Harvard Refuse, Inc. v. City of Cleveland

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Harvard Refuse, Inc., plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee (hereinafter appellant), is operating a solid waste disposal facility in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. The appellant has been operating this landfill since December 10, 1981, when a license for said operation was issued to it by the state of Ohio pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3734.

On December 14, 1981, the City Council of Cleveland passed several ordinances, being Nos. 551.31, 551.32, 551.33, 551.34, 551.35, 551.37 and 551.99. These ordinances required the appellant to obtain a license to operate said solid waste disposal facility not…