Does zoning regulations overrule state law?
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Does zoning regulations overrule state law?
Local zoning is telling us that we have to trim our tree branches that hang over our neighbor’s property.
Asked on September 29, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Ohio
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Absent any conflict between state law and local ordinance on a subject, local ordinance controls concerning the tree branch issue that you have written about. If there is a conflict then state law supersedes local ordinance on the subject you have written about.
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