Legal Opinion
Bay County v. Harrison
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 29, 2009No. 1D08-1203PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKahn, J.
Appellants Bay County and Laguna Beach Properties, LLC, challenge the circuit court’s determination that a development order authorizing construction of a large beachfront resort is inconsistent with the Bay County Comprehensive Plan. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the order.
BACKGROUND
Laguna Beach is a community in western Bay County heavily populated with older, single-family homes dating from the 1930s and 1940s, as well as mobile homes and trailers rented or used for transient purposes. The court below received evidence of economic distress and crime in the area.
In 1999, Bay…
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