Bailey v. Rutledge

Cureton, Judge:

In this zoning appeal, the circuit court reversed a decision of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Seneca which denied respondent William J. Bailey’s request for a variance to the City’s zoning ordinance to permit an addition to his child care facility. We reverse.

In 1978, a child care center was established on the lot involved in this appeal. Effective January 1,1984, the City of Seneca revised its zoning ordinance so that the day care center was placed in a R-15 (one-family residential) zone. Child care centers are not permitted in R-15 zones; however, the ordinance…