Tate Township, Ohio(Go directly to Meeting Records)
Regular Meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals are scheduled on the third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 PM. If there is no business before the BZA the meetings can be canceled at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Applications for Administrative Appeals and Variances must be received by the fifteenth (15th) of the month to be eligible for a hearing on the 3rd Tuesday of the following month. Notices of upcoming hearings will be announced on the Tate Township Website’s Public Notices webpage, distributed to the e-mail subscriber’s mailing list, and on the door of the Zoning Office and the Bethel-Tate Fire Department at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled hearing date, with a copy of the notice being sent by U.S. Mail to adjacent property owners, and other interested parties identified on the application.
All regular and special meetings, including public hearings on zoning cases, will be held at 149 N. East St. Bethel, OH 45106 unless otherwise specified in the published notices.
Members
Regular Members
The Board of Zoning Appeals consists of five Regular members who are required by law, ORC Section 519.13, to be residents of the unincorporated area of the township. Members are appointed by the trustees to five year terms, and the terms are arranged such that one member’s term renews each year. Members continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified by the Board of Trustees. The Organization of the Board of Zoning Appeals is defined in Section 519.15.
Current Board of Zoning Appeals Regular Members:
- David Petrik – Chair
- James Albrecht – Vice-Chair
- Michael T. Tolin
- Dawn Paul
- William E. Marois
Alternate Members
In addition to the five regular members, two Alternate members may be appointed by the Board of Trustees and have the same qualification requirements as regular members. In the absence of a Regular member, an Alternate member may vote on any matter with the same authority as the absent Regular member.
The Board of Zoning Appeals does not currently have any Alternate members.
- Two Open Seats – if you are interested in serving as an Alternate Member of the Board of Zoning Appeals please send an email with a Letter of Interest along with your Résumé to one, or both, of the Staff listed below.
Staff {back to Members List}
Meeting Notices, Agendas, Minutes, & Video Recordings {back to Top of this page}
2026
- 06/30/2026 – Agenda // Unapproved Minutes // Approved Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 02/17/2026 – Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 01/20/2026 – Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
2025
- 12/16/2025 – Cancelled
- 11/18/2025 – Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 9/30/2025 – Agenda // Approved Minutes // Video Recording
- 7/15/2025 – Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 7/1/2025 6:30 PM – Special Joint Meeting Trustees, Zoning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals
Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Approved // Video Recording - 6/17/2025 – Agenda // Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 5/20/2025 – Cancelled
- 4/15/2025 – Agenda // Unapproved Minutes // Approved Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording
- 3/18/2025 – Agenda // Unapproved Minutes // Approved Minutes Not Yet Available // Video Recording – Not Available due to Technical Difficulty
