Legal Opinion
Powell v. City of Snellville
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1996No. S95A1592PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
The question is whether or not the property owner in this case had to file an application for rezoning with local authorities before seeking a judicial determination of the constitutionality of the property’s zoning.
Mrs. Powell is the owner of an 11.16-acre tract of land in Gwinnett County. Powell planned to sell the tract for development as a parking facility for a shopping mall to be built on adjacent property. Powell’s property was annexed into the City of Snellville in July 1993, without assigned zoning. In September 1993, the Mayor and City Council (City) filed an…
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