Williams v. Starr

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

More than forty Jackson County, Oklahoma, property owners bring this action against “The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission of Jackson County” and its individual members. They want the court to enjoin the planning commission from “adopting or enacting . . . [an] ordinance . . . relating to a Compatible Use Zone” — a term denoting a zone surrounding and compatible with the activities of the Altus Air Force Base adjoining the city limits of Altus, Oklahoma. Following a hearing the trial court denied the relief sought. Plaintiffs insist this was wrong because: (1) a…