Waterfront Estates Development, Inc. v. City of Palos Hills

Plaintiff Waterfront Estates Development, Inc. (WED), appeals an opinion and order of the circuit court of Cook County denying WED’s motion for judgment on the pleadings on counts I and II of WED’s complaint for a declaratory judgment. These counts sought a declaration that an ordinance regulating the external appearance of certain property and establishing the defendant appearance commission (Commission) of defendant City of Palos Hills (City) was unconstitutional. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand the case for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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