Legal Opinion
Smith v. Coventry Township Zoning Dept, 23871 (5-28-2008)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 2008No. 23871UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
INTRODUCTION
{¶ 1} Jeffrey and Esther Smith built a second story addition onto their partially below grade outbuilding. Because the building was already a nonconforming structure, the Coventry Township Board of Zoning Appeals denied their request for a variance and directed them to remove the addition. The Smiths appealed, but the common pleas court affirmed the Board's decision and ordered them to remove the addition. This Court affirms…
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- Duncan v. Village of MiddlefieldOhio Supreme Court · 1986
- State ex rel. Hanley v. RobertsOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- Grant v. Washington Twp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1963
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