Legal Opinion
Ellsworth v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 2013No. 2013-CA-0084PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
I,This is a zoning dispute. The property owner, Cheryl Ellsworth, made an after-the-fact request for a rear yard setback *899variance, which the City of New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments (“BZA”) denied. On Ms. Ellsworth’s appeal, the district court reversed the BZA’s decision. From the district court’s decision, the defendants (the City of New Orleans and the BZA) and the Intervenor (William David Davas) appeal to this court. Because the BZA reviewed the required variance criteria, because the record contains sufficient evidence to support the BZA’s finding that all…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- King v. Caddo Parish Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Gertler v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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- Parish of Jefferson v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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