Soupal v. Shady View, Inc

The question before the Court is whether an association of multiple families may provide a communal access to Higgins Lake notwithstanding the local zoning ordinance that permits only single-family uses on the property owned by the association. We conclude that the association’s communal use of the property violates the zoning ordinance. We vacate the judgments of the lower courts and remand the matter to the circuit court for further proceedings consistent with the zoning ordinance and this opinion.

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Plaintiffs are the owners of the riparian properties that…