Legal Opinion
Valley Auto Lease of Chagrin Falls, Inc. v. Auburn Township Board of Zoning Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 1988No. 87-1718PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCacioppo, J.
The issue before us is whether Section 5.03(d)(1)1 of the Auburn Township Zoning Resolution is unconstitutional as applied.
It is firmly established that legislative enactments have a strong presumption of constitutionality. Benevolent Assn. v. Parma (1980), 61 Ohio St. 2d 375, 377, 15 O.O. 3d 450, 451, 402 N.E. 2d 519, 521. It is a fundamental principle of Ohio zoning law that the party challenging the validity of a zoning classification has the burden of demonstrating the unconstitutionality or unreasonableness of the zoning resolution. Leslie v. Toledo (1981), 66 Ohio St. 2d 488, 489, 20…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- C. Miller Chevrolet, Inc. v. City of Willoughby HillsOhio Supreme Court · 1974
- Northern Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of ParmaOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. City of Rocky RiverOhio Supreme Court · 1974
- Brown v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Leslie v. City of ToledoOhio Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Jaylin Investments, Inc. v. Village of Moreland HillsOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Columbia Oldsmobile, Inc. v. City of MontgomeryOhio Supreme Court · 1990
- Ketchel v. Bainbridge TownshipOhio Supreme Court · 1990
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