City of Tulsa v. Crain

DOOLIN, Justice:

City of Tulsa (Tulsa) filed the present proceeding seeking a permanent mandatory injunction. Tulsa sought to require defendants to comply with certain requirements set forth by the Tulsa Board of Adjustment (Board) in two earlier orders granting defendants zoning exceptions to erect two buildings on their property. In the alternative Tulsa sought removal of a building constructed by defendants as an expansion of their already non-conforming use, in violation of Tulsa’s zoning ordinances.

Defendants operated an automobile salvage business on certain property on the north edge of…