City of Urbana v. County of Champaign

The city of Urbana sought a declaratory judgment and injunction precluding R & T, Inc. (the developer), from implementing a proposal for a planned unit development (PUD), to be constructed within the DA-mile zone surrounding the city, until the city had approved the plan as conforming to subdivision standards set out in city of Urbana ordinances. The developer had already obtained approval for the PUD from the County of Champaign, and both the developer and the county asserted that city approval of the development was not necessary. The circuit court of Champaign County agreed and dismissed…