Cyclone Sand & Gravel Co. v. Zoning Board of Adjustment

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Shortly after the City of Ames adopted an ordinance requiring a special permit for various kinds of land uses, Cyclone Sand and Gravel Company (Cyclone) applied for a permit to extract sand and gravel from land located within the city limits. The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Ames (Board) denied the application. Cyclone and the involved landowners, Darrell R. Crane, Toni R. Crane and Mark E. Schneider, filed a writ of certiorari in district court challenging the legality of the special use ordinance and the actions of the Board. A neighboring landowner, Asgrow…