Hansen v. City of Norfolk

The plaintiffs brought this action seeking to have a zoning ordinance of the City of Norfolk, Nebraska, declared void and to enjoin enforcement of the ordinance. The District Court found that the plaintiffs failed to prove facts sufficient to establish the invalidity of the ordinance and dismissed plaintiffs’ action.

This proceeding challenges the rezoning by the City of Norfolk, Nebraska, a city of the first class, of a 97.9-acre tract which included a 2.63-acre tract owned by the plaintiffs. The area involved is located less than 1 mile outside the city limits of Norfolk, but within the…