Holland v. Johnson

In this appeal, we consider whether a zoning administrator has the authority to decide whether a landowner has a vested right in a land use.

The facts are undisputed. Rockydale Quarries Corporation planned to develop and operate a rock quarry on a parcel of land in Franklin County. After Rockydale had undertaken certain preliminary work and acquired the site, the Franklin County Board of Supervisors enacted the county’s first zoning ordinance. Subsequently, Rockydale requested an opinion from the county’s zoning administrator, Lynn Johnson, whether Rockydale had: qualified under the…