Doing so constituted “viticulture," which is within the definition of “agriculture” for purposes of the agricultural exemption, the court determined. But the court later withdrew the injunction upon receiving evidence that the owners of Blueberry Barn had planted grape vines on the property. The Medina County Court of Common Pleas issued the injunction against Blueberry Barn, agreeing that the barn did not qualify as agriculture under the agricultural exemption. The township sought an injunction to prevent weddings and events from taking place in the barn. The township thought differently, and claimed that the use was not agriculture and instead violated the township’s residential district zoning regulations. The owners believed their use qualified the barn as "agriculture" under Ohio’s broad “agricultural exemption” from zoning authority.
The owners’ plans were to host weddings and other social events in the barn.
The case revolves around Forever Blueberry Barn, LLC (“Blueberry Barn”), whose owners built a barn in 2015 in Litchfield Township. In a unanimous decision issued today, the court ruled against the township and in favor of the wedding barn. Litchfield Township so opposed the use of the barn for weddings that it initiated a lawsuit and eventually appealed the case to Ohio’s highest court. If there is a question of who the correct contact would be for zoning questions, please feel free to contact the Morrow County Zoning office.Who knew wedding barns could lead us to the Ohio Supreme Court? Such is the case for a longstanding controversy over a barn in Medina County. Before you begin any project, its best to determine the regulations that may apply for that property. Other named places in the county that are not governmental units, such as Tidewater, Iberia, South Woodbury, are governed by the township they are located in. Below is a list of Zoning Inspectors for each township and village. Furthermore, the established seven villages of Morrow County, have their own zoning as well. Franklin, Perry, and Peru townships currently have no zoning regulations. Cardington, Chester, Lincoln, South Bloomfield, Troy, and Westfield have adopted their own Zoning Regulations, and have their own zoning inspectors covering those townships. Bennington, Canaan, Congress (excluding Candlewood) Gilead, Harmony, North Bloomfield, and Washington townships follow the County’s Zoning Plan, covered by the Morrow County Zoning Office.
Thirteen of Sixteen townships in Morrow County have issued zoning regulations.
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