The City of Norwood, Ohio, Has an Area That Is

The city of Norwood, Ohio, has an area that is somewhat commercial and somewhat residential. The area is an older area and the city of Norwood had developed a plan to revitalize the area. A private developer went in and purchased many of the small businesses, but one small business owner refused to sell. The city began eminent domain proceedings to take the property. The small business owner says that the city is taking away his property just to give it to another business that the city likes better. What if the state had passed a statute that prohibited the taking of property by local governments for purposes of substituting a different business in an area?