BEATRICE BLOCK CLUB ASSOC. v. Facen

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Wayne County Circuit Court which upheld the granting of a zoning variance to the defendant Tommy Lee Facen by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Detroit. The zoning variance, which plaintiffs herein seek to have nullified, permits defendant Facen to construct an electrical contractor’s shop and building in an area zoned for residential use.

Defendant Facen is the owner of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, each 20 feet wide, in Visger Heights Subdivision, located at 12201 Visger Road, between Beatrice and Annabelle Streets in the City of Detroit. In 1969,…