Couch v. City of Jacksonville

MONROE, Judge.

This is an appeal from the involuntary dismissal of a zoning action pursuant to Rule 41(b), Ala.R.Civ.P.

The record reveals the following facts. Anthony W. Couch purchased two parcels of land in the City of Jacksonville in February 1992, with the intent to build a number of duplexes on one of the parcels. Before he purchased the land, Couch obtained information from the city on the zoning status of the land to ensure that duplexes could be built on the property. At that time, the land was zoned R-2, a zoning classification that permits duplexes as well as single-family…