Browning v. Cobb County

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

This zoning case involves 251 acres of vacant property surround*431ing the intersection of Bells Ferry Road and New Chastain Road. Appellants brought this action challenging the constitutionality of the county’s refusal to change existing zoning restrictions. The trial court upheld the constitutionality of the existing zoning. We affirm.

After hearing the evidence, the trial court made findings of fact that may be summarized as follows. The property is not unsuitable for residential development, even though its value would be substantially higher if rezoned as proposed by…