Beardsley v. Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church

The defendant Evangelical" Lutheran Bethlehem Church owns land in the city of Grand Rapids, on which it began erecting a church by defendant Strom Construction Company, the contractor. The land is within a certain district as fixed by a zoning ordinance of the city. The proposed building would violate the building restrictions of the ordinance, at least as to- setback, area, and height. A permit was sought, and, on appeal from decision of the building inspector to the board of appeals under the ordinance, permission to build was granted, by and upon order of the board.

Plaintiffs, owners of…