Community Concerned Citizens, Inc. v. Union Township Board of Zoning Appeals

In what should have been a relatively straightforward process, for several reasons, this case has become a procedural quagmire. On appeal to this court, appellant expends a great deal of effort arguing that the “complaint” it filed in the court of common pleas should not have been dismissed. Specifically, appellant asserts that its constitutional claims and corresponding plea for a declaratory judgment should have survived appellee’s motion to dismiss. However, “[a]n appeal from a final administrative decision denying a property owner a variance is filed under R.C. Chapter 2506.” (Emphasis…