Legal Opinion
Dockter v. Burleigh County Board of County Commissioners
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2015No. 20140379PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Chief'Justice.
[¶ 1] Thane and Nicole Dockter appealed from a judgment affirming a Burleigh County Board of County Commissioners’ decision to rezone a 311 acre tract of land in Menoken Township from agricultural to industrial use. We conclude the County Commissioners’ decision does not constitute impermissible spot zoning, and the decision is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable and is supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
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[¶ 2] In 1971, the Menoken Board of Township Supervisors adopted a resolution under N.D.C.C. § 11-33-20 relinquishing its zoning power over land…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shaw v. Burleigh CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- City of Fargo, Cass Cty. v. Harwood TownshipNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- Hagerott v. Morton County Board of CommissionersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Pulkrabek v. Morton CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- Hanson v. Industrial Commission of North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Dakota Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of BismarckNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
- Dockter v. Burleigh County Board of County CommissionersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015