Blust v. City of Blue Ash

Hildebrandt, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, John Blust and Ruby Blust, appeal the summary judgment entered by the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant-appellee, city of Blue Ash, Ohio, in a declaratory-judgment action.

The Blusts’ Property and the Surrounding Uses

{¶ 2} The Blusts own a single-family residence on approximately one acre of land. The property is situated on a heavily traveled portion of Kenwood Road in Blue Ash. The home was built in 1920 and has been used as a private residence since the 1940s. Under the city’s zoning ordinances, the property…