Aria's Way, L.L.C. v. Concord Township Board of Zoning Appeals

Cynthia Westcott Rice, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Aria’s Way, L.L.C., appeals the judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas affirming the decision of appellee Concord Township Board of Zoning Appeals (“BZA”), which denied its variance request. At issue is whether appellant was entitled to a hearing under R.C. 2506.03 to present additional evidence in support of its variance request and whether the trial court erred in affirming the BZA’s decision. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

{¶ 2} On or about October 18, 2005, appellant filed a request with the BZA for two…