Call v. City of West Jordan

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs John Call and Clark Jenkins, subdividers, brought this action in which they challenge the validity of an ordinance adopted by the defendant City which requires that subdividers dedicate 7 percent of the land to the city, or pay the equivalent of that value in cash, to be used for flood control and/or parks and recreation facilities. The district court upheld the validity of the ordinance and denied plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief and damages. The latter appeal.

Plaintiffs contend that the ordinance is invalid because: (1) it is not within the City’s…