Kuney v. Zoning Board of Appeals

Plaintiff, John Kuney III, was denied a building permit by Roger Hopkins, the chief building enforcement officer of the City of De Kalb. The denial was upheld by the De Kalb Zoning Board of Appeals (board), and the board’s decision was affirmed by the circuit court for the Sixteenth Judicial District, De Kalb County. Plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s order, contending that he is not bound by the restrictions on the property and that the trial court’s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

The property at issue in the present case is a 21-unit apartment building with…