Contris v. Richmond County

In this case the appellant filed an application with the Richmond County Board of Zoning Appeals to obtain a variance on his property "so that [the] property might be reactivated as a meat packing and animal slaughtering operation, as it did operate for a period of more than 30 years ...” The application also stated that the property was zoned heavy industry which prohibited the slaughtering of animals within 300 feet of a residential zone in the county.

After a hearing on the application the County Board of Zoning Appeals denied appellant’s application for a variance. The board determined the…