Havens v. Union Twp.

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 1401

Syllabus

Property owner appeals the decision granting summary judgment to the defendants, a township and county. Property owner sought writ to compel defendants to enforce zoning resolution and state laws concerning alleged junkyard abutting the property owner's land. Zoning resolution defined \junkyard\ as a site where inoperable vehicles would be stored for more than 30 days. Property owner established genuine issues of fact for trial concerning whether a junkyard existed, and entitlement to writ, through affidavits of witnesses who observed inoperable or wrecked vehicle stored on the neighboring land for years.