ship vacations. The Houghtalings run this business out of their home on East Liberty Street in the city of Medina, Ohio. The business is permissible as a “home…