Bevan v. Brandon Township

We must decide whether enforcement of a township ordinance which restricts the use of plaintiffs’ land amounts in this case to an unconstitutional "taking” without just compensation. Plaintiffs own approximately six acres of undeveloped land which does not front on a public road. Their predecessor in title had divided the parcel into two contiguous lots, each with its own tax description, and the lots were sold separately to plaintiffs. The only access to plaintiffs’ property is an easement 20 feet wide and 290 feet long across a neighbor’s land. Under township land-use ordinances adopted…