Legal Opinion
Royal Atlanta Development Corp. v. Staffieri
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 2, 1976No. 30405, 30409PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider the important question whether a zoning board of appeals has jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a decision of a planning commission under Code Ann. § 69-1211. The Court of Appeals in Royal Atlanta Development Corp. v. Staffieri, 135 Ga. App. 528 (218 SE2d 250) (1975), held that the zoning board of appeals did have such jurisdiction. We disagree and reverse.
Royal Atlanta Development Corp. owned about 130 acres in Gwinnett County on which it hoped to construct a "planned unit development” of homes and condominiums, along with shopping and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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