ECONOMY WHOLESALE COMPANY v. Rodgers

J. Seaborn Holt, Associate Justice.

This is a zoning ordinance case. The appellant, Economy Wholesale Company, Inc., filed for a building permit under Zoning Ordinance 353 of the City of Searcy to build a business building in block 24 which was classified as R-l, residential. The building was to be of modern architectural design and constructed of concrete blocks and brick. The premises were to be landscaped and no parking allowed in front of the building. The appellees, Dr. Porter Rodgers and others, filed a protest declaring that the issuance of such a permit would decrease the value of the…