Pleasant Twp. zoning info provided

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The Pleasant Township Board of Trustees would like to remind all township residents living in unincorporated areas that a zoning permit is required for all building projects and excavation projects.

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 519.17 and Article 17.2 of the local zoning code, with the exception of agriculture, “no building or other structure shall not be erected, moved, added to, structurally altered, nor shall any building, structure, or land be established or changed in use without a permit therefore”. Permits are also required for most agriculture related building projects, with any fees for such permits being waived.

Questions or inquiries related to zoning permits can be directed to Township Zoning Inspector Calvin Mengerink at 419.238.4690 (office) or 419.238.9421 (home).

In addition, per Ohio Revised Code section 505.87 and Article 11.10 of the zoning code, the Pleasant Township Board of Trustees will also enforce any valid public nuisance complaints related to the abatement, control or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse and other debris.  Property owners found in violation will be given written notice of such violation as prescribed by law and given an allotted amount of time to bring the property into compliance. For properties not brought into compliance, the trustees can have weeds or grass cut or destroyed and refuse or other debris removed, with the costs associated assessed to property owners as prescribed by law.

Owners of properties found in violation of the previously listed violations may also be summoned into court and/or fined. As prescribed by Zoning Regulation Section 17.10, anyone seeing an alleged zoning violation may file a written complaint with the zoning inspector.