Duggan v. County of Cook

The plaintiffs, who are the legal title holders and the contract purchaser of the land in question, sought to have a 147-acre farm rezoned from the existing R3 Single Family Residence District to B5 General Commercial District. They also sought a special use permit for the development of a mobile-home park on the land and the construction of a sewage-treatment plant and community wells.

For purposes of the issues raised, the Cook County zoning ordinance, article VIII, section 8.3, “Permitted Uses,” as amended in 1968, permits single-family residences with a minimum lot area of 20,000 square…