Frericks v. Highland Township

In this zoning dispute, plaintiffs appeal as of right from a judgment upholding the validity of several sections of Highland Township’s zoning ordinance, but declaring that the rezoning of plaintiffs’ property to R-l-A (residential single-family district with a minimum lot size of three acres) was invalid and providing that the Highland Township Board is free to rezone the property. Defendants cross appealed from the judgment and a separate order denying their motion for costs and attorney fees, but withdrew the cross appeal at oral argument. We affirm.

I. underlying facts

Plaintiffs own a…