Ohio Man Forced to Remove Zombie Nativity…AFTER Christmas

Jasen Dixon of Sycamore Township, Ohio, decided to build a Christmas Nativity scene in his yard with the materials he had to hand. And as it happens, he’s the manager of a horror attraction called “13 Rooms of Doom,” which led to a whole bunch of his spare zombies being repurposed/ Unsurprisingly, now he’s been hit with a citation to take it down. He claims his free speech is being infringed upon. Neighbors claim it’s a zoning issue:

Sycamore Township, which is outside Cincinnati, does not allow structures to be located in the front or the side yard to occupy more than 35 percent of the area. Also, the primary structure must be 3 feet from the street, and 6 feet from the house.

But the small print makes it all sound like an exercise in wrist-slapping:

Dixon, who said about 40 people take photographs of what he calls “the world’s first zombie Nativity scene,” has until Dec. 26 to take down the scene.

Oh, so he doesn’t have to take down his Christmas scene until after Christmas? That sounds like win-win to me.

Cincinnati News, FOX19-WXIX TV

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