Legal Opinion
Bird-Kendall Homeowners Ass'n v. Metropolitan Dade County Board of County Commissioners
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 25, 1997No. 97-321PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The Dade County Commission rezoned a tiny, 0.23 acre tract in the middle of a West Dade area known as “Horse Country” from AU (Agricultural Use) to BU-3 (Business Use-3) solely and admittedly so the owner could operate a feed store — which is forbidden in an AU zone, but permitted (along with many other uses) in BU-3. No other BU zoning is anywhere close. On the face of it, the rezoning resolution embodies, to the nth degree, all the evils of spot zoning,1 Parking Facilities, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach, 88 So.2d 141 (Fla.1956); Dade County v. Frohme, 489 So.2d 140 (Fla.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Haines City Community Dev. v. HeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- BD. OF CTY. COM'RS OF BREVARD v. SnyderSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Southwest Ranches Homeowners Ass'n v. Broward CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Allapattah Community Association, Inc. v. City of MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Parking Facilities v. City of Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Jacksonville v. TaylorDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Town of Juno Beach v. McLeodDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002