Greater Bloomfield Real Estate Co. v. Bloomfield Township

This is a zoning case. Plaintiff is the owner of a parcel of land located in Bloomfield Township at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Hickory Grove Road. At present the property is zoned for single-family dwellings. The plaintiff brought this action seeking a judgment that the zoning ordinance was unconstitutional as applied to its property. The trial court held that the ordinance was not arbitrary, unreasonable, capricious, or confiscatory and denied relief. This Court hears such a case de novo on the record, but gives considerable weight to the trial judge’s findings of fact. Bugariu…