Union Oil Co. v. City of Worthington

At issue in this cause is the future use of an undeveloped parcel of real property acquired by Union Oil in December 1966. The property is zoned “R-10, Low Density Residence,” which, under the Worthington zoning system, limits the use of the property, in general, to single-family residential use. Union Oil desires to use its property as the site of a combination gasoline service station and car wash. In Worthington such a use is restricted to property zoned “C-4, Highway and Automotive Services.”

Preliminarily, we address the city’s argument that this cause has been rendered moot by the April…