Southern States Landfill, Inc. v. Walton County

Bell, Justice.

This appeal and cross-appeal arise from attempts by the appellants to obtain a permit to operate a sanitary landfill on certain land in Walton County. The appellants’ land is zoned A-l. In 1985, when the permit was first sought, sanitary landfills were a permitted use for A-l land, but on February 3, 1987, the Walton County Board of Commissioners voted to amend its zoning ordinances by repealing the provision that allowed sanitary landfills on A-l land. The appellants then filed a complaint against Walton County in which appellants prayed for a declaration that they have the…