Legal Opinion
Rowell v. Board of Adjustment of City of Moorhead
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 24, 1989No. C7-89-637PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHORT, Judge.
Trinity Lutheran Church (Trinity) obtained a zoning variance from the Board of Adjustment (Board) of the City of Moor-head (Moorhead). Appellant John Rowell brought suit against Trinity and Moorhead to invalidate Moorhead’s action. The trial court granted summary judgment for the respondents. Rowell appealed, and we affirm.
FACTS
On June 1, 1988, Trinity’s architect sent a letter to Moorhead requesting a zoning variance to build an addition to an existing building three feet from the front property line. The Moorhead ordinance requires a front yard setback of 25 feet.…
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