Legal Opinion

Behm v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of the City of Mobile

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 13, 1990No. Civ. 7594PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a variance.

On March 27, 1989, Edward M. Behm (appellant) petitioned the City of Mobile Board of Zoning Adjustment (Board) for a use variance. That request was denied. Subsequently, an appeal was filed to the Circuit Court of Mobile County, and on November 9, 1989, that court entered an order upholding the decision of the Board.

This appeal followed. We affirm.

We find the dispositive issue to be whether the trial court erred in concluding that there existed no “unnecessary hardship” which would justify the grant of a variance to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nelson v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  2. Priest v. GriffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Sanders v. BD. OF ADJ. OF CITY OF CHICKASAWCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. BD. OF ADJUSTMENT OF PRICHARD v. CreelCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  5. Gadsden Bd. of Adj. v. Vfw Post 8600Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Board of Zoning AdjustmentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  2. Board of Zoning Adjus. v. Dauphin UphamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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