Richwood struggles to enforce zoning violations

Richwood officials are stumped on how to enforce zoning violations in the village.

At the regular meeting on Monday, Mayor Scott Jerew said the village is having problems with people putting downtown apartments in the business district, which is not allowed under their zoning rules.

Council member Brad Plotner said any of those buildings downtown that have been a business need to have a change of use in order to put anything other than a business in them.

He said that anything that’s changed into something other than a business should have gotten a zoning permit, but Zoning Inspector Marion Bump didn’t get a permit.

“They’re not getting zoning permits and they’re not gettin…

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