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An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in Ohio as prescribed by chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code. Chapter 504 outlines the procedures for an Ohio civil township to adopt limited home rule government. At least 2,500 people are required to reside in unincorporated areas of a township for that township to adopt ...
Townships may have limited home rule powers. [24] Chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code outlines the procedures for adopting limited home rule governments: Townships with 2,500 to 5,000 residents in an unincorporated territory may adopt a limited home rule government upon petition of voters, after meeting certain conditions and holding a referendum.
Home rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers must be specifically delegated to it by the state (typically by legislative action) or are generally implicitly allowed unless specifically denied by state-level action.
Regulate small, non-limited home rule township zoning at the state level that would put zoning in the hands of county government. Enact state legislation that permits residential development where ...
The Ohio Township Association is ... pressuring state legislators to remove residents' ability to defeat zoning changes via referendum and to eliminate non-limited home-rule townships' ability to ...
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 ...
Municipalities have full home rule powers, and may adopt a charter for self-government. [13] Counties may adopt charters for home rule. [14] Townships may have limited home rule powers. [15] Counties and townships may adopt resolutions, and municipalities may adopt ordinances and resolutions, for their government. [16]
Ohio is divided into 88 counties. [11] Ohio law defines a structure for county government, although they may adopt charters for home rule. [12] [13] Summit County [12] and Cuyahoga County [14] have chosen an alternate form of government.