NORTHERN OHIO SIGN CONTRACTORS ASSN. v. LAKEWOOD

Nos. 86-962 and -986.

32 Ohio St. 3d 316 (1987)

NORTHERN OHIO SIGN CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF LAKEWOOD, APPELLEE. DELOREAN CADILLAC, INC. ET AL., APPELLANT v. CITY OF LAKEWOOD, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. James Mayer, Jr., Goldfarb & Reznick, Bernard S. Goldfarb, Morris M. Reznick, Mark V. Webber and Carl E. Cormany, for appellants.

Walter, Haverfield, Buescher & Chockley, Henry B. Fischer, John H. Gibbon, Frederick W. Whatley, William E. Blackie, law director, and Michael E. Murman, for appellee.


MOYER, C.J.

The question presented by this appeal is whether constitutional due process or the prohibition of R.C. 713.15 against retroactive zoning ordinances prohibits the retroactive enforcement of a sign ordinance which requires the alteration or removal of previously lawful signs. We must determine whether the ordinance is a reasonable and lawful exercise of the city's police power which is rationally related to a legitimate interest in public health, safety...

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