Allen Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Chasteen

This is an appeal from a September 14, 1993 judgment entry by the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas in favor of appellee, O.E. Bud Chasteen. This appears to be a case of first impression in Ohio, which presents the issue of whether the application of contents from residential septic tanks, grease traps and portable toilets to farmland can be prohibited by township regulation. Appellant, Board of Trustees of Allen Township, presents one assignment of error:

“The trial court erred in not granting an injunction and not enforcing the Allen Township Zoning Ordinance prohibiting the dumping of…