There are currently 34 townships in the state with limited home rule, according to what has been reported to the Ohio Township Association. CANTON TWP. – Limited home rule will be on the ballot ...

a home-rule township of 18,000 in western Franklin County, gave testimony on Jan. 31 before the Ohio Senate Select Committee on Housing. Jewell testified that the township processed 976 zoning ...

Jerome Township voters will be deciding whether to create limited home-rule government in their fast-growing township in southern Union County, while also choosing a new trustee among three ...

The Central Ohio group is talking about eliminating all township zoning offices and regulations except for the 34 home-rule townships in Ohio. Under the concept, the local zoning offices would be ...

The cities sued to block the state law under the “home rule” provision of Ohio’s constitution, which gives cities police power and “authority to exercise all powers of local self ...

Ohio as a whole has more than 1,000 local governments: counties, cities, villages and townships. It is a home-rule state, meaning local governments hold more power than they do in non-home-rule ...

As central Ohio faces increasing pressure to add housing ... zoning changes via referendum and to eliminate non-limited home-rule townships' ability to control zoning decisions.