NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Washington Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday December 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Washington Township Hall located at 7464 County Rd. 91, Lewistown, Ohio 43333. Our R-2 District zoning regulations require a sum of ten feet to the edge of the overhangs on the sides. Marc & Kherry DeLorenzo are requesting a side setback variance of two feet, which would give them eight feet instead of the required ten feet, to construct a new single-family dwelling on their parcel 51-019-17-01-005-001, located at 8359 T R 292, Huntsville, OH 43324.
 
Zoning Appeals Board
Steve Strauser, Chair
Gary L. Bias, Zoning Inspector 
All Washington Township meetings are held at the Washington Township Hall located at 7464 CR 91, Lewistown, OH at 6:30 PM on the second Monday of each month. 

2026 Township Meeting Dates
January 12
February 9
March 9
April 13
May 11
June 8 
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14

If a meeting date should change it will be publicly advertised. Placed by Order of the Washington Township Trustees,
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Lisa Miller
Fiscal Officer
Washington Township, founded in 1839, is a rural, agricultural community that offers open space, farm lands, and residential property for growing families and  farms. Today, we are fortunate to have jobs held by many township residents who work at both large and small area businesses.  Washington Township residents enjoy a beautiful park, the protection of our Police Department, well maintained roads and cemeteries, and zoning laws enforced by its own zoning inspector.  

Indian Lake Schools is in Washington Township and “Laker Pride” is seen in abundance.  The original school was in Lewistown and holds the distinction of being the first public school north of the Greenville Treaty Line in 1833. It was in use until 1840.

The village of Russells Point is located in northern Washington Twp., and the unincorporated community of Lewistown lies in the township's center. The southern part of Indian Lake is located in northern Washington Twp.

Washington Township is 1 of the 17 townships of Logan County, Ohio. The 2000 census found 3,945 people in the township. ​
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
​The township is governed by a 3-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a 4-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 4-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.