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Walter | Haverfield attorney Bill Hanna and former Walter | Haverfield attorney Jessica Trivisonno address how Ohio’s municipalities can regulate the impact of small cell wireless facilities in an article which appears in Cities and Villages magazine (pg. 18).
Substitute House Bill 478 (“Sub. H.B. 478”), which was passed on April, 11, amends Ohio’s law regarding small cell facilities in the right-of-way. Such facilities will be used to support 5G cell phone technology.andnbsp; We have prepared a detailed chart, comparing the existing provisions of Chapter 4939 (as amended by Senate Bill 331) and the […]
A new federal program that allows willing communities to serve as guinea pigs for futuristic drone operations is underway. Walter | Haverfield attorney Jessica Trivisonno explains “drone innovation zones” in the January/February issue of Ohio Township News.
Are you having difficulty finding a liquor permit to transfer in your city, village or township? It’s a common problem. Oftentimes, all of the permits are taken because the liquor permit quota in a particular area is maxed out. However, there is another way to get a liquor permit into a municipality when all of […]
Although liquor permits in Ohio are issued by the state, a municipality has the right to request a hearing on the renewal of any permit within its borders. It can do so by objecting to the permit’s renewal as provided in Ohio Revised Code §4303.271. All liquor permits in Ohio, for the sale of […]
It’s a hot topic that is the focus of many attorney commercials and frequently makes news headlines across the state. They’re called firefighter cancer claims, and they can have significant financial impact for victims, attorneys and employers. Earlier this year, state legislators amended the Ohio workers’ compensation law to allow current and retired firefighters […]
With campaigning complete, ballots cast, and votes provisionally tabulated, it is time for campaign committees of local candidates to take down the yard signs and complete their post-election campaign finance reports. Generally, Ohio law requires the campaign committees for candidates whose name appeared on the ballot to file a post-election campaign finance report no […]
The Drone Integration Pilot Program will allow state and local governments to propose local rules permitting otherwise prohibited uses of unmanned aerial systems (UAS, more commonly known as “drones”) in their jurisdictions. The program was established by a presidential memorandum and signed by President Trump on October 25, 2017. Two weeks prior, self-declared drone […]
Aimee W. Lane will present a “Land Use Law Update” on October 27, 2017, at APA Cleveland’s 29th Annual Planning and Zoning Workshop, in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
On September 13, 2017, Charles T. Riehl will be speaking on the topics, “Analyze the Land Subdivision Process” and “Navigating Zoning Issues Before Local Governments,” at the NBI Seminar (“Local Government Law From Start to Finish“), in Toledo, Ohio.
On June 23, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the eminent domain case of Murr, et al. v. Wisconsin, et al., 582 U.S. ____ (2017). In Murr, the Court addressed whether two legally-distinct, but contiguous, commonly owned parcels should be treated as a single parcel in determining whether a regulatory taking has […]
In an article written for Bloomberg BNA by reporter Alex Ebert, Todd Hunt commented on the dispute between the City of Cleveland and Cleveland City Council regarding Council’s ordinance providing funding for the renovation of Quicken Loans Arena.