Legal Opinion
Obrecht v. Cerro Gordo County Zoning Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 20, 1993No. 91-1724PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
A county zoning board of adjustment appeals from a district court judgment that annulled the board’s grant of a conditional special use permit. The ordinance specifies that the application for such permits “shall be filed by the owner or owners having title” to the property for which a permit is sought. The district court annulled the permit because the lessee rather than the legal title holder signed the application. We reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
Cerro Gordo County has enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance. See Iowa Code § 358A.3 (1989).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. JesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- Amro v. Iowa District Court for Story CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Deardorf v. Board of Adjustment of Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- Brown v. John Deere Waterloo Tractor WorksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Vogelaar v. Polk County Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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