Sedona Private Property Owners Ass'n v. City of Sedona

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

¶ 1 This case grows out of an attempt to control growth in the City of Sedona. A *127group called the Responsible Residents of the Red Rocks organized an initiative drive to enact what they called a “Sustainable Growth Ordinance.” The objective of the ordinance was to slow the rate of construction in Sedona to preserve the environment and manage growth.

¶2 The proposed ordinance limited the number of new building permits that could be issued annually to 70% of the average number of permits issued each year for the period between 1988 and 1995. It set forth criteria for…