Legal Opinion
Hixon v. Walker County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 8, 1996No. S96A0406, S96A0407PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Appellants Lorrie and Jeffery Hixon applied for building permits and, although they ostensibly complied with all of the objective requirements of the then-applicable Walker County Land Regulations (Regulations), their applications nevertheless were denied by appellee Walker County Planning Director Ken York. The only authority cited for the denial of the applications was those sections of the Regulations which generally provided that the “Purpose” thereof was “[t]o protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of Walker County and to encourage the…
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