SWEENEY, J.
I
The threshold issue submitted for our review concerns the procedural foundation necessary to maintain the present challenge to the Westlake municipal ordinance through the declaratory judgment mechanism. The instant action is governed by R.C. 2721.12, which provides:
"When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration. No declaration shall prejudice...
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