Legal Opinion

Board of County Commissioners v. Mountain Air Ranch

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 31, 1977No. 27119PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle

This is an appeal from a Jefferson County District Court decision ordering the removal of house trailers from Mountain Air Ranch. We agree with the district court that occupancy of the land by the trailers in question was in violation of valid zoning laws and we therefore affirm the judgment.

Mountain Air Ranch, a private resort facility, leases approximately 150 acres of land in Jefferson County from co-defendant HHH Corporation (hereinafter referred to jointly as Mountain Air). In 1955 the area occupied by Mountain Air was zoned Agricultural-Two (A-2) which permitted agricultural uses and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Baum v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  3. Nopro Co. v. Town of Cherry Hills VillageSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  4. Hithe v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  5. Moseley v. LamiratoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Sellon v. City of Manitou SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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  3. Zavala v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  4. Moore v. Sumter County CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  5. Wilkinson v. Board of County CommissionersColorado Court of Appeals · 1993

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