Powlette v. Dayton Bd. of Bldg. Appeals

Citations

• 162 N.E.3d 964
• 2020 Ohio 5357

Syllabus

Although appellant represented to building officials that a barn on his property was used for agricultural purposes and agritourism, and accordingly exempt from Ohio Building Code regulations, appellant hosted weddings at the venue, which bore insufficient connectivity to the agricultural features of the property and presented safety concerns about the occupancy of the building. Building officials were not estopped from issuing a stop work order to appellant appellant represented that he was engaged in agriculture and agritourism in his barn, and officials issued the stop work order when they learned the true nature of the structure's use. Judgment affirmed.