Natural Aggregates Corp. v. Brighton Township

Plaintiff Natural Aggregates Corporation appeals as of right a judgment entered on behalf of defendant Brighton Township. We affirm.

The questions presented before this Court are whether defendant had the authority to regulate plaintiff’s sand and gravel mining operation under the township ordinance act (toa), MCL 41.181; MSA 5.45(1), and whether defendant’s ordinance contained sufficient standards.

i

Since 1968, plaintiff has been operating a sand and gravel mining and processing business on certain real property located within defendant township. Sometime around 1971, this property was zoned…