City of Bowling Green v. Hunt

REED, Justice.

This is a zoning case. The circuit court held that the city legislative body’s refusal to rezone appellees’ property from a residential classification to a commercial classification was arbitrary. The city appeals. We reverse because we have concluded that the circuit court was without authority to disturb the decision of the city legislative body on the record presented.

The appellees, landowners who sought the zone change, own two tracts of real estate on which are located residences. One of the landowners makes his home on the northeast corner of Nashville Road (Highway 31-W)…