Legal Opinion
Ketchel v. Bainbridge Township
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1990No. 89-693PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
This case tests both the township’s power to zone and the validity of the zoning resolution it adopted. For the reasons which follow, we hold the zoning resolution valid as applied to the property in question.
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The Power of Bainbridge Township to Zone
Because they have no inherent or constitutional police power, townships have only the zoning power delegated to them by the General Assembly. Yorkavitz v. Bd. of Trustees of Columbia Twp. (1957), 166 Ohio St. 349, 351, 2 O.O. 2d 255, 256, 142 N.E. 2d 655, 656. The General Assembly has delegated this power to township trustees through R.C. 519.02,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Karches v. City of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Holiday Point Marina Partners v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
- Bernardsville Quarry, Inc. v. Borough of BernardsvilleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
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