Mayfield-Dorsh, Inc. v. City of South Euclid

It is a fundamental principle of Ohio zoning law that appellees, the parties challenging the validity of a zoning classification, have, at all stages of this litigation, the burden of demonstrating the unconstitutionality or unreasonableness of the zoning code. Leslie v. Toledo (1981), 66 Ohio St. 2d 488, 489; Brown v. Cleveland (1981), 66 Ohio St. 2d 93, 95; Hilton v. Toledo (1980), 62 Ohio St. 2d 394, 396. See, generally, Willott v. Beachwood (1964), 175 Ohio St. 557. Zoning ordinances which are enacted pursuant to a municipality’s police powers are presumed valid until the contrary is…