Perry Township Board of Trustees v. Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals

Donrey Outdoor Advertising Co. appeals from a judgment rendered by the court of common pleas in an appeal from a decision of the Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals, the judgment reversing the board, ordering revocation of Donrey’s certificate of zoning, and ordering removal of the billboard which was the subject of the controversy.

Donrey’s predecessor, Columbus Outdoor Advertising Co., obtained a zoning certificate from Joseph Havranek, Executive Secretary of the Franklin County Rural Zoning Commission, which permitted the construction of a billboard on a site owned by Paul Doran in…