Northside Corp. v. City of Atlanta

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Since 1976, Northside Corporation has lawfully owned and operated the Tower Package Store on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. In December 2003, Northside applied to the city for a building permit to add floor space to the back of the Tower store. The director for the City of Atlanta Bureau of Buildings denied the application. Northside appealed to the City of Atlanta Board of Zoning Adjustment, which affirmed the director’s denial. Northside then appealed to the superior court, which affirmed the zoning board’s denial of the permit.

In affirming the zoning board’s decision,…