Legal Opinion
Lorland Civic Ass'n v. DiMATTEO.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1968No. Docket 1,632PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
Defendant, Alfred DiMatteo, obtained a variance from the Detroit board of zoning appeals permitting the erection of a 2-story, 30-unit apartment building (an RM use) in an R2 zoning district on a group of 20-foot lots having a total frontage of 240 feet on Southfield freeway with depths of about 152 feet.
The board found “unnecessary hardship and practical difficulty” and made the following subsidiary findings: the property was located on the east side of Southfield between Keeler and Midland avenues adjacent to the easterly service drive. Southfield, which is a limited-access expressway in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Michener AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- In Re FredericksMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
- Puritan-Greenfield Improvement Ass'n v. LeoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- Forrest v. EvershedNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Tireman-Joy-Chicago Improvement Ass'n v. ChernickMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Suess v. VogelgesangIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
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