Legal Opinion
Common Coun. Mi City v. Bd. of Zoning App.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 29, 2008No. 46A03-0709-CV-146PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
The Common Council of Michigan City (“Common Council”) appeals the dismissal of its petition for writ of certiorari against the Board of Zoning Appeals of Michigan City (“the BZA”) and its complaint for declaratory judgment seeking to disannex certain land. We affirm.
Issues
The issues before us are:
I. whether the Common Council has standing to challenge a decision of the BZA; and
II. whether the Common Council has standing to seek the disannexation of land it had annexed in 1971.
Facts
In 1971, James Masters, as trustee of a land trust, petitioned to have the…
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