City of Dublin v. State

Tyack, Judge.

{¶ 1} The Home Rule Amendment to the Ohio Constitution guarantees sovereignty to local cities and municipalities throughout the state to the extent that each has its own power of local self-government, which includes the right to adopt and enforce local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations that do not conflict with state law. In 2005, the General Assembly passed H.B. 175, which sought to establish a residential building code for homes built within Ohio. Before 2005, Ohio had no such building code in place. The city of Dublin is a relatively affluent suburb of Columbus,…