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All 13 tracked preemption laws for Ohio.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for Ohio. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
13
Preempted fields
19
Required city attrs
6
Last reviewed
2026-04-19
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Tracked laws

ORC §5104.054 — Type B Family Child Care Homes By-Right in Residential Districts5 fields
Effective
2025-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_5104_054_FAMILY_CHILD_CARE_HOMES
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ORC §122.84 — Ohio Opportunity Zone Investment Tax Credit0 fields
Effective
2019-07-18
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_OPPORTUNITY_ZONE_TAX_CREDIT
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ORC §4301.82 — Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) Liquor Preemption1 field
Effective
2015-08-15
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_DORA_DESIGNATED_OUTDOOR_REFRESHMENT_AREA
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ORC §519.212 — Permanently Sited Manufactured Home Zoning Preemption (Townships)2 fields
Effective
1999-03-30
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_519_212_TOWNSHIP_MANUFACTURED_HOME_ZONING
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ORC §303.212 — Permanently Sited Manufactured Home Zoning Preemption (Counties)2 fields
Effective
1999-03-30
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_303_212_COUNTY_MANUFACTURED_HOME_ZONING
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ORC §713.15 — Nonconforming Use Grandfathering Floor (Municipal)3 fields
Effective
1987-03-05
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_713_15_NONCONFORMING_USE_FLOOR
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ORC §§3735.65–3735.70 — Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Tax Abatement Framework0 fields
Effective
1977-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_CRA_COMMUNITY_REINVESTMENT_AREA
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ORC §3781.184 — Federal HUD Construction Standard Preemption (Manufactured Homes)1 field
Effective
1976-06-15
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_3781_184_FEDERAL_MH_CONSTRUCTION_PREEMPTION
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ORC §519.21 — Agricultural Use Preemption (Townships)3 fields
Effective
1963-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_519_21_TOWNSHIP_AGRICULTURAL_PREEMPTION
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ORC §303.21 — Agricultural Use Preemption (Counties)2 fields
Effective
1963-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_303_21_COUNTY_AGRICULTURAL_PREEMPTION
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ORC Chapter 519 — Township Zoning Enabling (Unincorporated)0 fields
Effective
1947-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_519_TOWNSHIP_ZONING_ENABLING
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ORC Chapter 713 — Municipal Zoning Enabling (Non-Charter)0 fields
Effective
1923-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_713_MUNICIPAL_ZONING_ENABLING
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Ohio Home Rule Doctrine (Constitution Article XVIII)0 fields
Effective
1912-09-03
Authority
state · scope: state:OH
ID
OH_HOME_RULE_ART_XVIII
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • county_population
  • is_home_rule
  • is_charter_city
  • governance_type
  • has_cra_designation