Ohio — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Ohio during 2025.
Ohio indexed 3,580 projects with decisions in 2025 across 17 counties, with 4,255 approved and 25 denied actions (99.4% approval rate). Lucas County led with 830 projects (23% of the state), followed by Franklin County (765) and Cuyahoga County (684). Together those three counties accounted for 64% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Ohio Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Ohio.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 13 | 19 | 1 | 95.0% |
| Cuyahoga | 684 | 895 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Delaware | 51 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Erie | 69 | 74 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fairfield | 19 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Franklin | 765 | 824 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Greene | 27 | 32 | 1 | 97.0% |
| Hamilton | 256 | 280 | 5 | 98.2% |
| Lorain | 23 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lucas | 830 | 1,045 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mahoning | 11 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Medina | 4 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Miami | 38 | 40 | 3 | 93.0% |
| Montgomery | 557 | 597 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Ottawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Portage | 23 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% |
| Summit | 211 | 285 | 1 | 99.7% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.