Palatine National Bank v. Village of Barrington

The plaintiffs, as the owners and contract purchasers of a vacant 4.9-acre parcel of property located in the Village of Barrington, brought suit against the Village of Barrington seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Following a bench trial, the trial court found that the zoning classification of the property for single-family residential uses was invalid, but found that plaintiffs’ proposed use of the property for a commercial office building was unreasonable. The plaintiffs appeal.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court’s decision that plaintiffs’ proposed use for…