Resident defies Ohio deadline on 'Zombie Nativity' [View all]

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Source: AP-Excite

By DAN SEWELL

CINCINNATI (AP) — A "Zombie Nativity" scene in a southwest Ohio suburb was still undead Tuesday, past the deadline to remove it.

Sycamore Township officials said last week they had received complaints about debris at the home and concluded that the display violated zoning rules on size and placement of yard structures. They sent resident Jasen Dixon two zoning violation notices and gave him until the day after Christmas to take it down.

Facing a fine and legal action, Dixon kept the display up. A Facebook page devoted to the scene urges support for "freedom of expression."

The township administrator, Greg Bickford, said Tuesday the owner will face fines of up to $250 a day. Officials say they're not anti-zombie, but pro-zoning rules.

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A "Zombie Nativity" scene stands on the front yard of Jasen Dixon's home in Sycamore Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Township officials notified Dixon that the display violates zoning rules on size and placement of yard structures. (AP Photo/Dan Sewell)

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