Harshman v. City of DeKalb

Plaintiffs-Appellees, hereinafter called the “owners,” brought suit in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County to declare that the existing zoning ordinance of the defendant-appellant, City of DeKalb, hereinafter called the “City,” was unconstitutional and void as it affected their property and to permit them to use the property for business.

The subject property is two adjoining lots on the northeast corner of 13th Street and Sycamore Road in the City of DeKalb. The lots are each improved with single-family frame residences. Together they have a frontage of 194.2 feet on Sycamore Road and a depth…