Kropf v. City of Sterling Heights

Plaintiffs are purchasers of an irregularly shaped parcel of land, some ten acres in area, located within the City of Sterling Heights. The parcel in question is zoned exclu*24sively for single-family residential dwellings. The present action arises out of plaintiffs’ efforts to have the zoning ordinance declared unconstitutional as to their property and to have their property rezoned for multiple residential purposes. Upon trial of this cause, the trial judge found that plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate the nonsuitability of their property for single-family use and dismissed their complaint.

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