Zoning Commission

The Zoning Commission is responsible for making recommendations for amendments and changes to the Zoning Resolution of the Township to the Township Board of Trustees.

There are three ways in which amendments or supplements to the Zoning Resolution may be initiated:

A resolution passed by the Board of Trustees
The filing of an application by one or more individual land owners
By the members of the Zoning Commission

A majority vote by the Board of Trustees to certify an amendment or district change is necessary to over-turn the vote of the Zoning Commission members. (The procedures for Amendments or Supplements to the Zoning Resolution shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 519 of the Ohio Revised Code.) Refer to Chapter 14 – Amendments of the Hinckley Township Zoning Resolution for additional details.

Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., with the exception of the month of December. The meetings are held in either the Town Hall Meeting Room or the Board Room of the Administration Building.

All meetings of the Commission are listed in the calendar of meetings in the Medina County Gazette and should a Public Hearing be scheduled for the Zoning Commission, a legal notice is published in the same paper.

The Zoning Commission is a five (5) member board appointed by the Board of Trustees for a term of five years. The Board of Trustees may appoint up to two (2) alternates for a one-year term on an annual basis.