Kane v. City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids

ANDREASEN, Justice.

This is an action by surrounding property owners challenging the approval by the Cedar Rapids City Council (council) of a revised site development plan for a condominium project. They claim that approval of the plan did not receive the statutory required three-fourth majority vote of the council and that the approval constituted illegal spot zoning. The surrounding property owners appeal from the district court ruling upholding the council’s action and the validity of challenged municipal code provisions. We affirm.

I. Background.

At the request of a developer, Robert Yaw, a…