Trustee Township and Zoning Meetings
"Generally, regular meetings of the Board are set for the first and third Mondays of each month (subject to holiday adjustment), beginning at 4:30 p.m. for executive sessions, as authorized, such executive sessions to conclude no later than 5:30 p.m.; with the public session to then commence at 5:30 p.m. at each regular meeting."
Township Trustee Meeting
Administration Office 5828 Manchester Avenue NW, North Lawrence, OH, United StatesZOOM MEETING: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81368061316?pwd=dvYpVKtbLUEu76MtPOIeM3ctmvf2lH.1 PASSCODE: 110185
Lawrence Township Board of Zoning Appeals
Administration Office 5828 Manchester Avenue NW, North Lawrence, OhioPublic Hearing
Township Trustee Meeting
Administration Office 5828 Manchester Avenue NW, North Lawrence, OH, United StatesZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82100491514?pwd=cFLGFg6gbfg3Imx3xrHuT9kD0SGj01.1 PASSCODE: 719695
Township Trustee Meeting
Administration Office 5828 Manchester Avenue NW, North Lawrence, OH, United StatesZOOM MEETING: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85936624672?pwd=5Tz9EycWffLYdCtbJLKK0vkOsIx1nq.1 PASSCODE: 744626
Lawrence Township - Stark County, Ohio
Notice of Zoning Public Hearing
The Lawrence Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearings on Tuesday, May 27th 2025 at the Lawrence Township Administration Building, 5828 Manchester Ave., N. Lawrence, Ohio. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Property owner at 12640 Patterson Ave NW is requesting a Variance to build a 40’ x 60’ accessory building. According to Article III(D)(4) of the Lawrence Township Zoning Resolution, all unattached accessory buildings shall not exceed the square foot area of the primary use structure of the residence. The proposed accessory building is 2400sq ft the home is 1288sq ft requiring a 1112sq ft variance. The property is located within southeast corner of section 22, Lawrence Twp and is zoned R-1. Single Family Residential
To view drawings/maps or for more details or questions regarding the variance requests, contact Lawrence Township Zoning Department @ 330/854-7118.”
Bill Hostler – Lawrence Township Zoning Department
330-854-7118
whostler@lawrencetwp-oh.org
Gas & Electric Aggregate
IGS (gas): 1-877-353-0162
The Township’s new electric supplier is Constellation
Zoning Violation Enforcement Reform
House Bill 315 introduces important changes to how township zoning violations are enforced across Ohio. The bill aims to streamline enforcement and strengthen compliance through a civil penalty process.
About Lawrence Township
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States.
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.
Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Lawrence Township is divided between three school districts. The northern half of the township is served by the Northwest Local School District, while the southern half is part of Tuslaw Local School District. A small area along Erie Avenue in the eastern part of the township is zoned to the Jackson Local School District.