Gumprecht v. City of Coeur D'Alene

BAKES, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in which petitioners, owners of real property located along the shoreline of Lake Coeur d’Alene and within Coeur d’Alene city limits, sought to restrain an initiative election. The initiative election concerns a proposed amendment to the Coeur d’Alene Municipal Code which would by ordinance prohibit the erection, within the city limits, of new buildings within 150 feet of the shoreline which are in excess of 50 feet in height in the downtown business area, and in excess of 20 feet in height outside the downtown business area. The proposed…