Legal Opinion
Flathead Citizens for Quality Growth, Inc. v. Flathead County Board of Adjustment
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 2008No. DA 06-0173PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 On July 13, 2005, Flathead Citizens for Quality Growth, Inc. (Citizens) filed suit against the Flathead County Board of Adjustment (Board) in the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County. The suit challenged a decision by the Board issuing a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to Tutvedt Family Partnership (Tuvedt). The CUP allowed Tutvedt to extract and crush gravel on a 320-acre parcel of land it owned in the West Valley area of Flathead County. Citizens argued the issuance of the CUP violated the zoning regulations of the West Valley Zoning District (District) because it permitted Tutvedt…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hughes v. PullmanMontana Supreme Court · 2001
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