Patterson v. Utah County Board of Adjustment

WILKINS, Judge:

Glenn and Marianne Smith and Greg and Leslie Buttars appeal from a decision of the district court finding that the Utah County Board of Adjustment (the Board) acted arbitrarily, capriciously, and illegally in approving the appellants’ application for a special exception under the county’s zoning ordinance. We reverse the district court’s decision.

BACKGROUND

In February 1991, the Smiths and the Buttars filed an appeal with the Board, requesting a special exception to build and operate a private airstrip in Cedar Valley, Utah County. The two couples were purchasing approximately…