Collins v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF GAUTIER

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from a decision of the Mayor and the City Council of Gautier, Mississippi (collectively, the City or city council) to rezone a 13.5-acre lot from R-l, single-family residential, to R-2, multifamily residential, at the developer’s request. Silver Girl, LLC, the owner and developer, wishes to construct condominiums on the subject property. Jimmy and Felicia Collins, owners of property adjacent to the subject property, opposed the rezoning and filed an appeal with the circuit court. The circuit court affirmed the City’s decision, and the Collinses…