Legal Opinion
City of Roswell v. HEAVY MACHINES COMPANY
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 13, 1986No. 43817PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
The City of Roswell appeals a decision by the Superior Court of Fulton County ordering the municipality to rezone property owned by Heavy Machines Co. We affirm.
Heavy Machines Co. bought a 28.6-acre tract of land in Roswell in 1982 for $982,000. An 8.9-acre section of the tract facing Crossville Road is zoned O-P, office-professional. An adjoining 19.7-acre tract facing Houze Street is zoned R-5, a medium density residential classification. The property is surrounded by a patchwork of zoning classifications ranging from heavy commercial and office-professional to residential.
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