Clackamas County v. Holmes

In this equity proceeding brought by Clackamas County the trial court enjoined defendants from completing the construction of a chicken processing plant on the principal ground that such a plant would be in violation of the county zoning ordinance. ① On appeal defendants contend:(1) The applicable county zoning ordinances were invalid because they were vague and failed to provide property owners with adequate notice of the intended zoning; and(2) Even if the ordinances were valid, the defendants have a right to use the property as a chicken processing plant because they established a prior…