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Developer and local owner urge Ohio committee to classify 'garage condominiums' as residential
Summary
Creator and users of Horsepower Farms garage condominiums told the House Development Committee that the properties function as extensions of residences and asked that Ohio law classify them differently for taxation, insurance and utility purposes.
Chip Vance, owner of Auto Assets and developer of Horsepower Farms Garage Condominiums, told the House Development Committee he supports House Bill 17 because the garage condominium units are used as extensions of owners' homes, not income‑producing commercial space. "I'm here to testify in support of House Bill 17," Vance said, describing a campus that began with 63 privately owned units and is expanding toward roughly 100–110 owners on 16 acres.
Vance told lawmakers his facility includes 11 service bays and 15 employees, and that the Horsepower Farms units are deed‑restricted against commercial…
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